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Thej our neybeganatUni v er s al St udi osandI s l andsofAdv ent ur e, wher es t udent si mmer s ed t hems el v esi nt hephys i c soft hemepar kengi neer i ng, f r omr ol l erc oas t er st oc i nemat i cs i mul at i ons .

Fol l owi ngt hi s , avi s i tt ot heOr l andoSc i enc e Cent r ebr oughtl ear ni ngt ol i f et hr oughi nt er ac t i v ee xhi bi t s , e xper i ment s , andpuz z l esdes i gnedt o deepens t udent s ’ under s t andi ngofs c i ent i ficc onc ept si nanengagi ng, t ac t i l eenvi r onment .

I nt heev eni ng, t hegr oupheadedt oWonder Wor ks , anamus ementpar kf ort hemi nd, wher e di nnerwasf ol l owedbyamagi cc omedys howand as er i esofi mmer s i v eac t i vi t i esi nc l udi nga gl owi nt hedar kr opesc our s eandas pi nni nggyr os c ope; anent er t ai ni ngwa yt oe xpl or ef or c es , mot i on, andbal anc ei nac t i on.

MsYanmi nL eong, Phys i c sT eac heratStAl bans Sc hool c omment ed, “ I thasbeens uc haf ant as t i c weekofs c i ent i fice xpl or at i onandl ear ni ngf orour s t udent s .

Ev ent hehea vyFl or i dar ai nc oul dn’ t dampent heent hus i as mamongs tt hegr oup.

A hi ghl i ghtoft het r i pwasada ys pentatt heKennedySpac eCent er , wher eours t udent se xpl or edt he hi s t or yandf ut ur eofs pac ee xpl or at i on.

Fr omhi s t or i cNASAmi s s i onst of ut ur epl ansf orMar s , t he e xper i enc eof f er edapower f ul i ns i ghti nt ot hes c i enc eandambi t i onbehi ndhumans pac efli ght . ” AtEPCOT, s t udent st ookpar ti nDi s ney’ s‘ L eader s hi pt heDi s neyWa y’ wor ks hop.

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Abehi ndt hes c eness es s i onwi t haDi s neypr oduc t i on manageraddedmor edept ht ot hee xper i enc e, gi vi ngaf as c i nat i ngi ns i ghti nt ohowl eader s hi pand i nnovat i oni nt er s ec ti n l ar ges c al ec r eat i v epr oj ec t s . “ Thefinal da ybr oughta c hangeofpac ewi t han ai r boatr i det hr oughFl or i da ’ s wet l andsatBoggyCr eek, f ol l owedbyvi s i t st oa but t er flyhous eandj uv eni l e al l i gat orenc l os ur e, bl endi ng nat ur al s c i enc ewi t has ens e ofadv ent ur e, ”added S t ude nt sl e ar ne dabout MsL eong. humans pac e fli g ht Re l e as ef r omS ubl i me PR

Educat i onfir mss houl dn’ tl etf ear s t opt hem f r om s oci almedi a s cr eeni ng Empl oyer si nt heeducat i ons ect ors houl dnots hyawayf r om conduct i ngs oci al medi aandonl i nes cr eeni ngchecks , evenami dconcer nsr egar di ngf r eedom of s peech, accor di ngt ooneoft hes peci al i s tbackgr ounds cr eeni ngfir ms , Fi r s tAdvant age.

I nar ecentwebi nar , t hefir ms har edt hat95%ofeducat i oni ndus t r yl eader sar en’ t cur r ent l ychecki ngacandi dat e’ sonl i nepr es enceors oci almedi aact i vi t ydur i ng t hehi r i ngpr oces s , i ncl udi ngs oci almedi a, news , andonl i nef or ums .

Dur i ngt he di s cus s i ononhi r i ngandvet t i ngpr act i cesi neducat i on, t het opi cofs oci almedi a checksbei ngper cei vedasa l i mi t at i onoff r eedom ofs peechwashi ghl i ght ed.

Rol fBez emer , Ex ecut i veVPandGener alManagerI nt er nat i onalatFi r s tAdvant age, comment ed: “ Soci almedi as cr eeni nghaspr evi ous l ybeenvi ewedasabi tofagr eyar eaf or s omefir ms .

Ongoi ngdebat escont i nueaboutt heappr opr i at ecomponent sofa backgr oundcheck, how i nfluent i alaper s on’ sonl i nevi ewss houl dbewhenmaki ng ahi r i ngdeci s i on, andwhet herornott hi st ypeofs cr eeni scons i der edi nf r i ngi ngon f r eedom ofs peech.

I nr eal i t y, f ort heeducat i ons ect or , vet t i ngt heonl i nepr ofil eof candi dat esi scr uci alandcanbedonei ns uchawayt hati sbenefici alt oal lpar t i es . “ Cl earboundar i esandgui del i nesar eneededt oens ur et hatempl oyer sar el ooki ngf ort r uer i s ksr at hert hanper cei vedones .

I t ’ spos s i bl et ous et echnol ogyt o i dent i f yi facandi dat ehasbeeni nvol vedi ndi s cus s i onsorcomment sonl i net hat coul dpos ear i s kt ot heeducat i oni ns t i t ut i on, oranyonei nvol vedwi t ht hei ndi vi dual .

Thi st ypeofs cr eenhel psmakeor gani s at i onsmor econfidentt hatcandi dat es ar eagoodfitf ort hecompany, andt het echnol ogyavai l abl enegat est hepot ent i al f orhumanemot i onst obei nfluencedbyper s onal vi ewswhi l eal s os af eguar di ng al ls t akehol der s . “ I ti swor r yi ngt hats of ew empl oyer si neducat i onar echecki ngt heonl i nepr es enceofcandi dat es , par t i cul ar l yatat i mewhent hevas tmaj or i t yoft hepopul at i on i si ncr eas i ngl yact i veonar angeofs oci almedi aandwebpl at f or ms . ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSkyPR

Tes coMobi l eandI nt er netMat t er sLaunchNat i onwi de‘ Onl i neSaf et y Champi on’ Compet i t i ont oEmpowerChi l dr enThr oughCr eat i vi t y Asnear l y80%ofpar ent sexpr es sconcer novert hei rchi l d’ sonl i nes af et yaheadof t het r ans i t i ont os econdar ys chool , Tes coMobi l eandI nt er netMat t er shavej oi ned f or ceswi t hawar dwi nni ngchi l dr en’ saut horandi l l us t r at or , RobBi ddul pht ol aunch apower f ulnew i ni t i at i ve: t he‘ Onl i neSaf et yChampi on’ .

Thi snat i onwi decampai gn i sdes i gnedt ohel pchi l dr enbecomeconfident , i nf or meddi gi t alci t i z enst hr ough cr eat i vi t yandi magi nat i on* .

New r es ear chcommi s s i onedbyTes coMobi l eandI nt er netMat t er sr eveal st hat 79%ofpar ent swi t hchi l dr eni nYear6ar ewor r i edaboutonl i ner i s kss uchasbul l yi ng, peerpr es s ur e, andexpos ur et onew pl at f or ms .

Al ar mi ngl y, near l yhal f( 49%)of chi l dr eni nt hi sagegr oups har et hes econcer ns , wi t h57%s peci fical l yanxi ous aboutbul l yi ngandpeerpr es s ur e* .

Des pi t egr owi ngawar enes s , manychi l dr ens t r uggl et or et ai nonl i nes af et ymes s ages .

Thr eei nf ourpar ent s( 76%)* *wor r yt hei rchi l dr enf or gethow t os t ays af e onl i ne, andaquar t er( 24%)* *admi tt heydon’ tf eelconfidenti nt hei rchi l d’ sabi l i t yt o navi gat et hedi gi t al wor l di ndependent l y.

Toaddr es st hi s , Tes coMobi l eandI nt er netMat t er shavel aunchedacr eat i vecompet i t i oni nvi t i ngchi l dr ent odes i gnt hei rowns uper her os t yl e‘ Onl i neSaf et yChampi on’ — achar act ert hatwi l lbecomepar tofDi gi t alMat t er s , I nt er netMat t er s ’ i nt er act i vepl at f or mf ort eachi ngonl i nes af et yi ns chool s .

Thei ni t i at i veai mst omake onl i nes af et yeducat i onengagi ng, memor abl e, andf un.

“ Aschi l dr ent r ans i t i ont os econdar ys chool , t hi sper i odcanbr i ngnew di gi t al exper i ences , f r om get t i ngt hei rfir s tphone andt r avel l i ngt os chool wi t ht hei rdevi ce, t odownl oadi ngappsf orl ear ni ng, ”s ai d Ghi s l ai neBombus a, Cont entandDi gi t al Di r ect oratI nt er netMat t er s . “ I t ’ sacr i t i cal momentt oequi pt hem wi t ht het ool st o s t ays af e.

Thi scompet i t i oni sdes i gnedt o hel pchi l dr enunder s t andt henew r i s ks andbui l dt heconfidenceands ki l l st hey needt os t ays af ei naf un, engagi ngand cr eat i veway. ” Tes coMobi l e’ sChi efTechnol ogyOfficer , Sal l yMar r i ot t , added: awi nghi sonl i nes af et ychampi on “ Webel i eveever yf ami l ys houl dhavet he Robdr t ool st os t ayconnect edands t ays af e.

By par t ner i ngwi t hI nt er netMat t er sandRobBi ddul ph, we’ r egi vi ngchi l dr enachance t oexpr es st hems el ves , l ear nvi t als ki l l sandbecomechampi onsf oronl i nes af et yi n t hei rowncommuni t i es . ” Pr i z esandEnt r yDet ai l s

Thecompet i t i oni sf r ont edbyawar dwi nni ngchi l dr en’ saut hor , i l l us t r at or , andTV pr es ent erRobBi ddul ph, whowi l lal s os er veasaj udgeandcampai gnambas s ador . “ Onl i nes af et yi ss uchani mpor t antt opi c, buti tcanbehar dt ogetki dst or eal l y engagewi t hi t , ”s ai dRobBi ddul ph. “ Byt ur ni ngi ti nt os omet hi ngf unandcr eat i ve— l i kedes i gni ngt hei rownchampi onchar act er— we’ r ehel pi ngchi l dr enf eelmor e confident , i nvol vedandi nf or med.

Ican’ twai tt os eewhatt heycomeupwi t h. ” Thecampai gni sgr oundedi nr es ear chs howi ngt hatcr eat i vel ear ni ngs i gni ficant l y boos t sengagementandr et ent i on, wi t h83%* *ofadul t sbel i evi ngt hatcr eat i vepl at f or mshel pchi l dr enr et ai ni nf or mat i onmor eeffect i vel y.

Dr awi ngandchar act ercr eat i onemer gedasat opchoi ce, wi t h64%* * ofpar ent ss ayi ngi t ’ st hemos teffect i ve cr eat i veact i vi t yf orl ear ni ng.

Onl ys chool scanent er , andpar ent scans har et hecompet i t i onwi t ht hei rchi l d’ s s choolt oencour aget hem t ot akepar t .

Thewi nni ngs chool wi l lr ecei veaGBP£7 , 500pr i z e, i ncl udi ngaGBP£500Tes cogi f t car d, andas peci al vi s i tf r om RobBi ddul ph, whowi l lhos tacr eat i vedr awi ngs es s i on.

Secondandt hi r dpl aces chool swi l lr ecei veGBP£5, 000andGBP£2, 500r es pect i vel y, eachi ncl udi ngaGBP£500Tes cogi f tcar d.

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Mat hs , gamesandbi r t hdayc ake–Mat hnas i um of Mi l t onKeynesEas tc el ebr at esabr i l l i antfir s tyear I twasal l s mi l esands umsi nMi l t onKeynest hi sweek end asf ami l i esfloc k edt oMat hnas i umofMi l t onKeynesEas t t oc el ebr at et hec ent r e ’ sv er yfir s tbi r t hda y .

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Si nc eopeni ngi t sdoor si n2024, Mat hnas i umofMi l t on KeynesEas thass uppor t edc hi l dr enf r omRec ept i ont o GCSEl ev el wi t hi t suni que, c onfidenc eboos t i ngappr oac h t omat hs .

T omar kas uc c es s f ul fir s ty ear , t het eamhos t eda c el ebr at or yev entf ul l off unac t i vi t i esdes i gnedt os how t hatl ear ni ngmat hsc anbee x c i t i ng, hands onandenj oyabl ef oral l ages .

Amongt hegues t swasMa y or , Counc i l l orJ amesLanc as t er , whoj oi nedi nt hec el ebr at i onsandmetwi t ht het eam, t he c hi l dr enandt hei rf ami l i es .

Hepr ai s edt hec ent r e ’ si mpac t onl oc al educ at i onandi t sc ommi t mentt ohel pi ngc hi l dr en t hr i v ei nas ubj ec tt hats omanyt r adi t i onal l yfindc hal l engi ng.

Thi ss ent i mentwasec hoedbyt hec hi l dr enatt heev ent , wi t honec hi l ds a yi ng: “ I twasbr i l l i ant !Thegameswer e r eal l yf un, andI l i k edt haty ouhadt ous ey ourbr ai nt o figur et hi ngsout .

I tdi dn’ tf eel l i k enor mal mat hs–i twas wa ymor ef un.

I ev enwonapr i z ef oroneoft hec hal l enges , andt hec ak ewasa wes ome! ”

“ I twasaf ant as t i cda y , ”s ai dCent r eDi r ec t orRenéSc hol t z . “ Wel aunc hedMat hnas i umbec aus ewewant edt omak e mat hsmor eac c es s i bl eandenj oyabl ef orc hi l dr eni nour c ommuni t y .

Seei ngs omanyhappyf ac es , pr oudpar ent s andc hi l dr engenui nel yha vi ngf unwi t hmat hs–i twasa r eal momentofpr i def oral l ofus . ”

Wi t hagr owi ngt eam ofi ns t r uc t or sanda s t r ongr eput at i onf or maki ngmat hsf unand ac hi evabl e, Renéand hi sAs s i s t antCent r e Di r ec t or , J ef fBak er , ar ee x c i t edf orwhat t hef ut ur ehol ds .

Aspar toft hef es t i vi t i es , c hi l dr ent ookpar ti ni nt er ac t i v e mat hsgamesandc hal l enges–wi t hpr i z esa war ded t hr oughoutt heda y .

Pl ent yofr ef r es hment swer eal s oon handt ok eepener gyl ev el shi gh.

“ Ourfir s ty earhasflownby , ”s ai dJ ef f . “ Thi sev entwasac el ebr at i onofev er yt hi ngwe ’ v eac hi ev eds of ar , butal s oal ook aheadt oal l t hes t udent swe ’ l l c ont i nuet os uppor ti nt he y ear st oc ome. ” Formor ei nf or mat i onaboutMat hnas i umofMi l t onKeynes Eas t , vi s i twww. mat hnas i um. c om/ uk/ mat hs c ent r es / mi l t onk eynes eas t Re l e as ef r omRe vPRv i aJ our nol i nk

Onel oc al par ent , whos edaught erhasbeenat t endi ngs es s i onss i nc eear l yt hi sy ear , wasf ul l ofpr ai s e: “ Thet eamat Mat hnas i umha v ec ompl et el yc hangedt hewa ymydaught erf eel saboutmat hs .

Sheus edt ogetanxi ousbef or e homewor k, butnows he ’ sac t ual l ye x c i t edt os howuswhat s he ’ sl ear ned.

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PCOSs ympt omsar ewi deandvar i edandi ncl ude chal l engeswi t hwei ghtmanagement , f er t i l i t yi s s ues andpr egnancycompl i cat i ons , s ki nandhai rchanges i ncl udi ngacne, hai rl os sandex ces sf aci alhai r , and ps ychol ogi calf eat ur esi ncl udi ngdepr es s i onandanxi et y.

I tal s ocar r i esi ncr eas edr i s ksoft ype2di abet es , endomet r i alcancer , car di ovas cul ardi s eas e, s l eep apnoeaandf at t yl i verdi s eas e.

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Her e, weex- I pl or es omeoft hemos tdel i ci ousdi s hesand Ons al edat e: t hepl aceswher eyou’ l lfindt hem att hei r une2025 bes t .

Notal loft hedi s heswi l lbef ami l i ar , but 5J t hey’ r eal ldel i ci ous , whet heryoupr ef er Pr i ce: £5.

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Thi sout pacest r adi t i onaldr i ver ss uchaspr i ce( 51 %) andconveni ence( 29%) .

Des pi t eongoi ngpr es s ur eonhous ehol dbudget s , t her es ear chr eveal edt hat79%ofcons umer swoul dbewi l l i ngt opaymor ef ora s andwi chcont ai ni ngpr emi um i ngr edi ent s-wi t hoverhal foft hos e ( 53%)s ayi ngt heywoul dpayanext r a50pt o£1f orbet t erqual i t y.

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I t ’ swhatbehavi or al economi s t scal lt he‘ l i ps t i ckeffect ’ -wher econs umer st r eatt hems el vest ol i t t l el uxur i est hatl i f tt hei rmoodwi t houtbr eaki ngt he bank.

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I t ’ sa dai l yr i t ual , anaffor dabl epl eas ur eandi ncr eas i ngl y, apr oduct wher epeopl ewantt oknow exact l ywhatt hey’ r eget t i ng.

They’ r e l ooki ngf orqual i t y, aut hent i ci t yands i mpl eonpackcuest heycan t r us t .

That ’ swhywebel i evet hebr andst hatwi l l wi ni nt hi ss pace ar et heonest hatputpr ovenanceandi ngr edi enti nt egr i t yf r ontand cent r e. ” Thes t udyal s oexpl or edwhatmakescons umer st r us tt hatas andwi chcont ai nspr emi um i ngr edi ent s .

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I fas andwi chcont ai nsgenui ne, pr emi um i ngr edi ent s , t heywantt os eet hatcl ear l yonpack.

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Thi si sacons i der abl er i s kt opr oper t i eswi t h l owergr oundandbas ementr ooms .

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Wi t ht hatcomest her i s kofflas h floodi ngwheni tr ai ns , ast hegr oundi sunabl et oabs or bt hedownpour–l eadi ngt o r unoffandar i s kt opr oper t i es . “ Whati si mpor t anti st obepr epar ed.

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Al mos tt wot hi r ds( 62%)ofwor ker si ndi cat ed t hatempl oyer sar eatr i s kofover wor ki ngs t afft hi syear .

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Whenmoneyi st i ghtf oraddi t i onalbenefit sors al ar yhi kes , as abbat i calpr ogr ammecoul dbeal owl i f tbenefitf ors ome empl oyer s .

I tcanhel pr educebur noutandi ncr eas er et ent i on, es peci al l yamonghi ghper f or mi ngs t affwhomi ghtot her wi s econs i derl eavi ng.

Fr om afinanci alper s pect i ve, offer i ng unpai dorpar t i al l ypai ds abbat i cal scanbeacos t effect i vewayt os how commi t mentt oempl oyeewel l bei ngwi t houtaddi ngper manentover heads .

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However , under l yi ngr eas ons f ort hi st r endper hapspai nt saconcer ni ngpi ct ur et hatbus i nes s esneedt obeawar eof .

The f actt hats omanywor ker st el lust hatt heyar econcer nedt hatt heywi l lbeover wor kedi nt he yearaheads ugges t sal evelofuneas i nes si nt hewor kf or cet hatcoul dhaveal as t i ngi mpact . “ As i def r om t het empor ar yi s s ueofbackfil l i ngpeopl ewhoar eonext endedl eave, f ai l i ngt oaddr es st her eas onswhys omanywor ker sar el ongi ngt ot akeext r at i meoutoft hebus i nes s coul dcr eat eat al entheadachel ongert er m.

I fempl oyeesar eover wor ked–orbel i evet heyar e atr i s koft hi s–t heywon’ thangar oundf orl ong.

Thedamaget hi scanhaveonempl oyerbr andi ngi sdet r i ment al .

I ti si mpor t antt hatfir msmoni t oranyi ncr eas ei nt r endss uchast hi st oas cer t ai nwhatt her ootcaus eofi ti sandactaccor di ngl y, ot her wi s et heycoul df aceanex odusof t al ent . “ I fwel ookathow peopl ear eus i ngs abbat i cal s , t her ei sgr owi ngevi dencet hatmanypeopl e ar es i mpl yi nneedofamomentt ot hems el vesi nt hei rbus yl i ves . “ Ther e’ saweal t hofdat at hats howcas est hepot ent i albur noutcr i s i speopl ear ef aci ng, wi t h Ment alHeal t hUKr epor t i ngt hat90%ofwor ker sacr os st hecount r yf el ts t r es s edl as tyear .

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Si gnsofr ecover yemer ge i npr of es s i onalr ecr ui t ment Recr ui t mentacr os st hepr of es s i onals t affingmar keti ss howi ngpr omi s i ng s i gnsofr ecover y.

That ’ saccor di ngt ot hel at es tdat af r om t heAs s oci at i on ofPr of es s i onalSt affingCompani es( APSCo) .

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Samant haHur l ey, UKManagi ngDi r ect oratAPSCocomment ed: “ Thi sl at es tdat as how s i gnsofopt i mi s mt hatt hepr of es s i onals t affing s ect orwi l lcer t ai nl ywel come.

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