by Sir Peter Birkett | Sep 15, 2021 | Education
SEND SUPPORT CRISIS One of the most vulnerable groups affected by the pandemic lockdown measures are children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and the families of these children. Since lockdowns were imposed in March 2020 many of the...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Sep 15, 2021 | Education
Our Smart New World Artificial Intelligence and monitoring systems are predicted to be running many aspects of our lives in the near future. Controversially, AI is also expected to fix all our emotional and mental problems alongside organising our diets, education...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Sep 15, 2021 | Education
Supporting Pandemic Stress Symptoms Post-pandemic stress in children comes in many forms, as it does with adults. Since March 2020 when global governments locked down much of the population, children became exposed to the fractures within their family unit already...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Sep 8, 2021 | Education
By Sir Peter Birkett | September 2021 | Education The Weight of the Pandemic Childhood obesity in the UK is undoubtedly growing at an alarming rate. According to the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in 2019/2020, 23% of children in reception class and 35%...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Aug 30, 2021 | Education
by Sir Peter Birkett | August 2021 | Education The Growing Digital Dangers for Vision Parents are growing increasingly concerned about the impact Lockdowns have had on their children’s physical health and eyesight in particular, since Covid-19 gripped the world in...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Aug 23, 2021 | Education
In Discussion with Sir Peter Birkett: Leading the Way to Excellence Q: The world has seen many great leaders throughout history from Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Winston Churchill to name but a handful. What main qualities do you think...
