Pam Jarvis

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

Childcare for working families is one of those perennial problematic societal issues. From the dawn of industrialisation, it has relentlessly picked at the deep fault lines running beneath our increasingly alienated western society. The most acute issues arise in the early years of parenting, particularly caring for children under three.

1 month 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”.

1 month 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.

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.

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 children’s heads with ‘knowledge’.