I am reading The Secret Barrister having picked up his book at Waterstones. I have been following him on twitter for some time and have been fascinated to learn more about how the law works, or doesn’t. What has struck me though is that I have managed to get to the ripe old age of … Continue reading Life Lessons
Apathy wins elections
What a great service the Flying Scotsman from Edinburgh to London is. You can get on at Newcastle just after 7 o’clock and be whisked non-stop to your destination before 10. The people you get on with are the people you stay with for the whole journey. So it was last week when when we … Continue reading Apathy wins elections
Building skills
I must admit that I find children and young people the worst audience to present to. They scare me stiff and as Graham and I walked into the main hall at Farringdon Community Academy I began to wonder what we had let ourselves in for. There were at least one hindered and fifty of them, … Continue reading Building skills
Unfolding plans 161 – Fun Day
Of all the audiences that I speak to, I find young children to be the hardest. I’m sure I would get used to it but I’d have to work hard to be a teacher. This morning we laid on a fun day at the education development Centre for a group of Year 5 pupils from … Continue reading Unfolding plans 161 – Fun Day
Unfolding plans 98 – astronauts for boys
I’ve gone on the front foot. I’ve started to talk as much as I can about the great things that are going on in the region, trying to change perceptions and break down stereotypes. I’m doing the same with our own business. There are some fabulous tales to tell. Yes, we have issues to deal … Continue reading Unfolding plans 98 – astronauts for boys
Unfolding plans 85 – the one I never got to use
Dynamo 15 was a fantastic event. It was even better than last year’s and I’m already looking forward to next year. In one way or another I was quite involved in some of the breakout themes. I had a couple of talks prepared but Bob decided to do a David Dimbleby and go for a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 85 – the one I never got to use
Unfolding plans 83 – going al fresco
Summer is here at last, at least I think it is as I’ve been away for a week. Judging by the length of the grass when I got back the weather seems to have been OK. Ah summertime, when the living is easy. The hazy summer days make me hark back to when I was … Continue reading Unfolding plans 83 – going al fresco
Unfolding plans 71 – Thinking Digital makes your head hurt #TDC15
I’ve been at Thinking Digital today. It started yesterday afternoon with some workshops but the main event takes place today and tomorrow. If you have never been you should. Once you have been you’ll want to come back again and again. It is the must attend event of the year. So why is it such … Continue reading Unfolding plans 71 – Thinking Digital makes your head hurt #TDC15
Unfolding plans 65 – excite young people about technology
Number one on my list of things to achieve this year was to try and get more women to work in the ICT industry. We recently interviewed for some apprentice vacancies. Of the nineteen applicants not one of them was female. It’s going to be a long shot yet there seems to be some momentum … Continue reading Unfolding plans 65 – excite young people about technology
Writing
Day twenty three of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Oh dear. I’ve tried to write with my left hand. I have ended up with the hand-writing of a four year old and the vocabulary of a fifty four year old. It is as if I am back in infants’ school, sitting at a too small … Continue reading Writing
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 