True Storey: My Life and Crimes as a Football Hatchet Man

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Rohan Hewavisenti: ‘We have been on an upward trajectory in the last few years including during the pandemic’ Peter Storey studied at the University of York before attending Cambridge as a postgraduate student and completing an MEd degree in 2012. Thereafter, he taught for several years in the state school sector, before transitioning to teaching in higher education. He has taught English language and academic skills programmes at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield, in the case of the former serving as the leader of academic English pre-sessional modules for international students studying STEM subjects. In addition to his work in the UK, Peter has taught overseas in Beijing and Chengdu. As a Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College for twenty years, she was also both an Undergraduate and Graduate Tutor. On the Pre-Sessional course Simon teaches postgraduate students who are just about to start studying at the University, helping them prepare for challenge of studying in a foreign culture. On the In-Sessional course, he supervises undergraduates, postgraduates and post-docs from all Cambridge departments and colleges, although he specialises in teaching scientists. He was also the main teacher on short academic English courses for visiting Chinese university students run by the China UK Development Council. Outside the Language Centre, he supervises undergraduates at Gonville and Caius College in academic skills. After working as a teacher in Sweden, France, Malaysia and the UK, she joined Cambridge University Press, initially as an editor working on coursebooks. Later, as Publishing Director, she led a team specialising in the areas of grammar and vocabulary and became involved in the development of the spoken English sections of the Cambridge English Corpus – a large database of language use. Her interest in how corpus research can improve English teaching materials, especially with regard to the spoken language, inspired her next transition to writer. She is co-author of the internationally-renowned print and online courses Touchstone and Viewpoint published by Cambridge University Press, which draw heavily on corpus research. In her roles as publisher and author she has travelled extensively and delivered papers at several international conferences.

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Simon graduated in 1993 from the University of Leicester with a BSc degree that was three quarters physics and one quarter physical geography. After that, he moved to the University of Salford, where he gained an MSc in environmental management, and a PhD on environmental management in the electricity industry. He then worked as a journalist for over 4 years on The ENDS Report, the leading UK journal of environmental management and business, before starting teaching Academic English. Unite regional officer Peter Storey said: “Full credit must go to Unite’s reps and members without whose commitment and determination this victory would not have been possible. Since Unite began the industrial action dispute there has been a surge of union membership at Shelter with over 100 new members joining the union. Excellent resultOutside of work, Simon is a keen practitioner of yoga, which takes him around the UK and beyond, often on his fold up bicycle. He has been learning Sanskrit since 2001 and he has written an academic book about yoga: Jeremy joins at an exciting time for us and I look forward to working with him to build on our recent successes to ensure that we achieve our mission that fewer people die by suicide.” A spokesperson for Samaritans said:“Samaritans doesn’t recognise the claims made by Unite. The welfare of our staff and volunteers within a positive and inclusive working culture is of the upmost importance to Samaritans.” Timeline of Samaritans chief executive appointment This is further proof of how Unite’s unflinching focus on jobs, pay and conditions is delivering substantial financial benefits for its members.” Growing membership When not teaching and writing, he grows vegetables and fruit in his garden, goes on long country walks and plays Irish traditional music on the fiddle (though not all at the same time).

Shelter pay dispute ends as workers receive improved offer

Gaining a professional qualification as a Life Coach proved useful for the part of her roles that she most enjoyed - interaction with the students. She is looking forward to continuing this role as part of the ADTIS programme. Hopefully the improved pay offer will result in improved industrial relations at Shelter and we can build on this pay increase to end the low pay culture currently experienced by the charity’s staff.” Before taking up his Language Centre post in 2009, Simon taught English for Academic Purposes in other UK institutions, primarily SOAS, University of London. He also taught for a year in Wuxi, China, preparing students for a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of New England, Australia. The long running pay dispute at housing and homelessness charity Shelter has ended after workers accepted a vastly improved pay offer. Strike actionShe teaches on the ADTIS pre-sessional and in-sessional courses, designing and delivering workshops and classes, using her corpus research, materials writing and teaching skills. Unite has called on trustees to rethink appointing Jeremy Hughes as chief executive because the Samaritans is in the “early stages of recovering from a toxic bullying culture”.

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She has been involved with ‘Researcher Development’ for many years now, designing and delivering workshops, both as part of the Centre for Personal and Professional Development and most recently at the Department of Engineering. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Unite regional officer Peter Storey said: “This is an excellent result that has been achieved by the tremendous solidarity and determination of our members. The recent surge in membership demonstrated just how concerned workers were about low pay at Shelter.Ruth Sutherland had been chief executive at Samaritans since 2015, and her departure was announced last year. Away from her computer and the classroom, Jeanne enjoys gardening, especially growing things she can eat, and plays Irish traditional music on the fiddle (aka violin). Karen is the Director of the Academic Development and Training for International Students section of the Language Centre which provides training and support to assist international students at the University in further developing and honing the skills required to succeed in an English-speaking academic context. Unite’s members at the Samaritans are absolutely dedicated to the excellent work that the charity undertakes and they deserve to perform their roles in a healthy and respectful environment.”