Charity CEO Dorothy Smith (CF 2017) has been awarded Charity Leader of the Year, in The North East Charity Awards this month. The work of her charity, Recovery Connections, has also featured on BBC News for the support it has provided to students at Teesside University in Middlesbrough.
Associate headteacher Phil Avery (CF 2014) presented at The Conservative Party Conference on 4 October as part of an event organised by The Edge Foundation. Phil discussed the need to rethink pupil assessment in order to improve student wellbeing and learning.
By Philip Avery,
The work of assistant head teacher Heba Al-Jayoosi (CF 2019) was featured in the online news website My London this month. The piece discusses Heba’s Activate Fund project, which is using flexible seating arrangements to support autistic pupils in her school.
By Heba Al-Jayoosi,
Communications lead Patricia Donald (CF 2018) has written an article for social affairs website VIEW this month. Patricia shares how connecting older people to the internet can reduce loneliness and isolation.
By Patricia Donald,
The Global Symbols project set up by EA Draffan (CF 1995) has been awarded a Zero Project award this month. The award was in recognition of EA’s Covid-19 Action Fund project, which is enhancing communication between healthcare workers and their patients.
By E. A. Draffan,
