Dr. Neil Hawkes

Introduction On the 12 November 2024, before the start of the first ever in-person level 1 IFS training in New Zealand, the trainers,...

One key life lesson I have learned, is never to underestimate the determination of an individual who is driven by the power of love.

I never thought that holding a rate would bring tears of sadness to me. On my visit to Cambodia I had the privilege to visit the APOPO...

Picture a continuum (see below), at one end of which are life-enhancing empathetic values, such as integrity, peace, respect, compassion...

Value-based Education – the beating heart of Primary Education Printed by NAPE in Primary First, the Journal for Primary Schools Issue 39...

Human beings have the freedom to choose their attitude. V. Frankl Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash I am sometimes asked for my thoughts...

I have recently spent a few days at the wonderful sports complex, Club La Santa, which was established by a Danish organisation forty...

You will recall that the one thing left in Pandora’s box was hope. If you’re like me, you need hope to be mentally energised, so that...

In a week that has seen a day dedicated to mental health, the world has been plunged into yet another existential crisis, with thousands...

I have just returned from India, where Jane Hawkes and I have been attending the Global Education Conference, with the title Educating...

On the 1st May 2023, at the UN in Geneva, I had the honour of representing the IVET Foundation, by being part of a high level panel, that...

This blog I wrote for the Oxford University Climate Alumni (OXCAN). They are bringing together Oxford University graduates who are...

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” Martin...

I was attending a reception for the baptism of my great, great niece and nephew! A momentous event, which could be the subject of a...

Over recent months I have been contacted by so many disillusioned teachers in state education, who see the current system of education...

Recently, my wife Jane and I were in Wales, as we had been asked to conduct a day’s values education training for the staff of...

Have you ever wondered why you can have a different relationship with the same person? One moment there is synergy and closeness, the...

Do you trust our political leaders at home and abroad? Yet more headlines throughout the media calling into question the honesty and...

So, do you think you are a values-based person? I think a form of this question was regularly on my mind when I was Head of the first...