
Jayne Dowle
Freelance Reporter at Freelance
Writing & talking about where we live, how we live - & how we used to live - for Times, Yorkshire Post, House Beautiful, Grand Designs... Rep @NorthbankTalent
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3 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Jayne Dowle
Just ask at any post-16 college. There aren’t enough teachers of English to this standard, or even able to deliver the basic qualifications of English GCSE or Functional Skills, to cover existing demand. Morale in the teaching profession, in particular amongst those working on adult learning programmes, is shockingly low. Many colleges struggle to fill teaching vacancies, because pay and conditions lag behind those available, for instance, at well-run academy chains.
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4 days ago |
thetimes.com | Jayne Dowle
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1 week ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Jayne Dowle
The Prime Minister’s infamous lack of connection with ordinary people does him no favours here at all. His promise of a review into social care hasn’t cut much ice with those attempting to tackle the social care system, its endless loopholes and requests for complex information. I speak from experience, having spent almost the last 12 months helping to devise an acceptable situation for my own elderly parents.
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1 week ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Jayne Dowle
Especially as an emboldened Reform, striding across a previously safe Labour seat in Runcorn and Helsby, Cheshire, the North Lincolnshire mayoral election and countless local councils, will be ready to seize on the situation and make dangerous political capital. As much as Starmer might wish it would, the subject of grooming gangs is not going to go away.
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1 week ago |
housebeautiful.com | Jayne Dowle
This week, the six remaining contestants on Interior Design Masters were sent to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London to create tip-top training rooms for rescue dogs. Handing out a budget of £1,100 each, head judge Michelle Ogundehin told Craig, Victoria, Rita, Briony, John and Bradley that they needed to think 'relaxing, but also stimulating, durable and functional' for the compact 15 sqm spaces, designed to help hounds feel happy in a home environment.
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