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A recent Guardian headline: Think empathy makes the world a better place? Think again … https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/19/think-empathy-makes-world-better-place-think-again Well we’ve “thought again” and we DO think empathy makes the world a better place. As do many of those who … Continue reading
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Of course we should be concerned about individuals who can be manipulated into carrying out acts of terrorism and mass murder. We should be equally concerned about individuals who need NO manipulation – who act from their own vile and … Continue reading
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The Archers is “an everyday story of country folk” – according to the BBC. For those who don’t listen to Radio 4’s daily broadcast, there’s been a dark cloud over the fictional county of Borsetshire for some years in the … Continue reading
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If we can judge a nation by the way it treats its children, and by the overall wellbeing of its children, then please consider the following evidence from the NUT in today’s Guardian and elsewhere: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jul/04/children-exams-teachers-school-anxiety-nut Children ‘in complete meltdown’ … Continue reading
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An article appeared on the Guardian’s website at 00.05 this morning, but you’ll have to look quite hard to find it – in spite of its important content: Nicky Morgan urges ‘curriculum for life’ http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/11/nicky-morgan-curriculum-to-deal-with-sexting-and-revenge-porn It’s unfortunate that the Guardian … Continue reading
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This is the third of our posts on the “Life Lessons: PSHE and SRE in schools” report from the House of Commons Education Select Committee. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmeduc/145/145.pdf Before we comment on the conclusions and recommendations (pages 54 -56), we need to … Continue reading
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The wellbeing and mental health of our children and young people are subjects now at the top of our national news agenda, thanks to the publication of two major reports, plus the prosecution and conviction of a teenager who admitted … Continue reading
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“The draft of the Clarke report obtained by the Guardian found that the city’s academies, lacking proper oversight, were in a state of . . . benign neglect, “vulnerable to those without good intentions”. Its criticisms went to the core … Continue reading
“Communal wellbeing is central to human life.” – Cat Stevens “What’s invisible to us is also crucial for our own wellbeing.” – Jeanette Winterson A young person on BBC1’s “Question Time” a couple of weeks ago said “Five years! Five … Continue reading
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The tide is turning? After the storm-ridden days of the past two months we sincerely hope so, even on another day of downpours. However, there’s a tide beginning to turn in the world of education, and one that we’ve been … Continue reading
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