Unfolding some rumours about the EQF…

So, I have finally – after vowing I wouldn’t – decided to come and discuss the Educational Qualification Framework (EQF) for Policing. Why should I come into the debate? Good question really. I guess first, I’m a cop, so it affects me, and it affects the people that I am working with. I have also … Continue reading Unfolding some rumours about the EQF… →

Climbing (and falling from) the greasy pole…

How do we measure a good leader? This must have been debated at every level of the service at length. I have been party to some interesting conversation on garage forecourts at 4am around who has been promoted and who hasn't, as many cops probably have. Everyone has an opinion, but the consensus often falls … Continue reading Climbing (and falling from) the greasy pole… →

The Paul McKeever Scholarship and Diversity…

Having spent the last few blogs talking about how research may be used in the day to day business of policing, I thought I would digress slightly and discuss the Paul McKeever Scholarship and provide some detail of the subjects being studied by the successful students. I myself will be studying the sleeping giant that … Continue reading The Paul McKeever Scholarship and Diversity… →