We’d simply be lying to ourselves if we said being a child at school wasn’t difficult. We were all there, at one point, forced as unwilling participants to partake in cutthroat classroom politics. It was a place where every action, every spoken word, and every facial...

After months of being stuck in my house, I was finally able to stop by a school and observe one of our exciting workshops firsthand...sort of. I was there digitally! Not like a hologram or force ghost from Star Wars, but via Google Hangouts, which works just as well....

Identifying the Role  I get a real buzz of excitement when recruiting for hi-impact. It is thrilling to grow the team and by the end of the process we have recruited a new employee who fits our scoring criteria, company culture and shares the same values as us. The...

There is a simple happiness in the magical act of placing one foot in front of the other after a day of work during lock down. When I head out of the door, I like to mix my routes around Chester which include walking around the Chester walls, the Meadows and...

I’m the most recent member of the consultancy team here and I had started my new position just as schools were beginning to close. Given that I started at a very challenging time, I thought I would write a blog about my unusual introduction to hi-impact!   My...

During this lockdown, I learned something important about myself. I have no time for news-spinning. To be completely truthful, unlike many fluff pieces we are currently seeing in the media, I don’t think there is a “positive side” to the Coronavirus. We’re in a bad...

Adaptation, it takes many different forms. Whether it’s the Cuttlefish adapting to their environment by blending into their surroundings, the possum learning how to play dead, or even the infamous Xenomorph (Yes, i’ve been watching sci-fi films during the lockdown.)...

I know what you’re thinking, “That title’s a bit cheesy”, and you’re right- but that doesn’t mean it’s a hyperbole.  The truth is, I've found myself thinking about teachers a lot over the past few weeks and their uncompromising resilience to find a way forward and...

Have you ever been betrayed? I mean, truly, betrayed? I have. I remember the exact date, time and location like it was last week (it was)- 4th March, 9:30am, Broad Oak Primary School.  I arrived on the scene with my partner, PC Thomas, a damn fine cop. Smart....