The Churchill Fellowship is a national network of 3,800 inspiring individuals leading change in every area of society. Here is the latest news on how they are sharing their ideas and putting their insights into practice across the UK.
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Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Nicola Sharp-Jeffs
Charity founder Nicola Sharp-Jeffs (CF 2016) ran a pilot training session this month on economic wellbeing and maternity for employers at the charity she founded, Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA). The training formed part of Nicola’s Covid-19 Action Fund project, which is developing ways of preventing economic abuse.
By Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Nicola Sharp-Jeffs
Charity founder Nicola Sharp-Jeffs (CF 2016) ran a pilot training session this month on economic wellbeing and maternity for employers at the charity she founded, Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA). The training formed part of Nicola’s Covid-19 Action Fund project, which is developing ways of preventing economic abuse.
By Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: James Frame
Professor James Frame (CF 1989) has written an article on burn injury management in the UK which was published in the PMFA journal this month. James contributed learnings from his Fellowship, which explored burns, trauma and plastic surgery.
By James Frame, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Jenny Tillotson
Designer Jenny Tillotson (CF 2013) met with Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner this month to present the FFP3 facemask that she has developed. The mask uses an innovative scent delivery system for facemasks to aid wellbeing and was supported by funding from Innovate UK.
By Jenny Tillotson, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Simon Shaw
Charity worker Simon Shaw (2019) delivered an online workshop on improving access to food after patients are discharged from hospital, including meals on wheels, on 2 November. Dame Prue Leith and a range of speakers shared their perspectives and experiences, and Simon wrote a follow-up blog.
By Simon Shaw, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Sarah Beresford
Prison Reform Trust Associate Sarah Beresford (CF 2012) was interviewed by the Centre for Justice Innovation about her Activate Fund project on 4 November. Sarah is using her Activate grant to pilot a new assessment framework for supporting children who have a parent or carer in the criminal justice system.
By Sarah Beresford, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Heba Al-Jayoosi
The work of assistant head teacher Heba Al-Jayoosi (CF 2019) was featured in the online news website My London this month. The piece discusses Heba’s Activate Fund project, which is using flexible seating arrangements to support autistic pupils in her school.
By Heba Al-Jayoosi, 2021
Fellows' updatesNovember 2021 Fellows' update: Leon Clowes
Artist Leon Clowes (CF 2011) was interviewed by the BBC about his storytelling project this month. Leon shared his experience of kinship care and his work through the Nans Kids project to tell the stories of those raised by their grandparents.
By Leon Clowes, 2021
Fellows' updatesOctober 2021 Fellows' update: Alexander MacKenzie
Storyteller Alexander MacKenzie (CF 1998) has contributed his Fellowship findings to a new book entitled Awakening Legacy, which was published this month. Alexander’s Fellowship explored storytelling as a tool of corporate communication and responsive leadership.
By Alexander MacKenzie, 2021
Fellows' updatesOctober 2021 Fellows' update: Tim Robbins
The work of Dr Tim Robbins (CF 2016) received a Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Award 2021 on 14 October. The award is in recognition of Tim’s Covid-19 Action Fund project, which looked at ways of monitoring the health and wellbeing of Covid patients from deprived communities who have diabetes.
By Tim Robbins, 2021
Fellows' updatesOctober 2021 Fellows' update: Dorothy Smith
Charity CEO Dorothy Smith (CF 2017) has been awarded Charity Leader of the Year, in The North East Charity Awards this month. The work of her charity, Recovery Connections, has also featured on BBC News for the support it has provided to students at Teesside University in Middlesbrough.
By Dorothy Smith, 2021
Fellows' updatesOctober 2021 Fellows' update: Dorothy Smith
Charity CEO Dorothy Smith (CF 2017) has been awarded Charity Leader of the Year, in The North East Charity Awards this month. The work of her charity, Recovery Connections, has also featured on BBC News for the support it has provided to students at Teesside University in Middlesbrough.
By Dorothy Smith, 2021
