The first half of this year (plus a bit) has been quite something! I’ve travelled the length and breadth of the country; completed some communications projects and started new ones; worked with great people I’ve known for a while and with fantastic new clients; written all sorts of news pieces, articles and reports; listened to … Read more
I recently became a trustee for a local literacy charity, ABC to read. We train volunteers to go into schools and work one to one with children who are struggling to read. Supporting them in this way builds their motivation to read and increases their confidence and life skills. It’s a genuine honour to be … Read more
Recently I read an article in The Observer about a guy who has set up a new free school in Newham, a deprived borough of London. He described the mountain of seemingly insurmountable hurdles that he and his fellow believers had to face to get the school up and running. The things they had to … Read more
With my daughter starting ‘big school’ and a main client in the HE sector, I’m acutely aware that we are now at the start of a new academic year. And amongst the excitement of new pencil cases, new uniforms and moving away from Mum and Dad (that’s the students, not my 4-year-old), a time of … Read more
Once upon a time, in a land not far away, there was a woman who believed passionately in the power of internal communication. She wanted to make a difference to the world we live in and so she worked with charities and not-for-profits to help them change the world for the better. By communicating effectively … Read more