When I receive my honorary Doctorate from University of Manchester in October it will be conferred by the Chancellor of University of Manchester. When Vice Chancellor Dame Nancy Rothwell offered me Read more [...]
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Tag Archives: The Guardian
FA Cup Fifth Round – Every Game’s An Adventure.
There are twenty one teams left in The FA Cup final. There is one poem commissioned by The FA. One poet who wrote it. The FA have released two verses so far. There are more verses to come. Here are Read more [...]
Wood End Assessment Centre: Wigan’s secret imprisonment of children
Abuse in childhood is most evident in the internal life of the adult. Many of us went into the care system simply to be cared for only to find ourselves stuck in a kafkaesque nightmare at Wood End. Read more [...]
I need your help.
Asking for help is a big deal for me. I used to think it was a sign of weakness. Now I realise it's a sign of strength and development. If you can't ask for help you can't grow. So help me please. Read more [...]
The Lemn Sissay Phd Scholarship for Care Leavers.
The University of Huddersfield recognises the particular challenges young care leavers face in accessing higher education and is the only University in the country to provide a PhD scholarship specifically Read more [...]
Add option to adoption.
“Michael Gove’s drive to speed up the adoption process has Borne fruit with a sharp rise in the number of children given permanent homes” trumpets The Telegraph Borne fruit. It’s as if Read more [...]
Spark Catchers: The Matchgirls Festival
The match girls and women of Bow in East London took strike action and marched into Trade Union History 125 years ago to the day. They were mainly Irish immigrants. The first Matchgirls Festival Read more [...]