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Schoolr eopeni ngdoomedi fsuppl yt eacher s i gnor ednow TheAs s oc i at i onofPr of es s i onal St af f i ngCompani es( APSCo)has wel c omedt heupdat edgui danc ef r om t heDepar t mentf orEduc at i on( Df E)t hats c hool ss houl dpayagenc ys t af fonl i v eas s i gnment s at80% oft hei rpay ,buthaswar nedt hatt hef ur l oughoft hes epr of es s i onal si ss t i l l upi nt heai r . T ani aBower s ,Legal Couns el andHeadofPubl i cPol i c yatAPSCo, c omment ed: “ Wewel c omet hegr eat erc l ar i t yf r om t heDf Er egar di ngpay i ng t hos eonl i v eas s i gnment swhi l eunabl et owor k .Howev er ,i ti snota c ompul s or yr equi r ement ,whi c hl eav esanel ementofunc er t ai nt y f ors uppl yt eac her s ,agenc ywor k er sandr ec r ui t mentbus i nes s es al i k e. ” “ Ther ear eal s os t i l l c onc er nsar oundf ur l oughi ngt hos enoton ac t i v eas s i gnment s .Cur r ent l y ,agenc ywor k erf ur l oughi sa‘ gr ey ’ ar ea,wi t hr ec r ui t mentbus i nes s esbei ngas k edt os uppor tt heNI Cs andpens i onsc ont r i but i onsofs uppl yt eac her swher et heyar enot bei ngpai dbys c hool s .Whi l ei ti satt hedi s c r et i onoft hes c hool t o dec i dewher ebudget sc anbeal l oc at ed,t her edoesneedt obes pec i al t r eat mentf ort hef ur l oughofs uppl yt eac her sandagenc ywor k er st oens ur eNI Csandpens i onsc ont r i but i onsar ebei ngr eal l oc at edf ai r l yandnotpl ac edonal r eadys t r uggl i ngs t af f i ngc ompani es . Wi t ht heChanc el l orr ev i ewi ngf i nanc est hi smont haheadoft he Mar c hBudget ,weas kt hatt hepay mentoft hes et eac her sandt hei r NI Csandpens i onsc ont r i but i onsbef ac t or edi nt ohi sc ons i der at i ons . ”

Kat yRees ,Managi ngDi r ec t orofeduc at i onr ec r ui t mentf i r m,Smi l e Educ at i on,added: “ Ther e’ sal otofunc er t ai nt yf orours uppl yt eac her satt hemoment –I ’ v ehadt eac hi ngpr of es s i onal sont hephonei nf l oodsoft ear s ast heyhav ebeenc aughti nl i mboandar euns ur ewher et ot ur n. Whi l ewe’ r edoi ngev er y t hi ngwec ant oens ur eouragenc ywor k er sar ebei ngpai d,s mal l r ec r ui t mentbus i nes s esc annotc ont i nue t of oott hebi l l f ors uppl yt eac herNI CSandpens i onsc ont r i but i ons wi t houtt henec es s ar yi nt er v ent i onf r om t heGov er nment .We’ r eal r eadys eei ngt eac her sl ook i ngout s i det hei rpr of es s i onf orwor k andmyc onc er ni st hatt hel os sofagenc ywor k er sf r om t eac hi ng wi l l c r eat ear es our c i ngv ac uum t hatwi l l hi ndert her eopeni ngof s c hool si nt hel ongert er m,par t i c ul ar l ywi t hCov i dt es t i ngbei ng r ol l edouti ns c hool s . ” “ I t ’ shi ghl yl i k el yt hatwe’ l l s eemor et eac her swi t houts y mpt oms f ac i ngquar ant i neasr egul art es t i ngmak esi tmuc heas i ert oi dent i f yas y mpt omat i ci nf ec t i ons .Asar es ul t ,t her ewi l l beagr eat er needf ors uppl yt eac her swhi c hs c hool swi l l beunabl et of i l l i fwe c an’ ts uppor tandr et ai ns uppl yt eac her snow. ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR

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I mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchooll aunchesnew Cent r ef orDi gi t alTr ansf or mat i on I mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchoolhasannouncedt hel aunchofanewCent r ef orDi gi t al Tr ansf or mat i onwhi chi sdesi gnedt ogr owt hedi gi t aleconomy ,pr omot ei nt el l i gent busi ness,andkeepI mper i alandpar t neror gani sat i onsatt hef or ef r ontoft hedi gi t al r evol ut i on. TheCent r ewi l lbeposi t i onedast hemeet i ngpoi ntbet weeni ndust r yandacademi a—enabl i ngI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchool ’ sacademi cexper t st ohel pbusi nessesaddr essandcapi t al i seupont hechal l enges,i mpl i cat i ons,andoppor t uni t i es br oughtbyt heFour t hI ndust r i alRevol ut i on. TheCent r ewi l lst r uct ur ei t swor kar oundf ourkeyact i vi t i es: 1)Resear ch:TheCent r ewi l lsuppor tandf aci l i t at er esear chpr oj ect st hathel por gani sat i onst akeadvant ageofdi gi t alt echnol ogi es,t obet t ermeett hei rbusi nessandwi der soci alobj ect i ves.Toshar esuchexper t i sedi r ect l ywi t hbusi nesses,t heCent r ewi l lseek t opubl i shwhi t epaper s,est abl i shasemi narser i es,anddevel opanewDi gi t alI nnovat i on&Ent r epr eneur shi pLabwher ei deascanbeputi nt opr act i ce 2)Publ i cout r eachandengagement :TheCent r ewi l lhostpubl i cevent ssuchasconf er encesandguestspeakerl ect ur es,i nvi t i ngbot hcompani esandacademi cexper t st o pr esentt hei ri deasandshar ei nsi ght son“ hott opi cs”wi t hawi deraudi ence 3)Teachi ng:TheCent r ewi l lusei t sr esear chf i ndi ngsandi nnovat i onst odevel opt ai l or madeor gani sat i onaldevel opmentpr ogr ammesanddesi gnnewopenpr ogr ammes att heExecut i veEducat i onl evel ,aswel lassuppl ement i ngt heSchool ’ sFul l Ti meand Gl obalOnl i neMBApr ogr ammes,enabl i ngi ndust r ypr of essi onal st obet t erunder st and di gi t alt r ansf or mat i onandut i l i senewt echnol ogywi t hi nt hei rwor ki ngl i ves 4)Fundr ai si ng:TheCent r ewi l lact i vel yengagei nvar i ousf undr ai si ngef f or t st osuppor t i t svar i ousr esear chpr oj ect sandt hedevel opmentofnewt echnol ogi cali nnovat i ons TheCent r eal soai mst oest abl i shaCommuni t yofPr act i ce—f or gi nganet wor koff or war dt hi nki ngi ndust r ypr of essi onal s,academi cl eader sext endi ngbeyondI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchoolt ot hewi derI mper i alCol l egeLondon,andi nvest or swhocan comet oget hert ohar nesst hedi gi t alr evol ut i onf orposi t i vechangeandsoci albet t er ment .

TheCent r ei sl edbyChr i st opherTucci ,Pr of essorofDi gi t alSt r at egyandI nnovat i onatI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchool .TheCent r er ecent l ywel comedf ut ur i stDavi dShr i er ,CEO ofEsmeLear ni ngandsepar at el yCEO ofAdi tEdTech( NYSE:ADEX. U) ,whoj oi nsI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchoolasaPr of essorofPr act i ce,speci al i si ngi nAIandt echnol ogy i nnovat i on. Pr of essorTuccisai d:“ Manycompani esar eal mostpar al ysedwheni tcomest odi gi t al t r ansf or mat i on.Ther e’ ssomuchhappeni ngr i ghtnowt heyei t herdon’ tknowwher et o st ar t ,orhowt omaket hemaxi mum amountofi mpactwi t hwhatt ool st heyal r eadyhave. TheCent r ef orDi gi t al Tr ansf or mat i onwi l lhel pbusi nessesappr eci at et hef ar r eachi ngor gani sat i onali mpl i cat i onsoft hedi gi t alr evol ut i on,har nessnewandemer gi ngdi gi t alt echnol ogi es,andunder st andhowt heycanbeexpl oi t edt omeetbot hbusi nessandsoci alobj ect i ves. ” Thel aunchoft heCent r ewi l lf ur t herbol st erI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchool ’ sr eput at i on asal eaderi ndi gi t alandt echnol ogi caleducat i onandi nnovat i on.I mper i al ’ sexi st i ng st r engt hsi ndi gi t alt echnol ogycanbeseent hr ought hewor kofi t sEdt echLab,t hr ough whi chi twasabl et ocust om desi gnandl aunchi t ssuccessf ulonl i needucat i onpl at f or m, aswel last heDat aObser vat or y ,api oneer i ngpr oj ecthousedwi t hi nt heCol l ege’ sDat a Sci enceI nst i t ut e.I mper i alal sor unst woExecut i veEducat i onpr ogr ammest hemed ar ounddi gi t alt r ansf or mat i on-Di gi t al Tr ansf or mat i onSt r at egyandDi gi t al Tr ansf or mat i on: 5GameChangi ngTechnol ogi esf orBusi ness. Davi dShr i erbel i evesI mper i alCol l egeBusi nessSchoolt obeanat ur alf i tf ort hi snew vent ur e.Comment i ngont hel aunchoft henewCent r ehesai d:“ Iam pl easedt ohel p bui l dt heCent r ef orDi gi t al Tr ansf or mat i onasweassi stbusi nessesandgover nment st o answercr i t i calquest i onsofhowt oevol veandt hr i vei nt heFour t hI ndust r i alRevol ut i on. Di sr upt i vet echnol ogi essuchasar t i f i ci ali nt el l i genceneedt obeappl i edi naf ashi ont hat ser vessoci et y ,andi nourwor katt heCDTwewi l lbehel pi ngt r ansl at euni ver si t yi deasi n t hesear easi nt or eal wor l di mpact . ” Tof i ndoutmor ei nf or mat i onaboutt heCent r ef orDi gi t al Tr ansf or mat i onvi si tt heI mper i al Col l egeBusi nessSchoolwebsi t e. Rel easef r om Bl uSkyPR

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Smoker s57% mor el i kel yt ocancell i f ei nsur ance Oneoft heUK’ sl eadi ngonl i nel i f ei nsur ancebr oker s,Pr ot ect Li ne. co. uk,hasr el easedt hei rpol i cycancel l at i onst at i st i csf ort hef i r stt i me. Li f ei nsur ancei sanext r emel yval uabl epr oductwhi chpaysouta f i xedsum t ot hei nsur ed’ sl ovedonesi ft heywer et opassaway dur i ngt hepol i cyt er m,pr ovi dedmont hl ypayment sar emadeandt he pol i cyi sn’ tcancel l ed. Thecancel l at i ondat aof10, 822peopl egi vesi nt er est i ngi nsi ghti nt o whoi smostl i kel yt ocancelt hei rpol i ci esbef or et heendoft het er m dat e. Ther ei snosi gni f i cantdi f f er encebet weenmal esandf emal es,howeveragedoesseem t opl ayabi gf act or . Themostl i kel yager anget ocancelt hei rpol i cyear l yi speopl ewho geti nsur ancebet weent heagesof18and20,wi t hal most44% ofpol i ci esaf f ect ed.Al t hought hi smi ghtnotbet oosur pr i si ng,get t i ngl i f ei nsur anceatt hi sagemakesgoodf i nanci alsenseasyoucanl ocki n ver yl owpr emi umswhi chwi l lnoti ncr easei nt hef ut ur e. Forexampl e,aheal t hy20year ol dcoul dget£100, 000ofcoverf or j ust£4. 29permont h,overa30yeart er m. Thesecondmostl i kel yager anget ocancelt hei rpol i cyear l yi st hose whot akeoutt hei nsur ancewhent hey’ r eover60.Thi si sl i kel yduet o st r uggl i ngt okeepupt hemont hl ypayment s,asl i f ei nsur ancei ssi gni f i cant l ycheaperwhenyou’ r eyounger .

Themor eexpensi vet hei nsur ancepr emi um,t hemor el i kel ysomeone i st ocancel .OfPr ot ectLi ne’ scust omer swhopai dl esst han£10per mont h,19% cancelear l y .I ncompar i son,t hosepayi ngover£50per mont hhada36% l i kel i nesst ocancel . Mostsur pr i si ngl yt hedat ashowst hatpeopl ear e57% mor el i kel yt o cancelt hei rl i f ei nsur ancepol i cyi ft heysmoke. “ Thi sshocki ngr evel at i oncausesusr ealconcer ns”saysPr ot ectLi ne cof ounderanddi r ect orDavi dBr ewer . “ Wear eabusi nesst hati spassi onat eabouthel pi ngcust omer s t hr oughdi f f i cul tt i mes.Wear ei nvest i ngi nunder st andi ngwhywear e seei ngt hi sbehavi ourf r om consumer s. ” Li f ei nsur ancepr emi umsar ebasedonyourage,heal t h,l i f est yl eand smoki ngst at us. MrBr ewersai d,“ Smoker ’ spr emi umsar eof t ent wi cet hoseof nonsmoker s.Ourser vi cehel pst of i ndt hemostcompet i t i vepr i ce avai l abl ef orourcust omer sbutul t i mat el yal li nsur er st r eatsmoker si n asi mi l arway . ” Rel easef r om Pr ot ect Li ne. co. uk

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