“Over a couple of weeks we collected chewing gum and produced a two-foot-tall beehive-shaped lump of gum.”
School litter management in the words of Andrew, a pupil, in Secondary Teachers (Jan)
“We have a great deal in common with vets and I hope they won’t follow us down the many blind alleys of modern medicine that GPs have been forced down.”
Dr Des Spence on mice and men, in Doctor (Jan 17)
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“A hazy but heavy crusade against community crime, low life and human rights.”
Academic Beatrix Campbell on the respect agenda, in Nursery World (Jan 19)
“The job is often described as a children’s champion. I’d say I’ve succeeded if everyone sees themselves as champions.”
James Kempton, Islington Council’s head of children’s services, mulls popularity, in Children Now (Jan 18)
“I shall watch enviously from the sidelines.”
Geraldine Peacock, outgoing chairman of the Charity Commission, on life after her exit, in Third Sector (Jan 18)
“‘Double devolution’ is not a bad sound bite. But the minister for communities needs to take it to the next level.”
Mike Thatcher, the editor of Public Finance (Jan 20), says that David Miliband needs to do more to win over people who have concerns about the long-term prospects of local government
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“Managers are not liked and I think the main job we can do is to make them respected.”
It’s not easy being head of the NHS managers’ union, Jon Restell tells Public Finance (Jan 20)