According to a BBC report today: The UK performs poorly in an international league table showing how many disadvantaged pupils succeed “against the odds” at school. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied how pupils from poor backgrounds can succeed academically. It says that “self-confidence” is a key factor in whether such [...]
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Know your Place?
Posted in emotional support, motivation, tagged emotional support, self image on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a soup-run, but it’s not about soup
Posted in emotional support, homeless, Leeds, mental health, motivation, practical support, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, Leeds, outreach, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, self image, street homelessness on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We had a great soup-run in Leeds last night. Our purpose is to provide a good atmosphere for people who are out on the streets –not to attract people to the streets. The food we offer, from our perspective is a means to an end – we are not trying to feed the hungry but [...]