Gerard Kelly & Partners. Communication experts who know a lot about education. Never afraid to think bigger and go further. #viewsourown
London, England
Joined July 2015
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Interesting report published by @WEAadulted today which looks at the impact adult education has on those who need to up-skill or retrain.
The importance of adult ed as we come out of Covid cannot be underestimated.
tes.com/news/revealed-impact…
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Fantastic work from the Oak team. One of the standout achievements of lockdown.
After our call to tackle the #DigitalDivide, and in the week we've reached 100 million lessons delivered, we’re thrilled to announce that Oak is now DATA-FREE for all on @VodafoneUK @EE @BT_uk @O2 @giffgaff @ThreeUK @SMARTYMobileUK @TescoMobile @SkyUK @VirginMedia @Plusnet 🎉
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CW: suicide
94% of colleges had a student attempt suicide last year - with some colleges having to deal with as many as 44 attempts. @AoC_info is urging every college to engage with their local suicide prevention plan train and support all staff.
tes.com/news/mental-health-9…
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Our @FEWeek front page features my data-led investigation
£50m national rollout of skills bootcamps prioritise courses dominated by men.
One course in a boot camp subject I looked at had over 5k enrolments, of which just 1.6% were by women
feweek.co.uk/2021/01/28/flag… via @FEweek
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"That every citizen has the opportunity to improve their life chances is the hallmark of a progressive society."
Really important op-ed from our Scottish members in today's @thetimesscot 👇
thetimes.co.uk/article/moder…
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Children from lower socio-economic backgrounds still don’t have the resources to study remotely.
87% of high-income households report having sufficient devices for online learning, but just 59% of the poorest households say the same.
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Vaccinate teachers and get exam year groups back to school as soon as possible, says The Times
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-t…
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Only 1% of UK university professors are black bbc.in/2XRr88M
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UK universities could see a significant surge in international student enrolments in the next academic year, but they should brace themselves for uncertainty down to the wire, according to a @BritishCouncil expert
bit.ly/2NiUVVY
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Head wants students to repeat year instead of trying to play catch up standard.co.uk/news/educatio…
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Christmas holiday plans: spend first 6 days on high alert for reported confirmed cases of COVID followed my a small glass of sherry and a turkey sandwich. Spend the rest of the holiday on high alert for staff confirmed cases of COVID in order to arrange supply cover in January.
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Student mental health: 'I am living in a bubble of one' bbc.in/33UkrpX
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Today's Christmas book pick 📕 from our consultants is 'Uncle' by J P Martin, full of raucous, eccentric characters and entertaining illustrations. Quentin Blake brings the adventures of this kind-hearted, millionaire elephant🐘 to life with aplomb!
#education #ChildrensBooks
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Continuing with our suggestions of children's books for Christmas 🎄
Managing Editor, Melanie Sanderson has chosen 'Prisoners of Geography' by Tim Marshall
'Great for lovers of non-fiction and brilliant for helping young people make sense of global events'.
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Day 2 of Christmas book picks from our education consultants🎄📕
Susan Hamlyn, education consultant, chooses 'Carbonel' by Barbara Sleigh, 'The story is exciting, funny and magical and the characters are brilliant.'
Another one for the list!📚
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Day one of our education consultants book suggestions for Christmas
First choice, ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens📕
'great for reading aloud, even to fairly young children’, says Janita Clamp, education consultant.
#education #childrensbooks
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