Day: 15 February 2024

73% believe adopting a more sustainable way of eating is now urgent Sodexo’s first annual Sustainable Food Barometer reveals

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK and Ireland has unveiled the UK results of its first annual Sustainable Food Barometer, with data taken from international research conducted with Harris Interactive.   The study, which surveyed more than a thousand UK consumers, identifies the change levers and barriers to accelerate change towards more sustainable diets. The three key takeaways of the barometer are:  First takeaway: The awareness of the urgent need to change eating habits is not only well-established, but positively perceived. Almost three-quarters (73%) believe that adopting a more sustainable way of eating is urgent.  …

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Channel 4’s 4Skills gears up for exciting year ahead as New Writers Scheme opens to aspiring writers in the Nations and Regions

Stuart Mitchell

As Channel 4 approaches its fifth anniversary of its base opening in Leeds (October 2024), the channel’s nationwide training and development programme, 4Skills, has shared a range of upcoming opportunities across the UK. The New Writers Scheme offers writers a fantastic opportunity to harness their skills with months of expert industry training and mentoring. The project, which has been rolled out across the UK following the successful pilot last year in the south west of England, aims to identify and nurture underrepresented writing talent outside of London with a focus…

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Bookshop.org launches new charitable initiative ‘Read It Forward’ with BookTrust

Stuart Mitchell

Bookshop.org has launched its brand new charitable initiative Read It Forward, donating 10% of every children’s book sale in February 2024 to BookTrust. Launching just in time for half term and running throughout February, Read It Forward aims to inspire a love of reading in the next generation. The money raised will support BookTrust’s work with children, especially those from low-income families or vulnerable backgrounds. In addition, every sale on Bookshop.org supports independent bookshops across the UK, giving them an additional stream of income and keeping them thriving. Lizzie Catford,…

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Four Out Of Five Magic Breakfast Schools See Improved Mental And Emotional Wellbeing Of Pupils Receiving Breakfast From The Charity

Stuart Mitchell

It has long been cited that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for young people at school, this couldn’t be more so. Not only does it boost concentration and attainment, leading to better outcomes, but new research from children’s charity Magic Breakfast has also found it improves their mental health and wellbeing. A whopping 83% of the charity’s partner schools agreed that the Magic Breakfast provision has impacted positively in this area. Out of these, 20% thought mental health and wellbeing was significantly better and 64%…

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Digital Poverty Alliance’s Tech4Teachers scheme demonstrates need for digital support for teachers

Stuart Mitchell

The DPA (Digital Poverty Alliance) says teachers need more support to minimise digital poverty in the profession, after it donated 1,750 laptops since the start of its Tech4Teachers scheme, according to its latest white paper launched recently. The white paper outlines the progress of its Tech4Teachers project, supported by Intel, as well as a donation from the Barclays COVID-19 Community Aid Package. The scheme supplied laptops to teachers in schools with high pupil premium numbers, as well as wraparound digital skills CPD (continual professional development) training for teachers. Underscored by…

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