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Business, Education

Teach Teenagers to Be Creative, Not Just Take Tests

BY CHARLES ALDOUS I was thirteen when the entrepreneur Phoebe Gormley (photographed) visited my prep school to discuss her career. Fresh from dropping out of university to focus on building her Savile Row tailoring business for women, she told a room full of blazered children and parents something our teachers would never say: think beyond academics. The staff smiled politely. We were meant to be inspired. Instead, … Continue reading Teach Teenagers to Be Creative, Not Just Take Tests

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Charity

Ruthless Charity

BY CHARLES ALDOUS How British Philanthropy Fails to Build Independence The British financier Sir Roland Franklin knew a thing or two about making money. His advice to his son Sir Martin was characteristically blunt: ‘Be generous in business, ruthless in charity’. It sounds counterintuitive until you realise it is exactly what Britain’s floundering charity sector needs to hear. Britain’s charity sector finds itself caught between … Continue reading Ruthless Charity

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