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Philippa Russell
Dame Philippa Margaret Russell (born 4 February 1938) is a British worker and writer in the field of learning disability. She was chair of the UK government Standing Commission on Carers 2007–15. Career Philippa Margaret Russell was educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Girls and St Hilda's College, Oxford. She worked for the Council for Children's Welfare 1968–76 before being director of the Council for Disabled Children 1976–2003. She was disability adviser to the National Children's Bureau 2003–07 and to the Department for Education and Skills 2003–05. She was a commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission from 2002 until its abolition in 2007. In 2007 she was appointed chair of the Standing Commission on Carers, "an independent advisory body providing expert advice to Ministers and the Carers Strategy Cross-Government Programme Board on progress in delivering the strategic vision of the national Carers Strategy." Honours Philippa Russell was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippa Russell
Dame Philippa Margaret Russell (born 4 February 1938) is a British worker and writer in the field of learning disability. She was chair of the UK government Standing Commission on Carers 2007–15. Career Philippa Margaret Russell was educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Girls and St Hilda's College, Oxford. She worked for the Council for Children's Welfare 1968–76 before being director of the Council for Disabled Children 1976–2003. She was disability adviser to the National Children's Bureau 2003–07 and to the Department for Education and Skills 2003–05. She was a commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission from 2002 until its abolition in 2007. In 2007 she was appointed chair of the Standing Commission on Carers, "an independent advisory body providing expert advice to Ministers and the Carers Strategy Cross-Government Programme Board on progress in delivering the strategic vision of the national Carers Strategy." Honours Philippa Russell was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrow Grammar Schools
The Barrow Grammar Schools were two adjacent single-sex education schools in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire (now Cumbria), England during the 20th century. Both schools merged in 1979 to form the co-educational Parkview Community College of Technology. Parkview School itself was merged in 2012 with Thorncliffe School and Alfred Barrow School to form Furness Academy. Parkview School and all elements of the former Grammar Schools were demolished in 2014 with a new school building for Furness Academy being constructed in the playing fields of Parkview. In fiction The Dorothy L Sayers character Inspector Parker was said in Clouds of Winess to have been educated here. History Barrow Boys and Girls Grammar Schools The schools included Barrow Boys Grammar School which opened in 1930 and Barrow Girls Grammar School in 1932. 186 students from Barrow Boys Grammar School died during combat in World War I and II and are commemorated on plaques in Furness Academy. Alumni of the grammar schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Hilda's College, Oxford
St Hilda's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college is named after the Anglo-Saxon Saint, Hilda of Whitby and was founded in 1893 as a hall for women; it remained a women's college until 2008. St Hilda's was the last single-sex college in the university as Somerville College, Oxford, Somerville College had admitted men in 1994. The college now has almost equal numbers of men and women at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The principal of the college is Professor Sarah Springman, who took office in 2022. As of 2018, the college had an financial endowment, endowment of £52.1 million and total assets of £113.4 million. History St Hilda's was founded by Dorothea Beale (who was also a headmistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College) in 1893, as St Hilda's Hall and recognised by the Association for the Education of Women as a women's hall in 1896. It was founded as a women's college, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Children's Bureau
The National Children’s Bureau works collaboratively across the issues affecting children to influence policy and get services working together to deliver a better childhood. Established in 1963, they have been at the forefront of campaigning for children and young people’s rights for over 50 years. They have offices in Hackney and Lambeth, London and Northern Ireland. They employ nearly 120 people. NCB also hosts the: Anti-Bullying Alliance, Childhood Bereavement Network, Council for Disabled Children, Sex Education Forum, LEAP. History The National Children's Bureau was organized as the National Bureau for Co-operation in Child Care in 1963, with a combination of public and private funding. The child psychologist Mia Kellmer Pringle was tapped as its founding director, and she led the NCB until her retirement in 1981. Under her leadership, the organization grew from a small-scale operation with four employees to a staff of 65 working out of a dedicated building.Tizard, B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department For Education And Skills (United Kingdom)
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007, responsible for the education system (including higher education and adult learning) as well as children's services in England. The department was led by Secretary of State for Education and Skills. The DfES had offices at four main locations: London (both at the Sanctuary Buildings and Caxton House), Sheffield (Moorfoot), Darlington (Mowden Hall), and Runcorn (Castle View House). The DfES was also represented in regional Government Offices. The DfES had jurisdiction only in England as education was the responsibility of the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly. On 28 June 2007, the DfES was split up into the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. The DCSF was later reorganised as the Department for Education in 2010. History The Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disability Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) was established by the British Labour government in 1999. At that time, the DRC was the UK's third equality commission alongside the Commission for Racial Equality and the Equal Opportunities Commission. Its chairman from 2000 to 2007 was Bert Massie. The DRC was charged with reviewing the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and recommending its amendment. It had rights of investigation and enforcement of disability legislation, and was responsible for advising employers on how to secure equal acceptance of disabled employees in the workplace. The DRC replaced an earlier and weaker body, the National Disability Council, established by the Conservatives in the 1990s. The passing of the Equality Act 2006 means that in October 2007, the DRC was replaced by a new Equality and Human Rights Commission with powers across all equality law (race, sex, disability, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age). The DRC was a non-departmental public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Birthday Honours
The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the reigning British monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are presented by the monarch or a viceregal representative. The Birthday Honours are one of two annual honours lists, along with the New Year Honours. All royal honours are published in the relevant gazette. History Honours have been awarded with few exceptions on the sovereign's birthday since at least 1860, during the reign of Queen Victoria. There was no Birthday Honours list issued in 1876, which brought "a good deal of disappointment" and even rebuke for the Ministry of Defence. A lengthy article in the ''Broad Arrow'' newspaper forgave the Queen and criticised Gathorne Hardy for neglecting to award worthy soldiers with the Order of the Bath: "With the War Minister all general patronage of this description rests, and if Mr. Hardy has not seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom , established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 – University of Lincoln , type = Public , chancellor = Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale , vice_chancellor = Professor Neal Juster , administrative_staff = 2,119 , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = Lincoln, Lincolnshire , country = England, UK , colours = Blue , affiliations = ACUSantander UniversitiesUniversities UK , website lincoln.ac.uk , logo = , campus = Riseholme – Lincoln – Holbeach – , budget = £212million The University of Lincoln is a public research univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of York
, mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £8.0 million , budget = £403.6 million , chancellor = Heather Melville , vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = Heslington, York , country = England , campus = Heslington West, Heslington East, and King's Manor , colours = Dark blue and dark green , website = , logo = UoY_logo_with_shield_2016.png , logo_size = 250px , administrative_staff = 3,091 , affiliations = The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for post-nominals) is a collegiate research university, located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. Situated to the south-east of the city of York, the university campus is about in size. The original campus, Campus West, incorporates the York Scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Alfred's College, Winchester
The University of Winchester is a public research university based in the city of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1840, but was established in 2005. Winchester University is a member of The Cathedrals Group (officially the Council of Church Universities and Colleges or CCUC), an association of universities and university colleges in the United Kingdom. Every year the university holds its graduation ceremonies in Winchester Cathedral. Graduates of the University of Winchester may use the Post-nominal letters, post-nominals ''Winton.'', from the Latin ''Wintoniensis'' meaning 'of Winchester'. History The origins of the University of Winchester date back to 1840 when the Winchester Diocesan Teacher training college, Training School was founded as a Church of England foundation for the Teacher education, training of elementary schoolmasters. The school was initially quite small, located in a house at 27 St Swithun Street, Wincheste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Central Lancashire
, mottoeng = "From the Earth to the Sun" , established = as Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledgere-established 1992 (University status granted) , type = Public , chancellor = Ranvir Singh , vice_chancellor = Graham Baldwin , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = Preston (Main)BurnleyCyprusWestlakes, Cumbria , campus = Urban , former_names = Harris Art College, Preston Polytechnic, Lancashire Polytechnic , colours = , website = , logo = , logo_caption = , logo_size = , footnotes = , affiliations = University AllianceUniversities UK , coor = , pushpin_map = United Kingdom Preston central The University of Central Lancashire (abbrevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Farida of Egypt, Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls), Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
