by LifeEditor | Apr 5, 2024 | news
A photography firm apologised after parents were offered a choice of whether they wanted class photos with or without pupils with complex needs. The underlying issue has to be that separate photos were allowed to be taken in the first place. It was a golden...
by LifeEditor | Mar 14, 2024 | news, Uncategorized
It’s hard for students to have a good day if educators are having a bad one. Improving staff wellbeing and mental health is an important issue in and of itself. Yet, recent research indicates that university staff have higher levels of stress and burnout than...
by LifeEditor | Feb 14, 2024 | news
Is it possible we have become silenced to use the word ‘love’ in the workplace, and especially in formal education settings? It’s as if the English word ‘love’ has become an unacceptable word to use in many workplace contexts, including...
by LifeEditor | Feb 9, 2024 | news
2023: World breaches 1.5C warming threshold for full year. It’s self-destruction with no brakes. It can no longer be argued otherwise. Very, very soon now, and definitely sooner than most of us want to believe, we will get to the point where our planet will no...
by Lifeadm1n | Feb 2, 2024 | news
What does a snake eating its own tail signify? Some say it symbolises infinity. We say it symbolises the infinite capacity within higher education institutions to limp on since the mid-20th century without fundamental changes. How would we feel stepping into a...
by Lifeadm1n | Jan 27, 2024 | news
Docking is different to simply parking. A connection is made when something docks: whether it is a ship’s hawser tied to the quay or a module locking onto a space station. Docking says you are now in a stable and secure landing place where you can offload,...