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Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic

...changes she would like to see in the care sector she says: “They always say care first and they really have to do that. They have to care about the residents first. And the biggest thing I’d like to see change is staff wages increase, there’s no doubt about that. My electricity and gas like most people have almost doubled.” Jacky also reflected on the discontent...
The world will have to wait until 2084 for universal secondary school education
Society, Politics & Law

The world will have to wait until 2084 for universal secondary school education

...changing curricula at the national level. The curriculum is recognised as the main route to delivering the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development and global citizenship. But a curriculum driven by national policy often contributes to marginalisation through its emphasis on the language, knowledge, history and culture of some groups and not others....
Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...changing, as we begin to understand more about how different types of support help us in different ways. [A photo of a yellow rotary telephone near a blue sofa.] The humble telephone Telephone help for all manner of emotional needs has been available for a long time. The first ever call answered by Samaritans was on the 2nd November 1953 and ChildLine was launched in...
The Curious Geography of Weetabix: A Cereal Tale for Our Times
Society, Politics & Law

The Curious Geography of Weetabix: A Cereal Tale for Our Times

...changed the product name to ‘Weetabix’ to distinguish it from its antipodean counterpart, and likewise changed the company name to Weetabix Limited. Past and present geography So, for Weetabix Ltd, its prized ‘localness’ today is not all that it would seem. It would be a mistake, though, instead to simply label its past and present geography as a tale of local and...
The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Languages

The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love

...change over time. 14 flavours So, what are these flavours? The first three do not concern people at all. They refer to people’s fondness and passion for certain activities (meraki), places (chōros) and objects (eros). Note that this usage of eros reflects its deployment in classical Greece, where it was often used in the context of aesthetic appreciation rather than...
Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...changes to his training programme, to win Olympic Gold in the 200m swimming freestyle. But what is it about these athletes that allows them to bounce back, be resilient, and take positives from such adversity into future performances? Personal qualities that support athletes to be resilient The research on Olympic champions by Fletcher and Sarkar (2012) identified five...
Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education
Education & Development

Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education

...change...Let me introduce you to a mentoring vignette. It is 2010. I am an eye-poppingly keen Newly Qualified Teacher. I have recently been observed by my mentor Brian with my favourite class. We smashed it, I love them and this meeting is going well. Until. ‘And what about Ellen?’ Brian is looking at me, tapping her name on my planner with the end of his pencil....
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...change Sharia doctrine for Muslims on any subject. There is no equivalent of the Vatican and papal infallibility. How Sharia is interpreted by the many different communities of Muslims (from Sunni and Shia to Sufi and Salafi) is, at base, the product of an intergenerational consensus of the scholars and leaders of each community. Islamic belief and practice is...