Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company A speak-up culture is an environment within which all employees feel able to voice their opinions without fear of negative consequences. Speak-up cultures empower employees to freely and safely share any ideas or concerns that they may have within their workplace. Creating a secure environment like this goes beyond allowing people to freely express themselves about workplace issues. You’ll also want employees to feel confident to suggest new ideas and perspectives ..read more

Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company Marshall E-Learning has recently launched two modules on the subjects of Antisemitism and Islamophobia in response to the increasing prevalence of these issues and due to overwhelming demand. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at the end of 2023, incidents of antisemitism and islamophobia have exploded across the UK. Data collected by Community Security Trust (CST) found that over 1,000 incidents of antisemitism took place in the UK between October and Novembe ..read more

Article updated by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company The prevalence of violence and sexual violence across UK universities continues to highlight the necessity of bystander intervention training for all higher education (HE) staff. So what does bystander intervention actually mean? Bystander intervention is when a person, a bystander, chooses to intervene an event, or challenge a behaviour, that they recognise to be inappropriate or unacceptable. Understanding the necessity of bystander intervention training, for all ..read more

Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company Recruiting inclusively is an important choice for organisations, with some, unfortunately, failing to embed inclusivity in their processes, and some completely ignoring the need to train and enable those involved to adopt best practice. CIPD research has recently shown that only 28% of UK employers train their interviewers on the legal obligations in place and objective interview practices for their interviews, with less than a fifth (18%) making active efforts to ..read more

Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company Hear Our Stories is an inspiring and insightful collection of poetry and prose on the topic of migration from those who have first-hand experience of being a migrant, and have travelled to the UK in the hope of a better life for themselves, and in many cases, their families. This intimate collection is a collaborative effort between TogetherintheUK and Victorina Press, and the work of editors Teresa Norman, Sinéad Mangan-McHale and Consuelo Rivera-Fuentes, who comp ..read more

Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company  In December 2023, AMOSSHE, the Student Services Organisation, held a conference on ‘Harassment in higher education (HE): prevention and response’. Marshalls were glad to sponsor this event, given that we provide a wide range of HE and student-specific eLearning courses. During this conference, we heard from many leading HE institutions who discussed their own unique approaches to tackling harassment across their campuses and communities. We learned a lot from ..read more

Article written by Tamar Elderton-Welch, Head of eLearning at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company It is with great pride that we at Marshalls (a Ciphr company) congratulate our clients at Police Scotland on their win at this year’s Inspire Justice Awards ceremony. The award was for ‘Learning and Development Programme of the Year 2023’ for a comprehensive suite of learning products including OnDemand learning, bitesize facilitator sessions, and an online equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) module created in partnership with Marshall eLearning.  The focus of the Police Sco ..read more

Article written by Tamar Elderton-Welch, Head of eLearning at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our daily lives is rapidly becoming more commonplace. With Generative AI tools such as Midjourney, Chat GPT, Dall-E and Grok providing an impressive array of functions (including research gathering, code creation, and custom digital artwork), it is clear to see the potential for its use and misuse in academia.    Through the skilful use of well-considered prompts, AI systems can produce convincingly written essays, a ..read more

Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company  Diversity and inclusion (D&I) has a critical role in risk management the financial sector; D&I isn’t just ethically important, but it also helps firms to maintain their integrity and effectiveness. Conduct risk management is a core focus of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as demonstrated in its 2023 diversity and inclusion consultation, and is one area of finance where firms that can be significantly impacted by diversity and inclusion. As a le ..read more

Article written by Meg Shona Halpin-Webster, Graduate eLearning Content Writer at Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, a Ciphr company  Diversity and inclusion (D&I) has a critical role in risk management the financial sector; D&I isn’t just ethically important, but it also helps firms to maintain their integrity and effectiveness. Conduct risk management is a core focus of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as demonstrated in its 2023 diversity and inclusion consultation, and is one area of finance where firms that can be significantly impacted by diversity and inclusion. As a le ..read more