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In this episode, internationally trained massage therapist Christine Knox shares her unique approach to massage therapy, focusing on transformation and empowerment through gentle techniques. She discusses her journey in scar tissue therapy and remedial hot stone therapy, both aimed at improving client outcomes without additional pain. Christine also emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed care and building strong client connections. Tune in to learn more about her globally accessible online programs, which teach these effective and compassionate techniques. - Health Leader Co: https://healthleaderco.com/ About Christine Knox Christine is an internationally trained & renowned practitioner and creator of the only mentored online programs for hands-on therapists in Remedial Hot Stones and Gentle Scar Therapy. She trained in the UK and holds the highest qualification available to massage therapists, a professional degree BTEC level 6 in advanced clinical and sports massage. Christine has 14 years of massage and bodywork experience, coupled with a background in performing arts, sales, teaching, and business across the UK and Australia. She has been exposed to an extraordinary blend of perspectives which has resulted in a truly unique framework of sustainability and fulfilment that is changing the way Massage Therapists, Myotherapists, and Bodyworkers develop their business and hands-on practical skills across the globe. - IG: @theradicalmassagetherapist Website: www.theradicalmassagetherapist.com Email: Krista@theradicalrmt.com

It's results day and while students across the country celebrate their A-levels, BTEC and T-levels, university funding has come back into the limelight. And what's better than one former education minister? Two! Gillian Keegan is sitting in for George this week, and she and Ed Balls consider the best course of action to make the education sector pay for itself. Plus, Gillian makes her case for more business people in Parliament. Would they really drive more growth than career politicians with PPE degrees? And in the next instalment of our summer conversations, Ed and George give the 2024 intake of MPs their top tips for standing out from the crowd - but does Gillian agree?Become a member of POLITICAL CURRENCY GOLD

This morning, Greg and Dan gave Chris Setti from Greater Peoria Economic Development Council a call.   For this week, Chris gave an update on his interview from last week bringing in 33 Brazilian delegates from BTEC. Chris told us about the warm welcome that they received from the Greater Peoria area and its locals during their brief 60 hours in the area, as well as their interests in Peoria's agriculture companies and community.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Greg and Dan Show welcomes Chris Setti of the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council and special guest Claudio Goldbach of BTEC (Brazilian Tech Connections) for a conversation on his up-and-coming startup. The GPEDC is hosting a Brazil Delegation of 33 individuals from a variety of industries and backgrounds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles and Graham welcome special guest, musician, Chantel McGregor. Bradford born, Chantel is a rock musician and female guitar prodigy, who enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college's history, to achieve a 100% pass mark at BTEC, with 18 distinctions. Chantel followed this with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college's musician of the year award. Her critically acclaimed 2011 debut album, Like No Other was followed by second album, Lose Control, in 2015 on her independent boutique label Tis Rock Music. Subsequently she has released the Shed Sessions albums, volume 1 and 2. After many years of touring and festival appearances, Chantel has made a gradual transition from conventional Blues to a harder, bigger and bolder rock sound with progressive influences. She is currently on a national tour which includes a date at Ripley Town Hall on 20 July.Graham reflects on the strange nature of 1970s albums with elaborate 'fold out' sleeves, as typified by Isaac Hayes' 1971 double album Black Moses.Charles raises the issue of Rich Sunak's latest policy ahead of the General Election on 4 July - the decision to introduce a new National Service scheme and wonders if the arts can benefit from those who want to volunteer in the community rather than the military.Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car:X@2big_egosFacebook@twobigegos

More than 40 hair and beauty students at an academy on Sheppey have been told their past year's work was for nothing.The pupils have been left stunned they won't be getting a BTEC qualification despite signing up for the course and studying hard.Also in today's podcast, an award-winning architect who designed and built his “dream home” on the Kent coast says it no longer feels safe following an attempted armed raid at the property.David Liddicoat, whose work has featured on Grand Designs, was inside the house with his partner and their two children at the time of the terrifying ordeal.A court has heard a “Good Samaritan” was pummelled in the face when he bravely stepped in to save a stranger from a pub toilet beating.The attacker has avoided being sent to prison over the attack at a bar in Rochester. New rules set to be introduced by every council in Kent mean those enjoying the luxury of owning a second residence will soon have to pay a premium.  It's designed to discourage second home ownership, with many believing it will free up properties for those who need them amid a housing crisis. And in football, the season may be over for Gillingham but their head coach plans to keep working on improving the squad.Hear from Stephen Clemence who says he hopes to build a team more to his liking so they can mount a more vigorous assault on the promotion places next season.

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, writer and voice actor Debs Wardle joins Sam and Mark to talk about turning over your own characters to other voice actors, how to create exertion noises, and embodying the undead!Our VO question this week is all about what writers create first - the characters or the universe they live in.Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1(Sounds of a horse and cart being loaded) ‘Hup, the headmaster's chair, ‘hup the bench of the seven aldermen, and here, the bench for the rich gentlemen of the guilds… And isn't that the magistrate's hat? (mimicking/sarcastic) Luxury cloth. Exclusive and hard-wearing! (laughs) Come on, Frederic, let's go. We can come back later for the steward's furniture.Script 2Actually, I am from a noble family, thank you very much. My family held this land for generations, but after the conquest it was confiscated, handed over to those vile Normans, and they knocked down our family home and built this castle in its place. The conquest happened a little before my time, of course, but I'm told my poor grandfather never recovered. We were supposedly lucky because we were allowed to carry on living here – lucky to be allowed to carry on living full stop, actually. **Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Debs Wardle is an Oxford based voice artist specialising in character work and narration along with commercial and e-learning. She's recently voiced for The Wandering Kitchen, Oxford Digital Media, and Oxford University Press. Debs particularly enjoys working on audio dramas and has lent her voice to several podcasts including The Cryo Pod Tapes, The Space Buccaneers, Clash of the Reasonably Epic People, and her own podcast Vamps; the fourth and final series of which was released at the end of 2023.Debs has a theatrical background with a Btec in Performing Arts and a BA in Drama. As well as being a voice artist, She's a writer, with recent credits including Death's Door forEvcol Entertainment and Window of Opportunity for Clockwork Digital Media.Debs's Website Debs on YouTube @debs.writervo on Instagram Debs's Facebook page Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!Vamps on Apple Podcasts:

This episode is part 2 of our chat with Wayne Bean – if you haven't listened to Part 1, you know the drill, go on, go back and listen to it first. In this episode Wayne recalls the 18 years he spent working for Heytesbury Pastoral, where he progressed from an overseer on the Barkly, to junior manager in the Victoria River District, and finally, his goal of senior manager in the Kimberley.  Throughout those years he saw the end of BTEC, gained his pilots licence, and had a front row seat to the positive changes the Heytesbury Pastoral boss, Janet Holmes à Court, put in place – not least of all the introduction of paid positions for managers wives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patric Ridge and Harry Carr discuss a big weekend of managerial announcements, what's next for Liverpool, and another disciplinary issue at Manchester United.

A discussion with Ashley Deane about the reforms for Level 3 students in Further Education where they will be moving away from BTEC qualifications and towards the Technical Levels. An equivalent to A-Levels but with a host of new challenges for the sector to overcome in the pursuit of parity and skills development. 

This week the Wetwired boys make a return the The Brand Social for a catch up. We talk collabs, the struggles of social media advertising, briefly discuss why American football is just Btec rugby and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did Michael Parkinson change British television? To mark his death at the age of 88, Adam assembles his own panel of legends for a chat on the imaginary sofas of the Newscast studio. Parkinson producer Bea Ballard, former BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey and presenter Dame Esther Rantzen lift the lid on behind-the-scenes moments and delve into the enduring power of Parky. We also catch up with the BBC's education editor Branwen Jeffries at the end of a busy day taking questions from our Discord community on today's A-Level, T-Level and BTEC results. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tom Smithard with Joe Wilkinson and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham. BBC Sounds topics: 00:00 - A note from fellow Yorkshireman Chris Mason 02:33 - Three legends of broadcasting pay tribute to Parky 24:57 - Branwen Jeffries gives us the lowdown on A-level results day

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The T-level was initially mooted back in 2017 by the British government as a new, unified technical qualification which would replace the BTEC and simplify vocational education routes. After several years of development, The Department for Education (DfE) launched the t-level in 2020 with the aim of enabling students to directly enter employment on completion of a programme in further education or Sixth Form college. The unique aspect of the T-levels is that the courses have been developed in collaboration with employers and education providers so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for entry into skilled employment, an apprenticeship or related technical study through further or higher education. The T-level is a 2-year course which can be taken after GCSEs and is broadly equivalent in size to 3 A Levels. It offers students practical and knowledge-based learning and on-the-job experience through an industry placement of approximately 45 days. The first 16 have now been launched and all 24 T-levels will be available by 2024. Under the Engineering and Manufacturing T-level there is a choice of 3 courses: Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control   To find out more about what this new vocational training programme would mean for the engineering industry Helen spoke with chartered engineers Lydia Amarquaye, professional development and education policy adviser for the IMechE and Andrew Livesey, consultant, further education lecturer, and author of T-Level Engineering - Technology, Manufacture and Maintenance Lydia works with key stakeholders outside the IMechE to identify gaps in the education landscape which could help address workforce challenges and equip engineers with the right skills for a successful career. She also works with the Education and Skills strategy Board to develop the Institution's strategic direction in education.   Andrew is an experienced company director as well as having authored several engineering textbooks. He is passionate about stem education and lectures at Ashford college in Kent. In 2018 his was part of the employer-led panel set up by the government to develop the T-levels in engineering.   In the first half of this episode Helen spoke with Lydia about how the IMechE was working with industry to ensure they understood the value of T-levels. In the second half Andrew talks to Helen about the importance of creating a flexible vocational qualification in engineering for young people and what he hoped the T-level would bring to the workplace.   Useful Links: What are T-levels What Students need to know about T-levels Government info for Employers C&G info for Employers   We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode. If you would like to get in touch, email us at podcast@imeche.org You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org 

Francis is the co host of triggernometry and joined us to talk Brexit, the culture war and what being on the Joe Rogan experience is like.

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Bonus episode. After Elliot gets an accusation of being racist he addresses it on a podcast he drunkenly booked at 2am. This episode is about practicing stoicism and forgiving. We all mess up from time to time and although we take the p*ss on here it's all love and also because we couldn't get refunded for the studio.

It's a bit of a podcast crossover this week as we're jtoined by Elliot Steele and Michael Odewale of the very funny BTEC Philosophers podcast (currently nominated for best comedy podcast at the British Comedy Awards). We address some big shocking comedy news that was revealed last week and in true TVI style treat it with the utmost sensitivity and respect. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we're chatting with Josh Gillis and Richard Constable of Guitar Boss, an all in one system for guitar teachers. Listen in and get some insights and how this program will help you stay organized as you get busier and you get more leads in. They also shared the importance of using a funnel and the misconceptions around it. If you're looking for some great advice on how to be successful as a guitar teacher, while still being yourself and without worrying on the business side of things, this episode is for you. Richard shares with us what Guitar Boss Program is all about. Is Guitar Boss only for guitar teachers? The importance of a funnel and why we should use it. What's the biggest misconception about funnels? Advice for guitar teachers who are either struggling with the business side of things or want to get more into marketing. Josh shares his interest on NFT's, Crypto and Blockchain. How to protect your intellectual property with NFT's. One piece of wisdom for guitar teaching or business. Guest Links Josh Gillis Website Instagram – Josh Gillis Facebook – Josh Gillis  Guitar Teaching Resources Mentioned Free Guitar E-book Resources Today's Guests JOSH GILLIS Josh Gillis is a musician and guitar teacher from Columbus, MS. He has been playing guitar for over 25+ years and has been teaching for the past 10+ years. His primary focus is helping beginners and teaching the basics. He enjoys good coffee, outdoor adventure, and learning more about Crypto, AI, and NFT's. RICHARD CONSTABLE Richard Constable from Guitar Journey has been playing guitar for 20+ years. He has been running Guitar Journey for 5 years and has taught over 200+ people. He also has 20 years of gigging and recording experience, including doing a BTEC in Music Technology and a degree in Recording Arts. His teaching style is relaxed and easygoing with lots of encouragement. He can teach all levels from Beginner to Advanced across all exam boards. Whether you would like to learn classical, jazz or rock, Rich got you covered. Click here to find out more about TopMusicGuitar Membership Thank you for tuning in! Consider implementing the ideas from this podcast by writing several actionable steps for your teaching practice if it's inspired you. If you enjoyed today's show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, which helps other teachers find our show. Stay updated by subscribing to this show, and get automatic delivery to your device every time a new episode goes live! We publish on Fridays weekly.  

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In the field of Biotechnology, the focus on cell & gene therapy continues to advance our potential to improve lives. UMBC's Biotechnology Graduate Programs offers special topic courses that help their students achieve success in the field, courses like BTEC 691, Cell and Gene Therapy. In this episode of UMBC's Mic'd Up Podcast, we chat with graduate faculty, Darren Dasburg, M.B.A. about the course, the field of Biotechnology in general, and the amazing work being discovered in cell and gene therapy. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction to Darren Dasburg4:25 Career path6:15 The importance of networking in a professional setting11:32 Entrance into the biotech world14:34 CRISPR 19:57 Favorite part of the biotech field25:22 What is on biotech company radar28:07 Where students should begin34:33 What's your favorite bookDarren Dasburg's favorite author: Walter Isaacson If you'd like to learn more about UMBC's Biotechnology Graduate Programs, visit us! About Darren Dasburg: Bringing over 39 years of technical operations experience in a variety of small and large molecule settings, Darren Dasburg recently departed AstraZeneca as Vice President Global PMO & Strategy in 2017 after his role as Site GM for the Boulder Manufacturing Center beginning in September 2015 when AstraZeneca/MedImmune acquired the former Amgen biologics production facility, retrofitted and started up through 2017. He is currently in advancing discussions for cell and gene therapy start-ups. Previously, Darren held the position of Vice President MedI BioVentures building partnerships in Korea, Japan and China for biosimilar development. Before then, VP of Capacity Utilization with where he led the first of its kind capacity sharing arrangement to support bio-manufacturing production. Prior to that, he was a Founding Partner in a consulting venture where he provided executive management team leadership in the areas of technical operations, manufacturing operations, project management, and business strategy. Darren did his formative years and ultimately served as Vice President of Corporate Engineering with GlaxoSmithKline.Darren holds a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and a MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and advanced certificates in biotechnology from MIT. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and has worked on the ISPE Bio Mfg Conference since its inception.

This week we mix it up, leaving you asking the question: why?Tom is away doing an impromptu tour of South East Asia, so Ali invites the Btec Philosophers Michael Odewale (Mock The Week, The Mash Report) and Elliot Steel (Comedy Central, Live From The Comedy Store) to have a crossover episode!No Agony Uncle, no FailMail, just vibes.Hope you enjoy!Support the show

Did we mention we are on patreon. Or that Elliot has a live show at the Bill Murray on december 22nd? This is old school Btec. emotional, insightful and hilarious absurdity. Enjoy!

https://bit.ly/3K8UlDx https://www.stepbystepdyslexiasolutions.com/Dyslexic Design Engineer Working on High-Performance Cars - Interview with Matthew HeadMatthew has been a lifelong dyslexic having been diagnosed at 6 years old. Feeling burnt out by the end of college he left with a BTEC national diploma in engineering and took up a job as an HGV technician, working for Volvo and Mercedes-Benz trucks until his mid 20's. Where he left full-time employment to study a fast-track MEng at Robert Gordon University, "If you had asked the 19-year-old me who left college whether the 31-year-old me would have graduated with a Master's Degree, I would have laughed, I can't spell, so how the hell am I going to study a university education; that's for clever people."He set up a website Dyslexia Life Hacks (https://dyslexialifehacks.com) which is a collection of hacks tips and tricks he has gathered over the years, to assist fellow dyslexics in their day-to-day lives at home and at work. In recent years Matt has worked as a senior vehicle design engineer designing race cars and other high-performance cars to FIA standards including reverse engineering a 1960's Le Mans car from images and scan data, then moving on to designing the last generation of electric vehicles for a technology start-up.Hope you check out his website here:  https://dyslexialifehacks.com/https://youtu.be/aTcRaEKTveg~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dr. Marianne Cintron earned her Doctorate in Education Leadership and Administration. She founded a nonprofit, Step By Step Dyslexia Solutions in 2018 and started the affiliate Cintron Orton - Gillingham Reading Institute in August 2022.She has recently been invited to sit on the Board for FAB (Film Advisory Board) with President Michael Conley. She actively serves in a fourth term as board member for the International Dyslexia Association. In 2021, Dr. Marianne earned several awards: Social Impact Award Finalist - Lady in Blue, Lifetime Legacy Award Nominee - National Women of Influence, 100 Women Global Award - CD Wilson Events, and Certificates of Recognition from the California State Assembly, the California State Senate, and the County of Riverside.  She hosts three You Tube Channels, three Podcast Channels and has hosted educational webinars over the past two years. She is a speaker and author of seven books.  Landing Page for Scheduling and Subscribing You Tubehttps://bit.ly/3qXAbo7You Tube Link to Dyslexia Solutions  https://bit.ly/314YLGjPodcast - Link to Dyslexia Solutionshttps://www.stepbystepdyslexiasolutions.com/podcast/Trait of Genius         https://amzn.to/33kVxCUPrisms of Brilliance  https://amzn.to/3uO4zDAA Message of Hope  https://amzn.to/3GI4wLNLinked In - https://bit.ly/3LsPRIchttps://www.facebook.com/mpcintronhttps://twitter.com/mpcintron16https://www.instagram.com/mpcintron/#Dyslexia #Marianne Cintron #Studentswithdyslexiahttps://www.stepbystepdyslexiasolutions.com/    Support the show

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing Sally Carman-Duttine. We move back to Ingram absolutely idolising Shameless and we chat about Sally's acting influences, breaking boundaries on Shameless, adjusting to married life, getting kicked off of her BTEC in performing arts, studying at LAMDA, fighting barriers and stereotypes, the biggest lesson Sally learnt at Drama School, Sally's Shameless costumes and how they found her costumes, Sally's favourite Shameless moments, the proper way to curtsy, Sally wonders if Emerald Fennell is a real person, whether she had has hesitations about joining Coronation Street, the turn around on soaps and how she defines totally being in character. Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite: https://forms.gle/1p296t4Uu1F1XVvN9 Host: Ingram Noble Guest: Sally Carman-Duttine Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble Links: Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble Sally's Instagram: @sally_carman__ Get This Is Where We Get Off Tickets: https://webstersglasgow.com/whats-on/event/this-is-where-we-get-off/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

Are you new to the biopharma industry? If so, then this 20-minute episode is for you! Together with Dr. Gary Gilleskie from BTEC, the Biomanufaturing Training and Education Center at North Carolina State University, we explain the basics of biopharmaceutical manufacturing. How are biopharmaceuticals different from traditional pharmaceutical products? Do cell and gene therapies fall into the category of biopharmaceuticals? Do you know the difference between the upstream and downstream parts of the manufacturing processes? We tackle these questions and more in this episode of PEP talks.

In this episode talk about college and why it's not considered enough as a option. The main things I spoke about in this episode were: Why I wanted to speak about this Link about colleges that I mentioned - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-colleges-in-the-uk Colleges are seen in a negative light why is this? Colleges I mentioned City and Islington, Westminster Kingsway Specialised colleges like Chapel Manor College Sixth form colleges vs further education college Why you should consider colleges Open days and visiting colleges Links you may find useful 1. Why should you go to college - https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/information/further-education-at-16/eleven-reasons-to-choose-an-fe-college-course 2. Btec vs Alevels episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-129-a-levels-vs-btecs-what-do-you-as-parent/id1450116167?i=1000565949448 3. London colleges list - https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fe_and_sixth_form_admissions_information_-_july_2020_update.pdf Any questions about this episode please email me at soma@somaghosh.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/careerhappiness/message

"If you feel stuck in a rut or bored at work, it may simply be down to the fact you've stopped learning," says Paul A Young, one of the world's leading chocolatiers. "You shouldn't feel guilty about that." Paul's career is fascinating, as much for the various twists and turns, as for the sheer level of achievement. He says it all began as a child, helping his mother and grandmother with the baking on a Sunday: "I wasn't very academic at school," he says. "But I did excel at arts and home economics." After initially getting into art college, he had a very late change of heart and ended up doing a BTEC in hotel and catering management at New College Durham. Find out more about the up-coming Food Matters Live careers event series In this episode of the Career Conversations podcast series, he reveals how he ended up working with Marco Pierre White, forming a lifelong friendship: "That's when my world changed." Paul also reveals the one piece of advice from Marco that sticks with him to this day, and it was more to do with what he wore than what he cooked. But just as he was on a career trajectory that most could only dream of, disaster struck. He had managed to rise to the position of Head Pastry Chef at Marco's restaurant when things took a turn for the worse: "I was on the treadmill trying to be the best I could be. But I left because I got ill. I just couldn't keep up the pace anymore. "I didn't know how to look after myself. I wasn't eating very well, that's no reflection on Marco and the team, that's my own responsibility." Eventually Paul saw a doctor who told him he was seriously dehydrated and malnourished. After a period of time out of the kitchen, Paul returned and started the next phase of his career, which has led to the launch of his own chocolate brand, seen him become an author, and cemented his place as one of the world's leading chocolatiers. Listen to the full episode to find out how he ended up making regular television appearances, started creating his own award-winning chocolates, and published four books including his latest release "The Joy of Chocolate: Recipes and Stories from the Wonderful World of the Cacao Bean".  Paul A Young, Chocolatier Paul A Young is a ground breaking and inspirational chocolatier who is at the forefront of the British chocolate scene.  Paul trained as a chef before moving into the world of chocolate; his passion for his craft and his cutting-edge creativity have won him numerous awards including Best Sea Salted Caramel in the World, two years' running, which led to him being ranked amongst the world's best chocolatiers.  Paul has his own chocolaterie located on Camden Passage, Islington and all of ‘Paul A Young Fine Chocolates' can also be purchased via their online shop.  Paul has a reputation as an incredibly creative chocolatier, a flavour alchemist who often incorporates unusual flavours into his wonderful chocolates and develops flavour combinations that are original, experimental, sometimes daring, yet always perfectly balanced. Paul's first book ‘Adventures with Chocolate' won the World's Best Chocolate Book at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Paris, shortly after publication, and was included in the Independent's Top 50 cookbooks.  He went onto write two further books including charity book Sensational Chocolate in 2016. Paul's latest book The Joy Of Chocolate was published in Autumn 2022 and is a love letter to chocolate including fascinating facts, stories and of course delicious recipes

Chris and James sit down with director Adam Nelson to talk about the growth from your first feature film to your second, talking with actors, and the struggles of low budget filmmaking. Adam Nelson was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, and started his filmmaking and writing careers before the age of ten. He would write short stories based on films he had seen and then make stop motion films based on these with his Dad's VHS camera. He studied both film and media studies at A-level and developed a knack for using analog editing equipment to cut short films. He carried this passion into his degree (also in film studies) where he cut a lot of short films for other students. Upon graduating with a 2:1 in Film Studies Adam took to teaching in order to share his knowledge with others. It was whilst teaching BTEC film production and running the media department at a large further education college that Adam took to directing.

Loyiso Gola is a globe trotting killer of a comedian who came in and dropped his philosophies on life on the Btec boys. Elliot is also back after his horrific injury.

This is from our patreon series where we deep dive in the ISMs. For just 3.50 you can get this and so much more on the Btec philosopher patreon. We will be doing an extra Patreon episode as we made this one public. some of the audio is a little shaky so don't send us abusive messages about it. Or do it's very funny. Hope you enjoy this series as much as we had making it.

With everyone complaining about the Heatwave, this week we talk is it ever ok to complain and why do we do it? Bonus episode out on patreon. Sign up for more Btec content

A Kent mum is calling for disposable barbecues to be banned from beaches after her son was badly injured. Alex, 12, stood on one that had been buried in the sand during a school trip to Camber Sands. The metal cut the back of his ankle, severing his Achilles tendon. Hear what his mum Lucy Gottelier has said about it and what she wants to see done. Also in today's podcast, if you moan about your children playing on their computers for too long - what do you think about them doing it at school? We're asking be because a school near Dartford is giving students the chance to get a BTEC qualification in competitive video gaming. Wilmington Academy is one of the first in the country to offer it - hear from a student and the principal. A community hub in Gravesend, which helps people of all ages with inclusivity has been nominated for a national diversity award. The Grand Healthy Living Centre helps tackle issues in society. Highly toxic plants, which can cause serious skin burns, have been found near a public footpath in East Malling. Giant Hogweed can grow to 15 feet tall and is also really dangerous for our pets. And in sport, hear from the Maidstone men who're training to row the Atlantic - despite never having rowed before. The pair are taking part in a challenge said to be the toughest in the world.

After a short break, the award winning Skills World Live Radio Show is back with its ‘on the road' format of the podcast!This week, we're co-producing the show with Level BTEC Media Production students at Walsall College in the West Midlands. Sponsored by Pearson.Themed, ‘Levelling-up through further education and skills in the West Midlands', the students ask all the hard hitting questions of our panel. These include:Is levelling up just a slogan?Is free speech compatible with keeping students safe?Should the government be axing BTEC qualifications?Will lifelong learning ever become reality?Presenter, Tom Bewick, is joined by his super informed panel of guests:Sharon Blyfield OBE, Head of Early Careers, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners LimitedFiona Aldridge, Head of Insight and Intelligence – Economic Delivery, Skills and Communities, West Midlands Combined AuthorityJames Norris, Assistant Principal, Walsall CollegeMelissa Tisdale, Advanced Practitioner at Walsall College and FE Lecturer of the Year Winner

Sorry it's late. And sorry it's a little shorter but it is one of our best yet. We talk adverts, Rwanda and a whole heap of Btec nonsense. Full episode on the Patreon where discuss Lizzos language and try to get cancelled.

In this episode we talk about A levels vs Btecs what do you as a parent really need to know? The main points I talked about in this episode included: Qualifications framework and difference between level 2 and level 3 courses see link here as an example https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels What are A levels and picking the right subjects What is a BTEC and how are they different to A levels Link to the BTEC level 3 course I referenced in the episode - https://www.westking.ac.uk/course-detail/animation-and-games-design-level-3-extended-diploma/11005/ Vocational courses and the difference between them and a BTEC NVQ courses an example I mentioned in the episode - https://www.cwc.ac.uk/courses/section/course/imi-level-1-diploma-in-motor-vehicle-maintenance-and-repair Differences between being in college vs school Slots available for parental consultations in September see link here for my details - https://www.somaghosh.com/parental-consultation You can email me at soma@somaghosh.com or follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_careerhappinessmentor/ or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/careerhappiness/message

The boys welcome their first guest and it's a big one. Jamali Maddix is in studio and he talks about meeting fascists, nationalism and knowing the Btec lads. re uploaded because I messed up the first time. Enjoy

This episode is an absolute classic. From eurovision to legendary rants. New sections as the Btec boys take on the news and give their philosophical insights into the weeks biggest stories. Full ep over on the patreon

The boys talk about masculinity and toxic femininity with masculine co producer Vittorio and they are on fire. This Ep is non stop laughs from start to finish as Elliot reveals too much about his life and comes under fire for being the son of a comedian. Mike actually remembers to promote some shows and has some big questions about what are red flags in women? And all the boys treat a sore subject with that Btec decorum we know and love. Follow us on insta and twitter @BtecPhilosophers

The Btec boys try to figure out what kind of planet they should leave to the younger generation. And also talk about Elon musk, Inter galactic pedophiles and Elliot's fear of the ocean. Follow us on Insta @Btecphilosophers

James Fraser-Murison catches up with EdTech Shared at BETT to give us a 10min taster on the incredible growth of the Esports in education community and how he has developed a successful Pearson BTEC curriculum to teach students the skills needed to access this fast growing global vocation.  James is a national award winner of Innovation, Esports Director at Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke & National Trainer for Pearson for the esports BTEC. James has presented as a speaker at the Festival of Education, BETT, EGX and NASEF mentor. He's the manager of the esports team, the QMSamuari and current NASEF mentor. James's other role is the business development manager and esports educational consultant for Yoyotech who build esports gaming arenas around the UK.  May 2021 saw the UK's first-ever sixth form esports floor open based on grants and funding of 300K which James helped raise and personally oversee the build of. James is an avid computer gamer, especially with his son Noah. Loves Thai food and Netflix (in that order) and passed his cycling proficiency test on the first go

The Btec boys discuss is there a good reason to deal drugs and what is the responsibility of the drug dealers and users. Of course neither have ever done any and this is purely for entertainment purposes only. 

Producer Phoebe is away. And in her place the Btec boys welcome substitute Producer and fellow comedian Vittorio, who also happens to know more about Philosophy than Mike or Elliot.   The boys debate when does loving yourself become selfish? Mike shows his lack of history of the troubles, and Elliot talks fast after having a Latte. it's your new favourite podcast and as silly as ever. 

This week, the boys touch on Europe's biggest footy news! Manchester United was trashed at Old Trafford last weekend thanks to Mo Salah and Liverpool, Koeman has been sacked at Barcelona and the 2021 Ballon d'Or is set to be announced on Friday. We give our thoughts on all of it! After that, we discuss the Premier League and the rest of Europe's biggest matches and the best bet for each (Rick's Picks). Finally, we have a BTEC hot take, top lad award and hairdryer treatment for a Spice Girl spouse. Tune in, rate, view and subscribe to the thing! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Luke Harding is the Blue Iguana Conservation Programme Manager at the National Trust for the Cayman Islands. He is a conservation biologist with over 14 years of experience in the conservation sector. Luke shares with us how his family and early life experiences kindled his particular interest in the conservation breeding and captive management of amphibians and reptiles. Critically, he references his BTEC at Sparsholt College Hampshire as key in kindling his passion for animals. Furthermore, he participated in a two-week work experience at Chester Zoo which increased his passion for Herpetology. Luke went on to get a degree in Zoology / Animal Biology at Nottingham Trent University, which he completed whilst working in the industry to gain more experience. In doing so, Luke has worked within some of the some of the largest zoos in the UK and gained extensive in situ field experience with flag ship species such as the Mountain Chicken Frog (Leptodactylus fallax) and Golden Mantella Frog (Mantella aurantiaca). Luke highlights that in situ research shows “the more we think we know, the less we turn out we know”. This indicates the importance of evidence-based husbandry in captive environments, to promote a high standard of welfare for the animals. Similarly, for critically endangered species, ex situ research can inform in situ conservation strategies as most knowledge comes from animals in human care. Luke noted the Mountain Chicken Frog as a key example. As such, Luke and Sabrina discuss the importance of collaboration. Luke introduces us to his current work managing the conservation of the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi). He highlights how the Blue Iguana can be used as a symbol of conservation optimism, as the species went from less than 25 to over 1000 in 19 years. He does however emphasise that breeding is not a quick fix, and the threats need to be addressed. This requires cooperation with the locals, here Luke introduces various educational efforts and activities people engage in, and why an appreciation for the native species is important. Luke reveals the newly constructed Blue Iguana facility, and how evidence-based practice strongly influenced its design, and in turn how the ‘wild' environment design has affected the enclosed Blue Iguana's welfare across a 24/7 period. He also describes how the keeper's workday addresses this 24/7 concept. Luke also addresses how individual personalities can be used in Blue Iguana conservation strategies, such as to determine individual release suitability and mating compatibility. Luke concludes by saying, find those moments that make it all worthwhile, as that will help maintain passion and enthusiasm when times are hard. Learn about the Blue Iguana Conservation programme and how you can get involved HERE Learn more about the Blue Iguana Garden scheme HERE Learn more about the 24/7 approach HERE Become a member of PAWS now HERE

In this Episode I discuss, exam reform, BTEC qualifications, mental health and social media.

The education secretary Gavin Williamson was unable to explain how students will be awarded exam grades this summer and threatened teachers with inspections. The confusion came as heads around the country reported primary schools being inundated with children despite the national lockdown, and urged parents to be hone stabout whether they are really key workers and need the emergency provision. Speaking in the Commons, Williamson said it was “time to trust teachers, not algorithms”, and that school-based assessments would be used to award GCSE and A-level grades to avoid a repeat of last year's exam disaster. But in the same breath, Williamson urged parents to report teachers they thought were failing to meet the government's new targets for three to five hours of remote learning each day, and said inspectors from Ofsted would be called in to investigate their complaints. Mark and Pete delve into the murky depths of the government's ineptitude. Boris Johnson 'extremely cautious' on when England's schools will reopen Read more School leaders were left frustrated by the lack of support or detail in the statement over how to prepare staff and students for assessing A-level, GCSE and BTec grades, coming after Boris Johnson admitted schools could have to continue remote teaching beyond February.

In episode 113 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering emotional connection, the importance of heroes in our creative lives and ask's "What is the reality of earning a living as a commissioned analogue photographer?" Plus this week photographer Nicholas J. R. White takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Nick Wynne was Born in 1971 in Parkgate Wirral in the North West of England. His father was a builder who ran a small firm with his mother and he moved house a lot as a child as his family would buy land build a house, sell and repeat. Nick ran away from his private high school, ended up in a comprehensive school and failed all of his exams except for art. An art teacher in high school introduced him photography and showed him how to make prints on an old enlarger. Nick went onto art collage in Wallasey near Liverpool out of desperation and completed a diploma and a two year BTEC in photography where he was introduced to the photographer Tom Wood. In 1989 Nick travelled to Romania by car and photographed Romanian and Hungarian gypsies before going onto Wolverhampton University to study photography under photographer Nick Hedges but left after a few weeks. He went alone to the United States and hitched from New Jersey before buying a car and travelling to photograph in Arizona State Penitentiary, sleeping rough on petrol station forecourts, he was escorted out of town in New Jersey for vagrancy and spent a day in 'The Pen'. Returning to the UK in 1990/1 Nick applied to Gwent Collage Newport led by photographer Daniel Meadows and left at the end of the course without collecting his certificate or proof he'd ever been there! In 1992/3 he worked on building sites as a labourer, got married and had a child, with three more children following in quick succession. In 1995 he moved to Birkenhead and having bought and sold many properties has returned to Neston, Wirral. Nick has no website but posts his work both new and old on Twitter and Instagram with great passion and regularity. He owns and runs a small fencing firm consisting of himself and one labourer. Twitter: @NickWynne3. Instagram: nicholasthomaswynne If you have enjoyed this podcast why not check out our A Photographic Life Podcast Plus. Created as a learning resource that places the power of learning into the hands of the learner. To suggest where you can go, what you can read, who you can discover and what you can question to further your own knowledge, experience and enjoyment of photography. It will be inspiring, informative and enjoyable! You can find out here: www.patreon.com/aphotographiclifepodcast You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 on Player FM https://player.fm/series/a-photographic-life and Podbean www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/i6uqx-6d9ad/A-Photographic-Life-Podcast Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His book New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography was published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay can now be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU&t=3915s. © Grant Scott 2020

What is a BTEC? How do universities in the UK and internationally use them for admissions? David interviews four key influencers to explore this issue.