Bursar’s Review Summer 2021 Sample

Summer 2021 www.theisba.org.uk 8 News Social costs of the pandemic could be felt for a decade Society will continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19 for a decade or more without an urgent public policy overhaul, warns the British Academy, in an independent research report on the anniversary of Britain’s first lockdown. In its new multi- disciplinary evidence review, The COVID decade: understanding the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19, the Academy forecasts that significant intervention will be needed to avoid an acceleration towards poorer health, social and economic outcomes and a more extreme pattern of inequality. The extensive evidence report is accompanied by a wide-ranging and thorough policy analysis, Shaping the COVID decade, which argues that these societal impacts have exposed several gaps in public policy making that the Government now has the opportunity to address. Download the report here https://tinyurl.com/3yf79au5 Cyber fears as Department for Education loses nearly 200 devices The Department for Education has had nearly 200 devices, including laptops and mobile phones, lost or stolen over the past two years according to official figures obtained under a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act inquiry by Parliament Street think tank. Edward Blake of Absolute Software UK&I said: “Sophisticated cyber criminals could steal the data of young people contained on these devices, access more businesses files, or intercept emails between colleagues with relative ease. “Managing and ensuring each and every device is cyber secure and accounted for is no easy task. Therefore, it is more critical than ever to have a permanent digital connection to every endpoint, as well as the ability to lock, freeze or wipe the device if it is at risk of being compromised.” ‘One kind word’ is the theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2021 The isolation of the past year has underlined how little acts of consideration and charity can break down barriers and brighten the lives of the people around us. This is one of the reasons that ‘One Kind Word’ has been chosen as the theme of Anti-Bullying Week taking place from 15 to 19 November 2021. Schools in England will be able to download free teaching resources and themed assemblies, geared to different key stages, in the autumn. These will focus on the activities we can all take to spread kindness and prevent bullying behaviour. www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week A treat from Cranleigh School For the first time this academic year 37 young wind, brass and percussion players from across all year groups at Cranleigh School formed a virtual symphonic wind orchestra. Working remotely under the guidance of Mr Dave Eaglestone (head of brass and woodwind), the young musicians came together to produce and record an arrangement of Morton Steven’s original theme tune to Hawaii Five-O. Pupils entered into the sun-drenched spirit of the TV show; rehearsing, producing and filming audio, video and ultimately creating a full performance from the confines of their own homes. They have learned valuable new skills, and proved that, with clever use of technology, even the joy of large-scale ensemble music making is possible under lockdown. Watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkrE1zRAO0k