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Multiculturalism Bites
History & The Arts

Multiculturalism Bites

...institutions can be perceived as incompatible. Alan Haworth on Free Speech and Multiculturalism Alan Howarth explores questions of offence and the value of being able to express dissenting or potentially offensive views. John Horton on Political Obligation and Multiculturalism Should members of a minority be obliged to respect the laws imposed by a majority? John Horton...
CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...et al., 2018). How to implement ‘CARE’ Train facilitators to recognise and respond to signs of distress in children. Establish predictable routines and rituals that foster a sense of belonging. Use SELIC to prompt observation and dialogue – for example, ‘Do you feel safe?’ or ‘Do you feel comfortable?’ with response options ranging from ‘a little’ to...
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...Institution, external teacher education provider or from a different school within an alliance of schools. Tip: It is strongly advised that whatever your role within ITE, you read both the sections about mentoring and tutoring as inevitably the two roles have much overlap, and in different contexts may have different remits. Fundamental to the success of Initial Teacher...
What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?
Money & Business

What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?

...Institute of Alcohol Studies...[The closed Hand & Racquet pub in London] Bad for pubs, certainly - but would higher taxes on alcohol be bad for the wider economy? In 1850, the French economist Frederic Bastiat wrote the parable of a shopkeeper whose window is smashed. Aghast at the damage, the shopkeeper is consoled with the idea that at least his broken windows are good...
Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?
Society, Politics & Law

Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?

...Institute for Security Studies), policing (EUROPOL), fundamental rights, justice, cybersecurity and many other fields. The UK should remain at the heart of international efforts to boost safety and the quality of life in all these areas. Among the more esoteric but nevertheless important is the wonderfully named Clean Sky Joint Undertaking. Clean Sky works with European...
Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management
History & The Arts

Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management

...institutions that doesn’t abide by the 24-hour news cycle. As leaked plans for the Queen’s death have revealed, a newsflash will go out to the Press Association at the exact moment a footman in mourning clothes pins a notice to the gates of Buckingham Palace. The implication here is that this news is so momentous, a breaking news tweet would be discourteous. What...
Italy: What happens next?
Society, Politics & Law

Italy: What happens next?

...institutional set-up that allows it to regain competitiveness far more easily than the institutionally weaker members of EMU such as Italy (and Spain). This is exactly what has happened since 1989, when Germany’s competitiveness took a series of hits (the 1:1 East-Mark conversion in 1990, the ERM alignment in 1992, the formal Maastricht criteria that reduced domestic...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship

...institutions can be when receiving private funding. This is perhaps particularly problematic in an age of looming austerity and decreasing public services. Paul Harrison addresses these concerns in his article “Why schools and corporate brand shouldn’t mix”. Socially, there also growing challenges to the use of sponsorship within government. A crucial part of the...