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Wi l t shi r e’ sPet erManni ngDef eat sChi l dhoodBul l yi ngt oBecome Oneoft heHi ghestKar at eMast er si nEngl and TheNat i onal Associ at i onofKar at eandMar t i al Ar tSchool s( NAKMAS)has conf er r edoneoft hehi ghestgr ades,8t hDanBl ackBel t ,onWi l t shi r e’ sPet er Manni ngr ecent l y .Manni nghasbeenamemberofNAKMASsi nceJanuar y 1992wheni twasf ounded. AsaboyManni ngwasbul l i edheavi l yandhet ookupKar at ei nhi shomet own ofMer ei nWi l t shi r et ol ear nhowt odef endhi msel f .Hewasamemberoft he Kar at eUni onofGr eatBr i t ai n( KUGB)andt r ai nedwi t hsomeoft het opKar at e Mast er sf r om t heUKandJapan.Asanadul thehascont i nuedt ot r ai nwi t han i mpr essi vemyr i adoft eacher si ncl udi ngTer r yO’ Nei l l ,Ai danTr i mbl e,and EnoedaSensei .Hi sear l i eryear soft r ai ni ngwer eatat i mewhensaf eguar di ng wasnotsomuchconsi der ed,andt r ai ni ngwasext r emel yt oughandr el ent l ess. Hecont i nuedt obecomeheadoft heTr adi t i onalShot okanKar at eAssoci at i on whi chhehasbeenr unni ngf ormanyyear s;Shot okancl ubsf r om manyar eas oft heUKi ncl udi ngJer seyar eover seenbyManni ngwhoconduct sr egul ar cour ses,t r ai ni ngcampsandgr adi ngsf orhi smember s( whent hecur r entpandemi cal l owsofcour se) . Nowmar r i edwi t ht wochi l dr en,Manni ngspendsmuchofhi st i met eachi ng youngst er showt opr ot ectt hemsel vesf r om bul l i es.Hi st r ai ni nghasal so hel pedhi m managehi sgr i efatt hel ossoff i r sthi smot herandt henver yr ecent l yhi sf at her . Hesai d,‘ sadl ybul l yi ngi sani ssuewhi chr ear si t sheadt oof r equent l yt hese days.It r yt oi nst al lconf i denceandpoweri nt omyst udent ssot hati ft heyar e puti nt osuchaposi t i on,t heycanhandl et hephysi calandment ali ssuessur r oundi ngt heexper i ence.TheyknowIwi l lst epi nt ohel pt hem wher ei ti s needed’ .

Manni ngi saSeni orExami nerandhas pr evi ousl ybeenDeput yChai rt ot he Nat i onalManagementCommi t t eeand Chai rt ot heNat i onal Techni calCommi t t ee wi t hi nt heGover ni ngBody .Her egul ar l y wor kswi t ht heChai rofNAKMAS,Joe El l i s,whohast aughtoncour seshost ed byhi mi nTi sbur y ,Gi l l i ngham andMer e aswel lasKent( wher eNAKMAShasi t s HeadOf f i ceandHonbu( t r ai ni ngcent r e) ) . El l i swasal sobul l i ed.Hesai d,‘ atschoolI washeavi l ybul l i ed,andmypar ent s deci dedIshoul dl ear nkar at e.The combi nat i onoft hi st r ai ni ng,andj oi ni ng t hear my ,hel pedmet oover comemy shynessandt aughtmet ost andupf or mysel f .Iam t hr i l l edt hatPet erhas r eachedt hi sl evel .Hei sext r emel yknowl edgeabl eandt echni cal ,andhedeser vest hi sgr adeunr eser vedl y .Hehasspentsomucht i mewor ki ngwi t hhi s communi t yandwear ever ypr oudofhi m andhi swor k’ . NAKMASi sacor ememberoft heAnt i Bul l yi ngAl l i ance( ABA)andt akespar t i ncampai gnsr unbyt hem.TheABAdef i nesbul l yi ngas‘ t her epet i t i ve,i nt ent i onalhur t i ngofoneper sonorgr oupbyanot herper sonorgr oup,wher et he r el at i onshi pi nvol vesani mbal anceofpower .I tcanhappenf acet of aceor onl i ne’ . [ Phot ocr edi t :JasonDi mmock] Rel easef r om NAKMASPr ess&Medi a

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New busi nessschoolpar t ner shi pt ogui def ut ur el eader st owar ds bui l di ngamor er esponsi bl esoci et y MI P,t heBusi nessSchoolofPol i t ecni codiMi l ano,hasl aunchedapi oneer i ngpar t ner shi pwi t hi ndependentconsul t ancy ,TheMi ndatWor k,t hatr ei magi nest her ol eandpur poseofbusi ness.

Cof ounderanddi r ect oratTheMi ndatWor k,Dar r enRudki nexpr essed hi sdel i ghtathavi ngt hi soppor t uni t yt opar t nerapr ogr essi ve,i nt er nat i onal busi nessschoolsuchasMI P.

Thecol l abor at i on,whi chhasi ni t i al l yhel pedr eal i gnt hepur pose,val ues andcul t ur eofMI Pi t sel f ,wi l lcul mi nat ei naneweducat i onalof f er i ngt hat wi l lchal l enget het r adi t i onaleconomi cmodelofbusi nesandi t sf ocusupon ‘ pr of i taboveal lel se. ’

Dar r ensai d:“ Iam exci t edt oi nvi t eMI Pandi t svi br antcommuni t yofst udent si nt ot hedeepknowl edgeandappl i cat i onofpur pose.

MI Pdean,Feder i coFr at t i ni ,expl ai nedt hatt hepar t ner shi pwi l lemphasi sea mor eexpansi vepur posef orbusi ness;onet hatembr acespr of i twhi l stposi t i vel yi mpact i ngempl oyees,cust omer sandwi dersoci et y . Feder i cosai d:“ Ouraspi r at i oni st ot r ai nandi nspi r emor econsci ousl eader sanddeci si onmaker swhoar egenui nel yi nvol vedi nbui l di ngamor er esponsi bl esoci et y .

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“ Wewantt oi nspi r eandst i mul at eourst udent sandt heor gani sat i onswe wor kwi t ht oact i vel ycont r i but et obui l di ngabet t erf ut ur ef oral l ,engagi ngi n at hor oughover hauloft her ol eal eadermustpl ayaspar toft hi schange.

Uponcompl et i onofani ni t i alphaseofwor kf ocussedupont r ansf or mi ng t hecor por at ecul t ur eofMI Pi t sel f ,t hebusi nessschoolhasexci t i ngpl ans t or el aunchandi nf usei t sMBAs,EMBAsandot herpr ogr ams,wi t hanew pur poseor i ent at ededucat i onalappr oach,i n2021.

“ Aspar toft hi st r ansf or mat i on,t heai msofbusi nessschool sar et hemsel vesr equi r edt oshi f tf r om al i mi t edpur poseofsi mpl yhel pi ngi ndi vi dual s succeedi nt hei rcar eer s,t oembr aci ngawi der ,col l ect i veandel evat edpur pose. ”

TheMi ndatWor ki sani ndependent l yownedconsul t ancy ,est abl i shedi n 2005,andheadquar t er edi nLondon,whi chser vesani nt er nat i onalnet wor kofcl i ent s.Formor ei nf or mat i onaboutort ocont actTheMi ndatWor k vi si twww. t hemi ndat wor k. co. uk

MI Phaschosent opl ayapr oact i veandcommi t t edr ol ei nmeet i ngt hi s chal l enget hr ought heest abl i shmentofi t sst r at egi cpar t ner shi pwi t hThe Mi ndatWor k,whohavedevel opeddeepexper t i sei nt heknowl edgeand appl i cat i onofpur posei nr el at i ont ol eader shi p,cul t ur eandst r at egymaki ng.

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Pr act i ceLabshel pshal f ami l l i onpeopl egai n conf i dencei nt hei rhandsondi gi t alski l l s Pr ac t i c eLabs ,t heI Tc ompet enc yhub,hasnowpr ov i dedmor e t hanhal f ami l l i onpeopl ewi t ht hemeanst oi mpr ov et hei r hands ondi gi t al andI Ts k i l l s . Thec ompanydel i v er sc l oudbas edac c es st ol i v ev i r t ual c omput er sanddev i c eswher epeopl ec anpr ac t i c et hei rf undament al di gi t al s k i l l s–whet herj us tf orper s onal us ei nt hewor k pl ac eor t ot r yt hei rhandatmas t er i ngc or eI Ts pec i f i ct as k s .

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Ri c k yDoy l e,CEO ofPr ac t i c eLabss ai d: “ I n2018wedef i nedourc ompanyv i s i on:‘ T ohel p1, 000, 000 us er si mpr ov et hei rhands onI Ts k i l l sby2023’ .We’ r eex c i t edt o al r eadybehal f wayt her eaf t erj us tt woy ear s . “ Thedemandf orr emot eex per i ent i al l ear ni ngc ont i nuest ogr ow. What ev ert y peofs k i l l y ou’ r et r y i ngt omas t er ,pr ac t i c emak es per f ec t .Butwheni tc omest odi gi t al s k i l l s ,i ti s n’ tal way spos s i bl et oac c es st hes of t war eands y s t emsy ouneedt oac hi ev e t hathands onex per i enc e.Mos tbus i nes s esc an’ tr i s kal l owi ng t hei rempl oy eest oex per i mentonl i v ebus i nes s c r i t i c al s y s t ems ands c hool sandc ol l egesof t enl ac kt het i me,r es our c esand f undi ngr equi r edt obui l dandmai nt ai nt hei rownl i v el abenv i r onment sf ors t udent st ous e.

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Connect i ngyourwor kf or ce–Assi st i ngt he Publ i cSect orwi t hDi gi t alTr ansf or mat i on. Ther i skenvi r onmentwi t hi never ymar ketsect or haschangedsi gni f i cant l y ,andi ti sessent i alt hat youar epr epar edf ort he‘ whati f ’ scenar i o.Wi t h vendori ndependenceandt hef l exi bi l i t yt opr ovi de t her i ghtcommuni cat i onsi nf r ast r uct ur ef oryour t eam andwor kpl aceenvi r onment ,Radi ocoms canassi styoui nachi evi ngyourdi gi t al t r ansf or mat i ongoal s. Byscopi ngoutdi gi t alt r endsandbehavi our s, Radi ocoms,aCr ownCommer ci alSer vi ce suppl i er ,adaptt hei rvoi ce,vi deoanddat a communi cat i onpr oduct s&sol ut i onst oassi styou i nmeet i ngt het i ght estofbudget swhi l eensur i ng r i ski saddr essed.Thei rcol l abor at i vet echnol ogi es uni f yoper at i onswi t hcl oudbasedsof t war e& appl i cat i ons,mul t i devi ceconnect i ons,GPS t r acki ngandbodywor ncamer aswhi chcanal l of f erempl oyeesaf et y ,t i mesavi ngandmonet ar y benef i t s.

Forover45year sRadi ocomshasbeenat r ust ed advi sorandsuppl i erofcommuni cat i onsol ut i ons t ot hepubl i csect or .Thei rHeadquar t er sar e basedi nLondon,wi t hf i ver egi onalof f i cesandan engi neer i ng&sal est eam l ocat edt hr oughoutt he UK,t heyar eoneoft hef ewcommuni cat i ons compani est hatar eabl et opr ovi deat r ul y nat i onalser vi ceandsuppor ti nf r ast r uct ur e.Al l empl oyeesar eDBSchecked,Gover nmentand MODcl ear edwi t hext ensi veexper i encei nt hei r pol i ci esandpr ocedur es. Under pi nni ngt hei rsuppl yandsuppor tser vi ces ar et hest r i ctI SO qual i t yst andar dst heyar e moni t or edandaccr edi t ed. Let ’ swor kt oget her-www. r adi ocoms. co. uk sal es@r adi ocoms. co. uk|03339390022

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Capi t at odr i vedi gi t alt r ansf or mat i onf or war df orDumf r i es andGal l oway Capi t apl c( Capi t a)hassecur eda f i veyearcont r actwor t h£527, 000t o mi gr at eDumf r i esandGal l owayCounci l ’ sf i nanci almanagementsyst em f r om anonpr emi sesyst em t oanew managedcl oudbasedsol ut i on.

Thecl oudsol ut i onsuppor t ssecur e homeandr emot ewor ki ngbyenabl i ng empl oyeesbasedi nanyl ocat i ont o secur el ysuppor tt hef i nanci alf unct i on oft hecounci l .

I nt egr aCent r oswi l lhel pcr eat eamor e Capi t a’ sf i nanci almanagementsof t seaml essi nt er f acewi t hot her war e,I nt egr aCent r os,asof t t hi r dpar t ysof t war esol ut i onst oi nwar easaser vi ce( SaaS)sol ut i on,wi l l cr easeoper at i onalef f i ci ency .I twi l l suppor tt hecounci l ’ sf i nanceoper aal soenabl et hecounci lt ot akeadvant i onsi ncl udi ngmanagi ngi t sgener al t ageofemer gi ngsol ut i onssuchasr oandpur chasel edger s,j obbi l l i ngand bot i csandaut omat i on. cost i ngf unct i ons,andassetmanage ment . AndyHaml yn,managi ngdi r ect or , Capi t aOne,sai d:“ Thi scont r actwi t h I nt egr aCent r oswi l lunder pi nt hecoun- Dumf r i esandGal l owayi sbasedon ci l ’ sf i nanceoper at i onsbypr ovi di ng ourdi gi t alexper t i seandsof t war ecaaccesst oi t scor ef i nancet eam.I twi l l pabi l i t i es,buti tal soshowsour al soenabl eot herempl oyeeswhoar e st r engt hi nsuppor t i ngl ocalgover ni nvol vedi nr equest i ng,pur chasi ng,r e- ment .Wel ookf or war dt owor ki ng cei vi ng,payi ngf orandaccount i ngf or cl osel ywi t ht hecounci l ’ st eam and goodsandser vi ces,t ouset he bei ngpar toft hei rdi gi t alt r ansf or masyst em.Thi swi l lsuppor tt hecounci l ’ s t i onj our ney . ” wi derser vi cedel i ver yt ot hecommuni t y . JamesPocock,busi nesssol ut i ons manager ,Dumf r i esandGal l oway Capi t a’ sSaaSappl i cat i onsar ebui l t Counci l ,sai d:“ Wear econst ant l yl ooki nt oMi cr osof tAzur e,asecur epubl i c i ngatnewandi nnovat i vewayson cl oudser vi ce.Oncet hedat ai smi gr at - howwecani mpr oveourser vi cest o edt ot henewcl oudsyst em,anyup- ourcommuni t i es.Movi ngourf i nanci al gr adesandf i xeswi l lbeabl et obe managementser vi cest ot hecl oudwi l l doner emot el yandoutofhour s.Addi - enabl eourdi gi t alser vi cesandadmi nt i onal l y ,movi ngt ot hecl oudmeans i st r at i vecol l eaguest of ocusonval t hatt hecounci lwi l lbeabl et oavoi d ueaddedt asksandhel pt hecounci l cost l yI Tequi pmentr epl acement sf or oper at emor eef f i ci ent l y t heonpr emi sesyst em aswel las mai nt enanceofi t sdat acent r e.

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70% ofwomenr epor tpr essur ef r om i ncr easi ngchi l dcar eduet o COVI D,new r esear chr eveal s COVI D19r es t r i c t i onshav el edt omanyhous ehol dsr et ur ni ng t ot r adi t i onal gendernor ms ,ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hby Vi ennaUni v er s i t yofEc onomi c sandBus i nes s . Ther es ear c her s ,l edbyDrKat har i naMader ,ar es ear c herat t heI ns t i t ut ef orHet er odoxEc onomi c s ,as k edpar t i c i pant s aboutt hei rwor k i ngdayandt or epor tt hei rus eoft i mei ni nt er v al sof15mi nut es–s het henaddedupt hehour sofpai dand unpai dwor kt heydi d. “ Formany ,t hel i mi t at i ont o24hour swasc hal l engi ngbec aus e t her ec entper i odhasmadei thar dert os epar at ehomeand wor kl i f e.Feedbac kf r om r es pondent ss howedt hatt hei rc ur r entday sdonotf eel l i k et heyhav e24hour s ,butr at her36t o 42,whi c hhi ghl i ght st heov er l oadpar ent sar ec ur r ent l yex per i enc i ng, ”s ay sMader . Ther es ear c hr ev eal edt hats i ngl emot her swor k edt hel onges t hour s ,onav er ageal mos t15hour saday ,wi t hni neoft hos e s pentonunpai dwor ks uc hasc hi l dc ar eandhous ehol dt as k s . Ther es ul t sf orc oupl eswi t hc hi l dr enar es i mi l ar :mot her swor k 14. 5hour s ,ni neandahal foft hos ear eunpai d,wher easf at her sr epor t ed13. 75hour sofwor k ,wi t hs ev enoft hos ebei ng unpai d.

Fur t her mor e,onei nt hr eewomenwi t hauni v er s i t ydegr eeand onei nf ourwomenwi t houtadegr ees t at edt hatdur i ngt hel oc k down,andc ompar edt ot hei rpar t ner ,t heywer edoi ngal ar ger s har eofunpai dwor kt hanbef or et heCOVI D19c r i s i s . “ Regar di ngt hedi v i s i onofc hi l dc ar et as k sours t udyr ev eal sa c l earbac k l as ht omor et r adi t i onal genderr ol es .70perc entoff emal esans wer edt hatt heyar edoi ngt hel ar ges ts har eofc hi l dc ar e,andt heyal s or epor t edf eel i ngl i k et heyar edoi ngmos tof t hi swor kal one–hi ghl i ght i ngt heas s oc i at edps y c hol ogi c al s t r es s t hatwomen,es pec i al l ymot her s ,hav et obear , ”s ay sMader . Sur v ey shav es hownt hatwomenf earpr of es s i onal di s adv ant agesf armor ef r equent l yt hanmenwhent heywor kf r om home,r egar dl es soft hei rc ar eerl ev el s . Ther es ear c her ss t at et hati ti spr ec i s el ybec aus eoft hes er ol e model st hatwomenar er ar el yof f er edt heopt i ont owor kf r om home,bec aus ei ti sas s umedt hatl ook i ngaf t erc hi l dr enand hous ehol dwi l l pr ev entt hem f r om c onc ent r at i ngont hei rwor k .I t i sofgr eati mpor t anc et omak eunpai dwor kmor ev i s i bl e,es pec i al l ywhenwemus tr ai s et heques t i onsofhowpar ent sandi n par t i c ul armot her s ,ar eabl et oc opewi t has ec ondl oc k down and/ ors c hool c l os ur es . Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR

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I nt er es t i ngl y ,whent heUKc ameoutofi t sf i r s tl oc k downi n J une,t hequant i t yofphoneandSMSs c amsbegans oar i ng agai n,wi t ht henumberofphones c amsf ac i ngHMRCs t eadi l y i nc l i ni ngt oapeakof46, 015i nSept ember . Cy bers ec ur i t yex per tSt ev ePeak e,UKSy s t emsEngi neer Manager ,Bar r ac udaNet wor k sc omment s : “ I nt er es t i ngl y ,Bar r ac uda’ sowndat ar ec ent l yunv ei l edas i mi l ar pat t er nofc y berat t ac k sf ac i ngr egul arbus i nes s es ,wi t hourr es ear c her sobs er v i nga667perc ents pi k ei ns pearphi s hi ngat t ac k sf r om Febr uar yt oMar c h,asadi r ec tr es ul tofc or onav i r us . Si mi l ar l y ,ot hers ec t or s ,s uc haseduc at i on,hav eal s oobs er v ed anupwar dt r endofCov i d19r el at edphi s hi ngat t ac k sdur i ng ourbat t l eagai ns tt hev i r us . “ Ast hepandemi cc ont i nues ,bus i nes s esmus tant i c i pat e Cov i d19t hemedat t ac k st oi nc r eas ei nquant i t y .I t ’ sal s owor t h not i ngt hatc y berat t ac k sands c amsar en’ tj us tc ont ai nedt o emai l mes s ages ,SMSbas edphi s hi ngat t ac k s ,or‘ Smi s hi ng’ , andf r audul entphonec al l s ,al s opos eas er i oust hr eatt oc ons umer s ,wor k er sandt hegener al publ i c . “ Combat t i ngt hi st hr eatc annotbeac hi ev edbys i mpl yr el y i ng onas i ngl epr ot ec t i onmet hod.I t ’ si mpor t antt out i l i s et ec hnol ogys uc hasr obus temai l s ec ur i t ys of t war e,whi l eal s oens ur i ng s t af fawar enes sofs ec ur i t yandt hr eat sr emai nshi ght hr ough r ec ur r i ngt r ai ni ng. ”

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