Book Review – For the Love of Men by Liz Plank, 2019. [Pub: St Martin’s / Griffin]. For the Love of Men (FTLOM) is an excellent, challenging, ground-breaking and ultimately uplifting book about how we move men and boys … Continued
I have, for some time been thinking about writing a blog about the series, Ted Lasso. Ted Lasso is about football, but it’s not. Ted Lasso is about revenge, but it’s not. Ted Lasso is about competition, but not just … Continued
Character, Empathy and Integrity. At the end of September 2022 I was asked to deliver a new session at my old school…a school I left in 1985 with terrible results, under a cloud and with a ‘to whom it may … Continued
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the TES (Times Educational Supplement) has just published an article about the importance of speaking about testicular cancer to young men. Written by Emily Gunton, the piece which you can see here[1] discusses how … Continued
Apprenticeships and benefits. Earlier this week I chanced upon a discussion in the Careers Leaders UK Facebook group regarding apprenticeship choices and benefits. In essence, a student at the school of one of the careers advisors on the group was … Continued
On Saturday 24th February I was honoured to be chosen as the guest speaker for #SkillsFest2018 in Barrow in Furness, South Cumbria. Skills Fest is an annual celebration of jobs, placements and opportunities in the South Lakes / Furness region … Continued
On 7th November 2017 I stood in front of 200 nurses at the Nursing in Practice Conference at the NEC, after lunch to do the keynote speech about domestic violence. Specifically, I was telling Sarah Gosling’s story. Sarah was brought … Continued
Day 1: Uganda, Uganda, Uganda. 1am, Kirkby Lonsdale surgery. Collected by a small bus, 36 HUGE suitcases stored (only just) in the underside. The drizzle persisted as we did the rounds and collected everyone from their spots along the way. … Continued
The perfect time is right now. “I trained for eight months. Then I just felt I was ready. I could have delayed it, to get fitter or secure more funding, but I might never have left. Many people postpone making … Continued
You will likely remember a visit I (Bernie) made to Number 10 Downing Street after I sent a text to Lord Young? Well it’s here if you’ve not seen it. Following on from the visit- where we discussed an idea … Continued