{"id":3679,"date":"2024-02-22T11:07:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2024-03-01T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:20:19","slug":"author-visit-emmanuel-asuquo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2024\/02\/22\/author-visit-emmanuel-asuquo\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Visit: Emmanuel Asuquo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3680 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem;margin-bottom: 0.857143rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111755\/IMG_2542-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111755\/IMG_2542-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111755\/IMG_2542-2-300x175.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111755\/IMG_2542-2-768x449.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111755\/IMG_2542-2-624x365.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We were immensely privileged this week to host the brilliant Emmanuel Asuquo \u2014 one of the UK&#8217;s top financial advisers. He spoke to our S6 pupils on a variety of topics related to financial literacy, such as setting goals, maximising savings, and creating multiple streams of income.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.71429;margin-bottom: 1.71429rem\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3682 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem;margin-bottom: 0.857143rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111800\/PXL_20240221_114933365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111800\/PXL_20240221_114933365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111800\/PXL_20240221_114933365-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111800\/PXL_20240221_114933365-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111800\/PXL_20240221_114933365-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite the seriousness of the topic, his talk was anything but dull \u2014 he regaled pupils and teachers alike with anecdotes from his personal life, taking every opportunity to make a joke and engage with his audience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3683 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem;margin-bottom: 0.857143rem;font-style: italic\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111803\/PXL_20240221_122136510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111803\/PXL_20240221_122136510.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111803\/PXL_20240221_122136510-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111803\/PXL_20240221_122136510-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/03\/01111803\/PXL_20240221_122136510-624x368.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All around a brilliant opportunity and experience for staff and students; if you have an opportunity to work with Emmanuel, or pick up one of his books, don&#8217;t hesitate!<\/p>\n<p>And stay tuned for his upcoming book on financial literacy for ages 8-12. I know I&#8217;ll be keeping an eye out!<\/p>\n<p><em>Find out more about Emmanuel and his work on <a href=\"https:\/\/emmanuelasuquo.com\/\">his personal website<\/a>, and make sure to follow him on social media while you&#8217;re there!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were immensely privileged this week to host the brilliant Emmanuel Asuquo \u2014 one of the UK&#8217;s top financial advisers. He spoke to our S6 pupils on a variety of topics related to financial literacy, such as setting goals, maximising savings, and creating multiple streams of income. 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