Features - Page 146

In our latest series of leadership quotations, we hear from prime minister Boris Johnson on devolution and the importance of the union, SNP leader in Westminster Ian Blackford on Scottish independence, Sir Keir Starmer addresses the decision to reinstate Jeremy Corbyn as a member of the Labour Party, Marie Brown MBE discusses the impact of Covid-19 on domestic abuse services, and Stephen Hurst and Mark Nind challenge the logic of the ongoing autumn lockdown.

The General Teaching Council for Scotland is deeply worried about the UK Internal Market (UK IM) Bill. In its current guise, it not only undermines the devolved nature of education in Scotland, but poses a threat to the system that safeguards the quality of teachers in Scottish schools and ultimately to the future of our children and young people.

London based online market research agency FlyResearch has been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people throughout the coronavirus lockdown in the UK, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing has been impacting the daily life of UK citizens.

Kindred, an advocacy organisation that supports parents of children with complex needs across Scotland, is urging the Scottish government to prioritise these families to receive the promising Covid-19 vaccine.

For over two decades Inga Neaves, founder of Scion Mastery, has helped students gain admittance to the highest quality educational establishments the UK has to offer. Neaves recognises what makes the British education system stand above others on the world stage. Yet there is a growing backlash to striving for an Oxbridge education. Here she puts forward a passionate defence of those who pass through the halls of Oxford and Cambridge.

Andrew Clowes speaks about his experiences of dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak as the headteacher of Hey With Zion primary school located in Oldham, Lancashire. With the nation in the middle of the Autumn lockdown Clowes is open on the issues that headteachers have faced from dealing with the government response to the anxieties of staff.

With the Autumn lockdown approaching the end of its second week there is still no guarantee from the government that the current restrictions on business will end on the 2nd December across England. Business leaders from across the country give their assessments on the issues facing the economic outlook of the UK.

Adey Sign up to mental health platform Unmind to look after their own staff while Kingsfleet Wealth commit to helping St Elizabeth Hospice and Tadpoles Nursery bring some festive cheer to Ellesmere Care Home through a virtual Christmas concert.

In our latest series of leadership quotations, we hear from Jacob Rees Mogg on anti-vaxxers, Tracey Crouch on remote voting, Colin Taylor on the construction industry, and from Jane Smith and Michael Goldie on the government’s Covid strategy.

ISUMO, the London-based technology and IT support experts, have announced a new partnership with one of the fastest growing telecom companies in Scandinavia.

Following the government’s decision to extend the furlough scheme until the end of March, leaders from across the country have delivered their verdict. Most have welcomed the additional support while expressing certain reservations.

The founder and managing director of Digimax Dental, an award-winning dental marketing agency, has written a passionate call-to-action in City AM, challenging the government to speak publicly on behalf of dentists across the country.

IncomeMax Founder Lee Healey talk about the economic shock of the Covid crisis and how it has been one of the key challenges during the pandemic, with family incomes coming under particular pressure for workers affected by lockdown restrictions.

LEADERSHIP ROUND-UP: Nigel Attwood joins national campaign, Tadpoles Nursery launches 'Light Up Lockdown' and Headteacher Sam Strickland of The Duston School praises his colleagues across the country