In 2024, for a second year running, schools across the UK were invited to apply for funding through the Harris Foundation Schools Progression Award. The competition was even greater this time. In total, 93 applications were received. All of the applicants demonstrated an admirable commitment to supporting their students through music. However, after much deliberation … Continue reading Eight schools awarded funding through the Harris Foundation Schools Progression Award
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Last week, professionals gathered in-person and online for the tenth Harris Debate. Hosted at RICS headquarters in London, this year’s event tackled the ethics and impact of AI as part of valuation practices. How reliable is AI? What role could it play in the future? And what might this mean for professionals? These were just … Continue reading Harris Debate 2024: The impact of AI on valuation practices
Schools seeking to support or deepen their music provision are invited to apply now for the Harris Foundation Award, available through Music for All. Funded by the Harris Foundation for Lifelong Learning, the award offers schools a valuable opportunity to enhance music-making so that students can enjoy its wide-ranging benefits. Open for applications A grant … Continue reading Schools can apply now for the Harris Foundation Award through Music for All
Across the UK there is a condition which affects tens of thousands of people each year, where life-saving treatment is possible but in a startling number of cases it is not received in time. Around 30,000 people suffer from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year in the UK. Currently, the survival rate – shockingly – is … Continue reading REPORT: Cutting cardiac arrest death rates
Our society is facing a significant opportunity. If we tackle the perceived barriers to action, which can certainly be overcome, we will be able to save countless lives. In a blog post earlier in the year, I outlined my alarm at discovering the survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Fewer than one in 10 people … Continue reading Lifesaving Action: Why There’s No Need to Delay on Defibrillators