…a commentator and columnist. Jonathan is a Member of Astrea Multi Academy Trust, a Trustee of Education Development Trust and of the Anthem Multi Academy Trust, and is the co-founder of Greenwich Free School. Leigh Spanner Sector Improvement Lead, Student Minds Leigh is Sector Improvement Lead at Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity. Leigh works in partnership with students, staff and organisations across the sector to deliver pro…
…igh interest to potential employers: “There is a cool room, the Financial Markets Lab, which is a stock exchange controller we use from first year, where you can compile information on companies from around the world and compare them.” Jack is looking to complete financial data company Bloomberg’s training course on using the Bloomberg Market Concepts application in the lab, which can help when looking at careers in global finance. He is about to…
…deprived wards in England. Little Sprouts also runs a café and kitchen in Stockton providing meals for people on low incomes and offering support to those dealing with mental health issues, addictions and other social problems. They also work from a community centre in Yarm collecting in surplus food from supermarkets and businesses to distribute to families and other voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Rebecca, a Senior Lec…
…ddalaine Ansell was featured in coverage of the new report from the Social Market Foundation with University Alliance and Pearson, Vocation, Vocation, Vocation. The report calls for greater recognition of the ‘important contributions’ of vocational entry routes to higher education (HE). Maddalaine Ansell said there had to be support for vocational alternatives to A-levels as a route into higher education – so they did not “end up being dead-ends”….
…t Committee inquiry on Digital Skills. The event, at the London offices of Google UK, involved representatives from universities, sector bodies and business, and was chaired by Nicola Blackwood, Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon and Chair of the Science and Technology Committee. The discussion covered three themes – schools, higher education and employers. Read our summary document of the main discussion points and solutions which…
…of this recognised with the award of THE Research Project of the Year is truly amazing. Now is the time of year to reflect back on the last 12 months and what a year it has been. I am looking forward to seeing what 2017 has to offer. Dr Mike Wood is Reader in Applied Ecology at the University of Salford and led the research team that won the THE Research Project of the Year Award. Key collaborators in this research are Professor Nick Beresford NE…
…the world of marketing. As part of their course, second-year undergraduate marketing students interview senior marketers in their work environment. The interviews are filmed and then shown to the rest of the class to stimulate debate and discussion. Interviewees during the past year have included: Magnus Willis – Founding Partner at award-winning brand strategy consultancy, Sparkler; Kate Howe – Managing Director of Gyro creative agency; Anthony H…
…There is no more dangerous illusion than the comfortable doctrine that the world owes us a living…whenever we run into trouble we can rely on a special relationship with someone or other to bail us out. From now on Britain will have just as much influence in the world as we can earn, as we deserve.” He argued that the best way for us to earn our living in this new world is by embracing technology and that this required – among other things – a tre…
…lms of the profession, manufacturing and industry or the dazzling consumer worlds of the marketplace. Yet, understanding design as purposeful intention is perhaps essential to understanding what role it plays in the STEM disciplines. The fact that the Government Schools were explicitly concerned with work and production rather than ‘art’ demonstrates that they were not at this time intended as a stage for exploring design as a form of cultural pro…
…that won’t get paid back. “This is the right moment for a much bigger debate on how higher education is funded, which is why we are working with King’s College London, Deloitte, Lloyds, Google and others to come up with a smarter, more sustainable solution.” Read the full article: University leaders call for more funds (Telegraph)…
