Insights: Education

Stand partners with Big Change and the LEGO Foundation on the launch of the global Big Education Conversation initiative
Stand has been appointed by Big Change – a charity founded to transform the way we support the next generation - to expand its Big Education Conversation initiative, in collaboration with the LEGO Foundation.
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Harnessing your superpower
I was diagnosed with ADHD in January 2021, whilst I was in the middle of Masters degree. Since then, I have been on a journey of self-discovery (to use a classic cliché). I threw myself into researching ADHD and...
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Weight: The overlooked health inequality
In my adult life, I’ve never been smaller than a size 12. There was a time I visited the gym three times a day, stopped eating properly, and took diet pills to lose weight. I had some “success”, losing...
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What I learnt during my time as a carer
Just like so many individuals, working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic made me re-evaluate my work situation. Do I enjoy my role? Do I find it rewarding? These were questions that I had sometimes considered pre-COVID. But the...
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Lessons from remote working #2 – Kids… all day, every day
Wednesday 18th March, 5pm was a life-defining moment for many parents. It was when the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced that schools would be closed ‘until further notice’.
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The DofE Experience List
2020 is looking good. That’s if our first campaign for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is anything to go by. We kicked off the new decade securing blanket media coverage and more than 30 national hits for the launch...
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Stand Agency’s new brief tackles STE(A)M skills crisis
Stand Agency has been appointed by the Engineering Development Trust. EDT is a charity that works to enhance experiences for young people within STE(A)M (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) through the Industrial Cadets programme. By working with education,...
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The future of payment – the revolution of mobility technology
Phasing out petrol and diesel cars and introducing EVs is a great option in...
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Claire Brady on Net Zero Hero Podcast
Some people think that ‘circularity’ simply means recycling, but it is so much more...
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Earth Day
Earth Day provides an opportunity to take stock of our progress towards addressing the...
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When it comes to making sustainability claims, getting it wrong can cost organisations the earth
According to Robin Hicks, “2022 was the year that policymakers started to take greenwashing...
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Less is more: How low alcohol brands are targeting their Gen Z consumers
Dry January may be over, but giving up alcohol definitely hasn’t gone out of...
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Beyond B Corp: Breaking up with Barclays
Last year we became a certified B Corp, and to do so we had...
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Three takeaways from the IPCC’s ‘final warning’ report
This week has seen the release of the latest IPCC report assessing the climate...
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Why we’ve introduced a 4.5 day working week
As the rulebook of the working week gets rewritten, at Stand we continue to...
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Stand shifts as we move into our second decade
I founded Stand with one simple (but typically ambitious) belief: that good comms can...
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B Corp is a movement, not a moment
As B Corp month draws to a close, we reflect on how the movement...
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