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Policy News for Working Parents: Anti-Bullying

This week is Anti-Bullying Week in England. This initiative, co-ordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance aims to shine a spotlight on bullying and encourage all children, teachers and parents... Read More

Families

National Work Life Week 2016

National Work Life Week 2016 is taking place from Monday 3 – Friday 7 October . The week is an opportunity for both employers and employees to ... Read More

An Interview With .... Elizabeth Corley

Elizabeth Corley, CBE, Vice-Chair of Allianz Global Investors, shares her reflections on combining two successful careers in finance and crime-writing with family life. Q: What ... Read More

Careers

Parenting Tips from the Professionals

Jo Jowers is a spokesperson for Let Toys Be Toys, campaigning to end labelling toys and books for girls or for boys. In her guest article for us, she discusses parenting, stereotyping and toy m... Read More

Families

Tech Talk: Preparing children for the digital workplace

“When I grow up I want to be a ….” How can we help children to gain essential technology skills and secure a job in the digital era? At the start of Tech Week 2016 ... Read More

Families

Career Corner: how parents can stay engaged in the world of ...

New parents returning from leave often find the transition back into the work place to be stressful or challenging, whilst parents on extended leave or a career break can quickly feel very disconnec... Read More

Careers

Policy News for Working Parents: Primary Futures

When you were at school, did you think about a career in the City? Chances are, it wasn’t top of your list. How do we help school children to understand what job possibilities exist in ... Read More

Families

An interview with ... Caroline Criado-Perez

Caroline Criado-Perez, a journalist and feminist campaigner, successfully led the campaign to reinstate a woman on English banknotes. She spoke to WorkLife Central members late last year about gen... Read More

Careers

Career Corner: One word

The most powerful thing you can do at this time of year is not to set yet another soon-to-be-forgotten new year’s resolution. What you need is just one word. This one word will not ... Read More

Careers

Parenting Tips from the Professionals: Raising a Smart Child

What does it mean to raise a 'smart' child? This is a question I have often grappled with as a school teacher, mother of 4 and in my work supporting thousands of families through '... Read More

Families

Policy news for working parents: Government-funded childcare

Government-funded childcare is set to change. Currently families in England are entitled to 15 hours free childcare each week for all 3 and 4 year olds, and for the most disadvantaged 2 year olds. ... Read More

Tech Talk: Children as 'active creators'

Do you worry about your children being glued to the latest apps and devices? Or whether they are acquiring the skills they’ll need to thrive in our increasingly tech-enabled society? If ... Read More

Families

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