First week after the break! I hope it’s been a peaceful and relaxing one for you and all those you care for. Time to look back with thanks and imagine where you’d like to be this time next year – reading this I hope! Circuit break If you’re dreading your commute to a gloomy office, […]
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Hate mornings? Blame it on your genes! This biobank study of over 280,000 Brits traced chronotype or whether you’re naturally a morning or evening person to a single gene (ARL14EP) with some additional alleles that boost the effect of daylight exposure on ‘morningness’ – or how wide awake you feel first thing – Genome-wide gene by
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Another miserable school run? If your child refused to leave the house this morning, you are not alone. Around 140,000 students in the UK spend less time at school than out of it. As Matt Buttery points out, the reasons are complex – School refusal: why is it on the rise and what can parents do?
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Carrots and sticks Citi’s move to dock bonuses from executives who don’t show up at the office at least three times per week hit the headlines – Citi to Track UK Office Attendance. But they’re not alone. 50% of employers want their teams back in the office full time – ‘It’s just not worth it’: why employers still can’t
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As the evenings draw in and the seas get a bit rough (it’s still warm though!) I’ve put together some papers about managing that shift back to school after the summer break … Setting them up for success Going back to class is daunting enough – especially if it’s a new school. But walking back