Breaking down barriers with freewriting

This editorial provides an overview of an improvement project which aimed to enhance appreciation of English Literature in the community.

This recorded webinar explores how freewriting can help break down the perceived barriers of our GCSE English re-sit learners who present with a fixed mindset and a reluctance to write or experiment with words.

The digital media age has made it even harder for people to distinguish between real and fake news, and everything in between. That only makes it all the more important that critical literacy skills are taught from a young age, says Stacey Stevens.

In this article, we look at the benefits of mentoring, plus some of the barriers to becoming a mentor and how to overcome these.    

In 1938, Abraham Maslow visited the Siksika reservation in Canada to test his theories and found that many were contradicted. Here, Catherine Gray FSET highlights what he found, and the implications for the wider issue of decolonising the curriculum.

In this session, we discuss the stages, signs and symptoms of menopause, along with the impact, treatment and support options. We also touch on the impact in the workplace and how employers can help.