Pupils and staff at Hartshill Academy have successfully achieved the international Eco-Schools Green Flag award for their work to improve sustainability in the school. Initiatives within the school’s environmental action plan include Bic pen recycling, a Green Council, and eco-based activities at transition events for local primary schools. The Eco-Schools programme helps school staff and pupils to make plans and take action to help address climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution. Its seven-step framework follows a simple environmental management system that empowers young people to take the initiative on green activities and education. Hartshill Academy, part of the Midland…
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Working from home seemed like a temporary solution during the pandemics, but as time passes, it becomes clear that remote work is here to stay. Over the past few years, business owners and employees have been able to assess and verify the advantages and disadvantages of working from home and most of them have reached the conclusion that the good outweighs the bad. If you are lucky enough to be able to work from home, you should know that a functional home office setup can make a huge difference. A perfect office should be practical, ergonomic, comfortable, and personal –…
PENSIONERS should be offered tax-breaks to downsize their homes, a leading property group says. The National Association of Property Buyers says the move would also help reduce the rising numbers of people tempted to utilise equity release. Jonathan Rolande, spokesman for the National Association of Property Buyers, said: “We’d welcome a stamp duty cut for pensioners selling their own home to downsize. It would allow them to move without the penalty of high SDLT and would certainly encourage more to do so. Currently a pensioner selling a family home at £700,000 to buy at £500,000 would face a £15,000 stamp…
Adults in the West Midlands are set to benefit with the launch of a new online training ‘superstore’ from North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College (NWSLC) where courses for leaders and managers can be followed up for free. The cost of the short courses, which lead to accredited qualifications, is being covered by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for people who live in Coventry, Birmingham, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley. On the shelves at the NWSLC superstore are 20 courses in subjects from health and safety, dealing with conflict, motivation, and performance to team-leading, dealing with change and…
Data skills are vital to ensure that your career is ‘future-proofed’ in almost any industry. Big data and technology have become commonplace in the everyday operations of the majority of modern businesses regardless of their industry or size. Data analysts, data scientists and non-IT professionals that possess knowledge of data analytics have become vital to their organizations’ need to have raw data transformed into formats that are workable and actionable for identifying trends, reaching meaningful conclusions and modeling future outcomes. With the expansion of the proliferation of data analytics, the way to future-proof your career is to develop your expertise…
A student from Bournemouth’s Park School recently saw the results of hard work, commitment and dedication to fulfilling a personal ambition, when his Mum completed her long-awaited swim across the English Channel. Alex – a year five pupil at the outstanding independent school situated just a mile from the coast – played a crucial role in supporting Laura Goodwin’s gruelling training regime over the past three-years, which culminated in her final goal of swimming from Dover to Calais. As her ultimate cheerleader, Alex has taken part in some unique extracurricular activities during that time, helping to keep his mum motivated.…
RISHI Sunak and Liz Truss need to put tackling the housing crisis at “the top of their list” if they become Prime Minister, a leading property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers said a whole generation of people faced being unable to own OR rent a property due to “a chronic lack of supply”. The association also hit out at the fact we’ve seen 12 different housing ministers in 12 years – and called for continuity. Spokesman Jonathan Rolande said: “Over the course of the last couple of weeks we’ve heard very little said about how either…
In today’s world, and the world-to-be of future generations, the concept of recycling is extremely important. It goes far beyond the scope of waste management that most people consider it to be. Recycling is an essential part of making our consumer-driven world work for us, rather than against us, given the expanse of waste and destruction left behind by big companies driven by profit. In light of this, the importance of recycling isn’t limited to just reducing the amount of waste at a landfill – nor is it just environmental – it stretches to a long list of economic and…
A new role at Legal Studio has been put in place to offer expert advice to struggling consultant lawyers. Hannah Beko, who has three children, worked for a law firm where she was able to do consultancy work and soon started raking in the cash. She bought a new car and house but quickly discovered she had all the symptoms of chronic stress. Hannah said: “I wasn’t living the dream anymore, but I couldn’t afford to reduce my income because of buying my dream house! After investing in my own training, coaching, mentoring and business support groups, I started to…
With temperatures forecasted to soar as high as 40C over the next couple of days and the Met Office issuing a red extreme heat warning, Brits across the country are feeling the heat. We’re all finding innovative ways to keep cool as the weather warms up, but with the UK hotter than the Bahamas this sunny season, how can we protect our dogs during a heatwave? Keeping animals cool in warm weather is crucial, as they can quickly develop deadly heatstroke. With lots of hacks circling the internet, vet charity PDSA has debunked some of the biggest myths around keeping…