Journalism Archives - Katie Lingo

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Small Business Owners
3rd January 2021

Learning hubs: changing the face of 21st Century education

Muzo is proud to soon be joining forces with one of the most progressive learning providers in the world today. Learnlife, based in Barcelona, Spain, describe themselves as a “group of changemakers united by our passion to create a new lifelong learning paradigm”. We sent our team to Barcelona to discover Learnlife’s mission, and how […]

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Agencies
3rd January 2021

Disrupting customer mobility: interview with Richard Rowson

With talk of HS2 developments, innovation in rail travel is at the forefront of everybody’s minds. Nobody knows this better than Richard Rowson, transport technology consultant and co-founder of YoRIC – The York Rail Innovation Community. With 25 years’ experience in transport technology, including a product development director role at Trainline.com, Richard says he co-founded […]

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Agencies
3rd January 2021

The future of fintech recruitment

At the turn of 2020, no one could have predicted a pandemic that would send shockwaves across the global economy. In a particularly challenging year for start-ups, fintech companies have borne the brunt. Revolut, for example, went through a $500 million capital raise two months before coronavirus hit. Few people understand these challenges as well […]

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Print Media
3rd January 2021

What good looks like: Rev D and operational excellence

The introduction of AS9100 Revision D was a landmark development in British aerospace. For the first time, we began to move away from traditional quality management systems towards operational excellence. This would put more emphasis on product safety, as well as a new focus on “human factors”. Like any industry-wide shift, this was initially met […]

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Agencies
3rd January 2021

How active learning supports a safe transition back into schools

Jon Smedley says physical learning is the only way to get students back on track. As if teaching primary school students wasn’t difficult enough, we now have the ‘new normal’ transition to contend with. Pupils around Britain are essentially starting again – relearning their social skills, while feeling the pressure to be on-track. For the […]

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Agencies, Print Media
3rd January 2021

Five tips for investing in tech on a budget

With so many options available to modern schools, how can management teams choose the best tech for their budgets? Winston Poyton shares his top tips. Any growing school will likely have big ambitions for improving efficiencies and student wellbeing. Whether we’re automating tasks or engaging with parents, tech has a huge role to play. What […]

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Agencies, Print Media
3rd January 2021

Case study: Pocklington Junior School

Reading is not only an essential life skill, but a gateway into a world of new experiences. With one in five children unable to read well by age 11, Britain’s primary schools are facing an overwhelming challenge. At Pocklington Junior School, their mission is to foster a reading culture among all students. With 267 pupils […]

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Print Media
3rd January 2021

Entrepreneur bio: Fergus Dyer-Smith

Fergus Dyer-Smith, CEO at Wooshii Inspiration can strike at the strangest of times – even when you’re riding the crest of a wave off the coast of Portugal. It’s a fitting metaphor for Fergus Dyer-Smith, whose success in video marketing came when he rode the wave of the nascent Internet. Some eight years ago, the […]

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Print Media
3rd January 2021

Entrepreneur bio: Josh Levy

Josh Levy, CEO of Ultimate Finance The coveted role of board member in a FTSE 250 company is a daunting prospect. It’s even more daunting when you’ve landed it at 25 years old. Despite all preconceptions, this was the start of Josh Levy’s journey toward his current position, Chief Executive Officer of Ultimate Finance. The […]

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Print Media
3rd January 2021

Selling an idea: start-ups and raising capital

Amazon, Uber, Netflix: in an age where start-up culture has gained celebrity status, some 64 per cent of Britain’s workforce wants to set up their own business. Many start-up ideas are funded on bootstrapping alone, with the founders using their own cash to source materials and acquire customers. To take it beyond an idea, says […]

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Agencies, Small Business Owners
18th March 2019

Japanifying Jameson: targeting new markets with Irish brands

In one of the largest trade deals in history, the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on July 17, 2018. Though the deal will not come into force until at least February 1 2019, it does present a wealth of opportunities for global trade. Reports reveal that the new trade agreement will account for one […]

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Agencies, Small Business Owners
21st February 2019

Five cultural misunderstandings to know before launching in Japan

In 2013, the Japanese government set about creating a three-pronged approach to break free of economic stagnation. Known colloquially as the “Abenomics” strategy, named after the incumbent prime minister, Shinzō Abe, the initiative has catalysed huge economic changes including almost 50 per cent lower unemployment, 2.5 million more women in work and a 53.7 JPY […]

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Print Media
26th June 2018

On the Right Track? The Case For and Against HS2

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Secretary of State for Transport made the controversial decision last week to veto the publication of a 2011 MPA report on HS2 – but why was the report blocked? KATIE THOMPSON speaks to local experts about the new developments. A Major Projects Authority report on the High Speed 2 railway project has been censored […]

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Personal Work
25th June 2018

Les Mills International to Celebrate 25 Years of Body Pump

It’s a group exercise that’s taken the world by storm since its launch in the early 90s, and now, some 25 years later, Les Mills International is looking forward to launching Body Pump 100 on January 14. The internationally-acclaimed weight training program was devised by New Zealand-born athlete Philip Mills in 1990 and today can […]

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Print Media
24th June 2018

The York Appeal

Alumna Katie Thompson speaks to Head of Visit York and graduate Kate McMullen about student life and the latest developments, set to transform the city into a leading business destination. Twenty years can bring about a lot of changes to a city. Nobody knows this better than Kate McMullen, a History graduate who today finds herself leading one […]

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Print Media
16th June 2018

High Hopes For the UK Aerospace Industry

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Talent must match technology in British aerospace manufacturing It’s difficult to believe a year has passed since the controversial Brexit vote. In a short space of time, we have already seen a decade’s worth of political and economic changes taking place, and with Brexit negotiations still to take shape, there could be a lot […]

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Print Media
14th June 2018

Technology and Me

“I cannot imagine my life without technology,” says Molly Watt, a Deafblind UK member, accessibility and usability consultant and social media superstar. Molly’s journey with technology began in infancy, when she started to wear a hearing aid aged 18 months. Throughout junior school, as technology progressed, her hearing aids became more sophisticated and Molly felt […]

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Print Media
12th June 2018

Raising a Deafblind Baby in the USA

A less common form of deafblindness occurs when an individual is born without sight or hearing, and has to rely solely on his or her tactile experiences to learn and develop. This was the case for Clarisa Vollmar, born in Wisconsin in 2015. We spoke to her father, Justin, about raising a deafblind child in […]

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Print Media
9th June 2018

Member Spotlight: Di Wade

We meet inspiring members from all walks of life at Deafblind UK, but few have shown as much courage and resilience as Di Wade, who has not let her illness deter her from following her dreams. Registered blind Di was born with Antley Bixler Syndrome, a rare condition which makes her severely hearing impaired and […]

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Print Media
15th July 2017

Cool Britannia: The Story of Britpop

The BBC is paying tribute to 20 years of Britpop with a week of radio shows discussing our favourite ’90s classics. In 1997, Noel Gallagher couldn’t believe his luck when he found himself arriving at Downing Street in a Rolls Royce to greet the new prime minister. “I’d only signed off the dole four years […]

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Print Media
23rd June 2017

The London Transport Museum

Are you planning a day trip to The Smoke? Next time you visit the capital, pop along to the London Transport Museum where you’ll be transported on a journey through time, telling you the story of how London keeps moving. We’ve had fantastic feedback from our members who have visited the museum, which provides ample […]

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Print Media
21st June 2017

Accessibility at Wrest Park

Since 1983, English Heritage has been providing accessible tourist attractions that can be enjoyed by people from all walks of life. This countrywide charity manages the National Heritage Collection together with more than 400 of England’s best known historical buildings, monuments and heritage sites. Among these, Wrest Park in Bedfordshire provides a fascinating day out […]

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Print Media
20th June 2017

Accessibility at St Paul’s Cathedral, London

As one of the most iconic features within London’s skyline, St Paul’s Cathedral is steeped in British history, dating back to the 17th Century when it was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The cathedral was a significant part of a rebuilding programme after the Great Fire of London, and has played host to many notable events […]

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Print Media
15th July 2016

Record Store Day

For the eighth year running, independent record store retailers everywhere are celebrating the art of music with Record Store Day 2014. Watch out, iTunes – vinyl still lives, say record store retailers everywhere. As the sales of physical music media continue to dwindle, independent record stores are fighting back with a resurgence that is attracting […]

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Print Media
15th July 2016

Led Zeppelin Release Unheard Recordings

Led Zeppelin have stunned fans the world over today by releasing two previously unheard recordings. More than three decades have passed since members of British rock band Led Zeppelin parted ways. Today, in preparation for the release of the deluxe versions of old studio albums, the band has revealed two previously unheard recordings. Album re-releases […]