Pam Jarvis

England, United Kingdom

Contributor at Freelance

Author, Citizen Journalist, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow BPS, Historian, Educator, Grandparent.

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Articles

Five years of truth-telling: Yorkshire Bylines celebrates its lockdown legacy

1 week ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

What was happening on 15 April 2020? Well, the UK was in the fourth week of a lockdown that would, with minor adjustments, last across that calendar year. There were 2,752 Covid deaths in the United States, while 651 deaths were announced in British hospitals. Matt Hancock, the health secretary, announced a “new supply network to help get personal protective equipment to care home staff”.
On Trump, Truss and unicorns: might the US benefit from an injection of British cynicism?

2 weeks ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

On 6 September 2022, Liz Truss took over the reins of prime minister of the United Kingdom from Boris Johnson, who departed from Number 10 Downing Street in disgrace. He finally resigned as an MP six months later, dodging a humiliating suspension that would have been imposed upon him, had he remained in parliament.
The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem

1 month ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

The figures on poor mental health amongst people under 25 are stark. More people in their early 20s are likely to be not working for reasons of ill health than those in their early 40s. In 2000, 24% of young people aged 18–24 reported symptoms of a mental disorder, which was thought to be staggeringly high at the time. Now, that figure has risen to 34%. 42% of 18–24 year olds cite ‘problems with my mental health’ as the reason they would be most likely to leave their job.
Playing smarter: How play builds human intelligence

1 month ago | bylines.scot | Pam Jarvis

The arena of early years education in Britain has, over the past two decades, been pitched into a culture where professionals feel as though they are constantly swimming against a relentless tide of inappropriate policy ‘initiatives’. This situation has developed because those charged with policy creation and funding are not developmental specialists, and appear to be driven by a belief that the quickest route to learning is to fill childrenâ€™s heads with ‘knowledge’.
Forgotten pioneer: Susan Isaacs and the fight for women’s rights

1 month ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

On 17 January 2025, in the final days of his presidency, Joe Biden declared that the 28th (Equal Rights) Amendment to the US constitution should be “the law of the land”. The amendment declares “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex”.
Trump and Vance: diplomacy, bullying or coercive control?

1 month ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

Coercive control is a concept that was first developed to describe abusively dysfunctional personal relationships. It is a form of psychological manipulation calculated to exploit, control, create dependency and dominate. It relies on a process that is commonly referred to as ‘gaslighting’ – coercing a victim to reframe their experience, judgements and memories of a situation so they are replaced with ones the abuser prefers.
An American dream, or an American nightmare?

2 months ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

Since Donald Trump’s election, mass and social media has been buzzing with news and speculation about rapidly developing events in the United States. In his first two weeks, Trump signed a huge number of executive orders; which, if they pass into law, will make an immense difference to the lives of people across the US.
Corporate greed in education: “we felt like pawns trapped in a maze”

2 months ago | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

I was glad to see further education has finally been put on the agenda for consideration by the recently elected Labour government. I hope many people involved in this sphere across a range of roles, including students, respond to its call for evidence. However, I believe there is a significant omission in the list of designated topics – a thorough review of management and funding. I started my teaching career in further education in the early 1990s, from a community education perspective.
The philosophy, psychology and politics of Pooh

Jan 18, 2025 | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

In a world in which we are about to have the surreal experience of watching Donald Trump being sworn in as US president for the second time, the politics of France, Germany and Italy are moving gradually rightwards, and Nigel Farage’s chances of gaining power through the UK ballot box seem to be on the up, what better year to celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day on 18 January? Why, you may ask?
Democracy on the brink?

Nov 25, 2024 | yorkshirebylines.co.uk | Pam Jarvis

In 2024, 54 western democracies went to the polls. In 40 of these, the incumbent government was dismissed. Fortune Magazine suggests that this might be “a kind of electoral long Covid”; populations dissatisfied with slow economic recovery and a surge in migration in the immediate post-Covid period. In particular, the election of Donald Trump as US president has created global shockwaves.