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Action on youth loneliness

By Pamela Qualter Filed Under: Health and Social Care Posted: February 4, 2019

In this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week, Pamela Qualter, Professor of Education at the Manchester Institute of Education and principle investigator on the BBC Loneliness Experiment, would like people to take a moment to think about loneliness: how does it affect children’s wellbeing and how might we help them manage those lonely experiences successfully? Often, […]

Tagged With: #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, #SDG, #SDG Good Health and Well-Being, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, Children & Young People, children's mental health, CMHW, Health & Social Care, inequalities, loneliness, mental health, MIE, World Mental Health Day, Youth mental health

Is it time to address accent as part of the Teachers’ Standards?

By Alex Baratta Filed Under: Digital Futures, Education, Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 29, 2019

Dr Alex Baratta, Lecturer in Language, Linguistics and Communications at the Manchester Institute of Education, discusses the ambiguity of ‘articulacy’ in the Teachers’ Standards and its effects on teachers and their accents. The Teachers’ Standards state that teachers in England and Wales must use standard English and demonstrate ‘articulacy’. There is no mention of accent […]

Tagged With: #SDG, #SDG Quality Education, #SDG Reduced Inequalities, accent, Children & Young People, Digital Futures, diversity, education, inequalities, language, MIE, schools, teaching

What happens to those who ‘miss the mark’ in GCSE English and maths?

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton, Sanne Velthuis, Stephanie Thomson and Lorna Unwin Filed Under: Education, Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 6, 2018

As part of the publication of a new working paper on the characteristics and post-16 transitions of GCSE ‘lower attainers,’ Ruth Lupton, Sanne Velthuis, Stephanie Thomson and Lorna Unwin reflect on the progress made by those with lower GCSE attainment during the 16-18 phase, and highlight the need for appropriate, high-quality post-16 provision for all […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, education, GCSE, inequalities, learning, MIE, productivity, schools, students

It’s time to truly listen to mental health service users

Karin Bacha By Terry Hanley, Laura Winter and Karin Bacha Filed Under: All posts Posted: August 10, 2018

On Monday the 16th of July a launch event was held for the new Greater Manchester Adult Mental Health Service User Network. Professionals talked about the wonderful work and strategies that are being put in place and operationalized However, what we wish to convey is that there are still too many people being failed by […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, mental health, MIE

Prevent in schools and colleges: why a new approach is needed

By Bob Hindle Filed Under: OnCohesion Posted: July 24, 2018

As part of our new publication ‘OnCohesion’ read Bob Hindle’s blog which focuses on the counter-terrorism Prevent Strategy in schools and colleges.  Schools and colleges provide environments for debate and meeting points and a rising proportion of young people from mixed race backgrounds suggests we have more in common than what makes us different. Is […]

Tagged With: communities, Counter-terrorism, culture and religious issues, diversity, education, faith, intelligence & security, MIE, National Intelligence, OnCohesion, safeguarding, schools

Why engineering in the UK must embrace change

By Dr Diane Harris and Maria Pampaka Filed Under: All posts Posted: July 19, 2018

2018 is the Year of Engineering, a UK Government campaign to increase awareness and understanding of what engineers do amongst young people. The reason for the drive is that despite demand, good career opportunities and higher than average earnings, industry struggles to recruit and retain the talent it needs. Many young people, especially women and […]

Tagged With: diversity, education, gender inequalities, inclusive growth, inequalities, labour market, MIE, productivity, Racial Inequalities, science & engineering, Social Statistics

Online mental health services for children and young people: One size does not fit all!

By Terry Hanley Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care Posted: June 12, 2018

In this blog Dr Terry Hanley, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology at The University of Manchester examines how his experience of developing an online counselling service for children and young people led him to research into the benefits and drawbacks of online mental health services. The ease of accessing online counselling services often makes them […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, digital, Digital Futures, Health & Social Care, Health and Care, mental health, MIE, NHS, Youth mental health

Transforming children and young people’s mental health services: taking one step forward and two steps back

By Terry Hanley and Laura Winter Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: February 1, 2018

In this blog Dr Terry Hanley, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology and Dr Laura Anne Winter Lecturer in Education and Counselling Psychology both from The University of Manchester set out their response to the Government’s Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health. The Green Paper focuses on earlier intervention and prevention in schools […]

Tagged With: BACP, Children & Young People, counselling, education, Health & Social Care, mental health, MIE, schools, young people, Youth mental health

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International students aren’t a visa risk: who’s surprised?

By Sylvie Lomer Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Inclusive Growth Posted: August 29, 2017

Here Dr Sylvie Lomer explains why international students aren’t a visa risk and outlines how false assumptions have been used as justifications for migration policies that seriously prejudice and inconvenience international students. Recently published Home Office data shows that 97.4% of international students are compliant with visa regulations, contradicting previous statements from Government that 20% […]

Tagged With: Brexit, immigration, MIE, students, Universities

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What do the general election manifestos mean for higher education?

By Sylvie Lomer Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: June 7, 2017

As people up and down the country prepare to return to the polls for Thursday’s general election, Dr Sylvie Lomer reviews the manifestos and what they mean for higher education policy. The Conservatives want to create institutes of technology and review funding and access to tertiary education Labour would abolish tuition fees, reintroduce maintenance grants […]

Tagged With: bursaries, education, general election, HE policy, higher education, maintenance grants, manifesto, MIE, party manifestos, tuition fees, Universities

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