Guest Post: Mainly on the Plain

Mainly on the Plain Guest post by Michael Haig (BA English, German and History, 1966; Postgraduate Certificate in Education, 1967). Michael has written social studies textbooks for Zambian primary schools (1st edition, 2004; 2nd edition, 2014), “Bookworld Africa” and for Jamaican schools grade 7, “Living Together” (2008,  OUP). He tells us about his time after Goldsmiths,… Read more Guest Post: Mainly on the Plain

Guest Post: Wired Radio

It was 20 years ago today… that Wired Radio came out to play Julian Lorkin completed his MA Radio at Goldsmiths in 1997 and was the first licence holder for Wired Radio, Goldsmiths’ digital radio station run by students. He worked at BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and the Financial World Tonight for a decade before… Read more Guest Post: Wired Radio

Guest Post: Anti-Discriminatory Practices Explored by a Team of Academics

Anti-Discriminatory Practices Explored by a Team of Academics Matt Broadway-Horner (MSc Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 2005) is currently a doctoral student at Kings College London. He is a clinician and has worked in NHS, voluntary and private sectors for many years since 2001. Matt tells us more about his chapter ‘Ageing, Sexual Orientation and Mental Health:… Read more Guest Post: Anti-Discriminatory Practices Explored by a Team of Academics

Guest post: Art Therapy

Art therapy and The Altemus Leadership Programme Paula Boyle (MA Art Psychotherapy, 2015) is an HCPC registered health care practitioner who practices full-time as an art therapist at Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Kent. She is also a committee member of the British Association of Art Therapists group called ‘The Creative Response’, a special interest… Read more Guest post: Art Therapy

Supported by the Annual Fund: Sharing Stories

This year’s Telegraph Hill Festival attracted thousands of visitors to engage with the local community in and around the New Cross Gate area. Over 16 days in March/April, 125 events ranging from concerts, art shows and open studios to talks, workshops and open gardens were organised by local volunteers and performers to inspire the community to get involved, celebrate and have… Read more Supported by the Annual Fund: Sharing Stories

Guest Post: Can social enterprise clean up British football?

Can social enterprise clean up British football? In UK football private ownership prevails, but does the future of the beautiful game lie in fan ownership and control? Oliver Holtaway (MA Critical and Creative Analysis, 2013), secretary of Bath City FC Supporters Society, thinks so. Originally posted on Pioneers Post. Pioneers Post delivers the news and… Read more Guest Post: Can social enterprise clean up British football?