Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom known as Monju in Japan, sits on the back of his lion. wp.me/pFy3u-8AI

If you have two minutes have a look at this beautiful art and the meaning with it… are you bold enough to ride the back of a lion 🦁?

“Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast” - Inner Mountain Coach some thoughts on strategy development and delivery innermountaincoach.com/slow-is-smooth…

Warm reception for Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Director Vikki Smith at Mixed Economy Group connecting leadership of mental health with the student experience - thanks for your support Dr Katerina Kolyva 🙌 - lots of resources and webinars available on ETF website too

Delighted to support the Mixed Economy Group group mental health conference today- great contributions from colleagues and rich discussion 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Excellent day today at Mixed Economy Group’s summer meeting Mixed Economy Group on mental health support . Great practice happening around the CBHE sector, and inspiring speakers Stuart Rimmer MBE The Charlie Waller Trust

Delighted to wake up to such a strong majority for the new Labour government 🌹 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. A great mandate for the country to get back to caring and thoughtful governance 🇬🇧

Opportunity should be for all – not just a lucky few. That’s why education is at the heart of the change this Labour government will make and will be at the forefront of national life once more. Let’s get to work.

The Fintech Times Edition 56 - Mental Health Matters Stuart Rimmer MBE shares his thoughts on the mental health concerns within the fintech world, and how wellness can addressed on an industry wide level. Read more: hubs.li/Q02Gy_q30

Thanks for supporting this important issue in the fintech sector! 🙏🏻

Regional development must be linked to national strategy for FE and HE to really drive local value. Thanks to FE News for letting me explore this topic linked to Freeports. All views welcome! 🙏🏻

Craving Simplicity - Inner Mountain Coach - as we head into summer break some thoughts on simplicity and solitude . Nameste! 🙏🏻😃 innermountaincoach.com/craving-simpli…

Congratulations BBC Radio 4 today in lunch news for balancing coverage with students going to degrees, apprenticeships or work based training. Showing all routes is huge improvement to previous years. Thank you 🙏🏻

This Too Shall Pass - whether your day has joy or disappointment do remember this ancient phrase. My offering on why this could be important . All thoughts welcome 🙏🏻 innermountaincoach.com/this-too-shall…

Great to see Learning and Work Institute data featuring in Financial Times piece today. Hopefully one day the charts will go in the right direction. Right now, disturbing is the word - we’re lagging other countries, it’s holding us back, and we’re not investing to catch up.

My recommended @feweek read ahead of GCSE #resultsday tomorrow 🔠 Watch your language ❌ Remember who’s not in the resit results 🙌 Celebrate progress, not attainment feweek.co.uk/attainment-fig…

Richard Harris (died #OTD in 2002) tells a story about working on a London theatre productions of Macbeth with an anti-Irish leading actor.

Awakening is a direct experience, an immediate and sudden seeing of reality. It cannot be given or approved by someone else. To believe that a teacher must validate your awakening is to place a barrier between you and your own realisation. Night everyone.

Love it!

There are whole books on psychology that don't get anywhere near this paragraph from Dostoevsky