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It’s GCSE results day and we’d like to add our congratulations and best wishes for those who are pleased with their results – and express our sympathy for those who are less happy. Please remember these results are NOT the … Continue reading
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Professor John Ashton of the Faculty of Public Health was on BBC Radio 4’s World at One today speaking about children’s health. One of our major food manufacturers has seen a need to put a warning label on a range … Continue reading
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Dr Naomi Appleton specialises in early Buddhist thought. In this Radio Four programme, one of the excellent OU/BBC History of Ideas series, she outlines the way in which suffering arises from craving, and ways in which we can learn to … Continue reading
In yesterday’s post we focused on the diverse range of abilities, aptitudes and qualities of professional carers. Again we pose the question: what do we mean by “intelligence”? We need to question our assumptions about merit and value. Too frequently … Continue reading
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At the beginning of the 20th Century, there was a focus on literacy for all. At the beginning of the 21st Century, there has been a focus on wellbeing for all. How far have we actually gone in achieving universal … Continue reading
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Ask most parents what they want for their children and the response is “to be happy”. Ask the same parents what “being happy” actually entails and you may get a vast array of responses. What we can all agree on, … Continue reading
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The government’s determination to press ahead with the creation of something it calls the English Baccalaureate is continuing to meet with opposition. Opponents of the Ebacc say that it’s essentially an attempt to differentiate between what the government sees as … Continue reading
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This is the final part of our three-part series on the characteristics of those individuals who, through education and through life’s experiences, have highly developed multiple intelligences beyond mere ‘IQ’ – according to psychologist Abraham Maslow. The following descriptors, along … Continue reading
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It’s the last day of the Paralympics, and the end of an amazing summer of sport. Hosting the Paralympics has been of huge significance in this country, for a number of reasons. There’s no doubt that awareness of paralympic athletes … Continue reading
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“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk?” ~ Albert Einstein I think this is the reason there are always too many tabs strung out across the top of my … Continue reading
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