by Sir Peter Birkett | Aug 30, 2022 | Education
Around the world, many girls are left behind and ignored by the education system. Education is a powerful weapon that can pull people out of extreme poverty, yet more than 130 million girls are being left out of the education system and pushed into forced marriage,...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Aug 29, 2022 | Education
Providing a good education to students should be the main priority of any educational institution. However, there are often many roadblocks that stand in the way of being able to do this. To improve learning outcomes for young people, it takes a joint effort of...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Aug 26, 2022 | Education
Many people assume that independent schools inhabit sprawling estates full of children from rich families. However, the misconceptions surrounding independent schools are often based on outdated stereotypes. Independent schools are predominately attended by day...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Aug 23, 2022 | Education
In the early 1800s, learning disabilities and mental illness were often confused without any clear distinction being made between the two. The journey towards understanding the nature of special needs has been a long-fought one. The blanket labelling of disabled...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Jun 28, 2022 | Education
Malleable Minds: What we choose to do in our spare time and with our own money can tell us more about a generation than any other factor. The plasticity of our minds alters these choices throughout the generations according to what is prominent in our world at that...
