Furlough - Introduced into the English Language in the 1600s. Now one of the most commonly referred to words in the UK.
Furlough, what does it mean and how is the word pronounced? Does it rhyme with Rough or Dough? This tells you just how uncommon the word is, or was until March 2020.
Employment Law is bound by a very specific set of rules that impacts every working person, and of course it’s important that an employee understands their rights. The impact of Covid-19 has caused a “domino effect” (understatement) in every aspect of life as we knew it, none more serious than a person’s livelihood. By the end of Week 2 of the lockdown, 1 million people had registered on the DWP website applying for Universal Credit. There are no statistics available that provide the background of applicants, yet needless to say there is a much greater need than before this crisis for help .
E-Learning is Child's Play - Or is it?
Covid-19 or Coronavirus has changed our view of the World. How we behave and interact with others has been shaped by this virus. For the cynics, who felt that tech, Social Media, a way of staying connected that did not involve Zoom, FaceTime or Skype, could never have predicted that this time would come.
As a traditionalist when it comes to education, it is human interaction that drives and motivates me, the connection with learners and how we bounce off one another is inspirational. However, for many years teaching and education have evolved. The virus has caused the classroom and lecture theatres to be moved completely to the online platform. Now more than ever, there is a need to adapt and change.
Mind, Body, Spirit - Take Care of all Three
Jon Gordon wrote “We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life is hard. Positivity is what we use to overcome challenges and negativity. Being positive requires hardworking. Being positive is a choice.”
It may simple for someone to tell us at a time like this that positivity is key to overcome the challenges we are all currently facing, the #NewNormal of Self-Isolation, working from home, Social-Distancing, home-schooling and keeping children of all ages entertained. The thoughts for some people are too over-whelming - fear of the unknown and fear of this immense change that none of us have ever experienced. Yet, where there is a negative, there is a positive. We have to take this time will is not a “forever” existence to reassess the way we live, the way we work and the way we are. There has been so much negativity reported by the national press, but of interest are the positives.
Coronavirus Day 13 - Listen to Your Body, Listen to Public Health England
I love to write. Usually I write letters to family & friends or articles for the GLM Blog and newsletters, and over the last 18 months, I have also had to write assignments for the GDL course I have been studying.
I have always loved words, much much more than I love numbers and i have been lucky enough to have been exposed to 3 languages for as long as I can remember, so my mind is ALWAYS full of words in either French, Italian or English.But this Blog is not about words, it is about emotions, mainly the fear I have felt over the last 2 2 weeks.