SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH RISKS

SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH RISKS

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...
SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE

SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE

by Sir Peter Birkett | August 2021 | Education Carrots v Canes? Corporal Punishment has been inflicted on children for thousands of years worldwide and opinion has always been divided as to how effective it is.  To force pain and humiliation on a child in order to...
SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE

SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE

by Sir Peter Birkett | August 2021 | Education FRAMING THE SUCCESSFUL SCHOLAR (PART TWO) Many studies exist on how to predict student drop-out from Colleges or University. Poor attendance, risky social behaviours, low expectations, low achievement and lack of...
SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE

SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE

by Sir Peter Birkett | June 2021 | Education FRAMING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE In order to gain a detailed understanding of how and why some schools seem to achieve consistently better results than others, we need to inspect the belief systems and strategies employed by...