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Barnardo’s poll shows shockingly negative view of children

23/11/2011

Many people are at risk of giving up on children altogether, a shocking new poll commissioned by Barnardo’s has found. It shows that nearly half the UK population (49 per cent) agree that children today are beginning to behave like animals. ICM Research reveals that the public holds a negative view of all children, despite […]

Lee’s interview on Talk Radio Europe “why young people riot and what we can do about it”

16/11/2011

Teenage Brains – National Geographic Magazine

08/11/2011

Although you know your teenager takes some chances, it can be a shock to hear about them. One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son, 17 at the time, phoned to tell me that he had just spent a couple hours at the state police barracks. Apparently he had been driving “a little […]

Poorer children’s educational attainment: how important are attitudes and behaviour? | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

28/10/2011

Summary Download as PDF 0.1 MB Background It is well known that children growing up in poorer families emerge from school with substantially lower levels of educational attainment. Such ‘achievement gaps’ are a major contributing factor to patterns of social mobility. The ways that affluence and disadvantage can influence educational attainment are potentially very broad. […]

Tim Dowling: So teachers think TV is bad for children? Computers worry me more via guardian.co.uk

24/10/2011

via guardian.co.uk So teachers think TV is bad for children? Computers worry me far more Kids can tune out the television but computers rob their time and hijack their brains There are two different, slightly contradictory stories in the news about kids and television. The first is that having tellies in their bedrooms leaves young […]

Brain Exercise…

17/10/2011

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Stop swearing on the platform! by @Jeremy_Nicholas

14/10/2011

The ethical issue of swearing on the platform At some point in the last couple of years it has apparently become OK to swear onstage at business events. What the flip is going on? As a professional speaker I’ve spent the last twenty years being given the usual pre-match pep talk by event organisers on […]

BBC News – Youth unemployment in UK expected to reach 1m

12/10/2011

via bbc.co.uk Unless we seriously look at issues around self-esteem, work ethicand confidence we will make no difference at all.

Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address – YouTube video – A very important speech for people both young and old.

06/10/2011

via youtube.com

Customer Service The Japanese Way! – Inspire Our Nation is a new resource website with an article from me :)

30/09/2011

Home » Business Advice » Business Articles » Customer Service The Japanese Way! Customer Service The Japanese Way! After 24 hours traveling we grabbed the luggage off the carousel, and with bleary eyes met our friend who took us straight to the train station – with still an hour and a half to go to […]

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