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Keeping On Keeping Going
Listening to a webinar regarding women in management, I was struck by the panellist who remarked in irritation how her boss had once said ‘you must not have had any problems’ en route to the role she had. She was … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Women in Science
Tagged Marin Alsop, Nobel Prize, persistence, Sally Davies
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Are You Confused?
Do you look at your life and wonder what you’re doing? Perhaps you’re too busy ever to step back and consider its balance: balance between work and your outside life, be it domestic or social; and/or balance between what you … Continue reading
Mentors in Passing
Recently I was approached by a young woman after a talk, requesting we met so I could give her some advice. In fact, I suspect she didn’t actually want advice, so much as reassurance that what she had in mind … Continue reading
Tackling the NEET Crisis
We hear a lot about NEET’s (those not in Education, Employment or Training); they are a major source of concern and form the focus of the recent Milburn Review. His recent, if interim report, has dug down into the characteristics … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Andy Burnham, Milburn Review, practical work, T Levels
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A Man of the People?
In the run-up to the recent Makerfield by-election, I saw comments to the effect that Andy Burnham couldn’t be the ‘man of the people’ he claimed to be, because he had been educated at Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge. A remark … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Andy Burnham, Fiona Hill, Manchester, Oxbridge, stereotyping
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