Blogs from Fellows and the team
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Blog: Supporting refugees in the Covid-19 outbreak
Refugees and people seeking asylum are among the most vulnerable groups facing the Covid-19 emergency, globally and in the UK. The daily challenges that confront them...
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Blog: Educating children in care throughout the Covid-19 crisis and beyond
Children have a palpable thirst for learning and exploring. Sadly, some children lose this inquisitiveness and natural confidence through negative experiences with...
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Blog: Outdoor learning as a solution to social distancing in schools
Since March many children and young people across the UK have stayed at home whilst others have continued to go to school. We are now at the point where all schools...
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Blog: Using mobile learning technology to support carers during the pandemic
Our society relies on people who are willing to care. Never before have we all been made so aware of this. Covid-19 has transformed social care workers from ‘unskilled’...
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Blog: Supporting domestic abuse victims during lockdown
Since lockdown began, I have been offering free mentoring online for young women who are suffering from domestic violence, through my abuse prevention social enterprise...
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Blog: Welcoming children back to primary school as lockdown restrictions ease
I am currently working as the headteacher of a primary school in Tower Hamlets. The pandemic of the past few months have provided many challenges as we adapted to the...
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Blog: Seeking solace through sewing in lockdown
One of the unforeseen consequences of the lockdown has been a revival of home crafts: people becoming more creative in their search for meaningful ways to occupy work...
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Blog: Supporting survivors of economic abuse during Covid-19
Since the social distancing measures began, Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA), the charity I founded as a result of my Fellowship has seen a sharp rise in numbers of those...
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Blog: Healthcare lessons from previous crises
I cannot count the number of times I have heard a newsreader use the word ‘unprecedented’ recently. It is true, we have not been in times like these before, but health...
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Long read: Looking after your mental health in lockdown
Mental health ambassador Tod James reveals how he is looking after the mental health of his community - and of himself - during the Covid-19 pandemic