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24-513: There are approximately 35,000 local sites, and according to the former Minister for Biodiversity, Jim Knight , they make a vital contribution to delivering the UK and Local Biodiversity Action Plans and national and Local Geodiversity Action Plans , as well as maintaining local natural character and distinctiveness. Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and local nature reserves (LNRs) have statutory protection, but they are only intended to cover

48-548: A BA Hons. Knight was manager of Central Studio, the arts centre of Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke , from 1988–90. From 1990–91, he was director of West Wiltshire Arts Centre Ltd, then director of Dentons Directories Ltd in Westbury from 1991–2001. Knight first stood for Parliament at the 1997 general election as the Labour Party candidate for South Dorset , but narrowly lost by just 77 votes. He was, however, elected on

72-702: A combination of disciplines) ensure that students graduate with appropriate intellectual and professional skills. Assyriology and Egyptology are also possible specialisations within the Archaeology track. At the postgraduate level there are established one-year MPhils in Archaeology (including Assyriology and Egyptology), Biological Anthropology, International Studies, Social Anthropology, and Sociology. The sociology MPhil allows for specialisation in one of four areas: reproduction (now ended); political economy; marginality and exclusion; and media and culture. A new MPhil in Politics

96-650: A passion for politics can take advantage of links with such departments as Economics and History, those with interests in Sociology can draw on Anthropology and Geography, while those dedicated to pursuing an archaeology career can specialise from the first year or combine Archaeology with Biological and Social Anthropology. Undergraduate students study several disciplines in their first year and then specialise in one or two disciplines in their second and third years. Clearly specified tracks (Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Politics, Psychology, Social Anthropology, Sociology, or

120-608: A representative selection of sites, and Local sites are intended to provide comprehensive coverage of sites of nature conservation value. Local sites do not have statutory protection (unless they are also SSSIs or LNRs), but local authorities are expected to take account of the need to protect them in deciding their planning and development policies. Local sites are designated by local authorities in cooperation with Wildlife Trusts , RIGS Groups or Geology Trusts , or their equivalents. For example, in Kent , local wildlife sites are identified by

144-517: Is a British politician who served as Minister for the South West and Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party , he was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset from 2001 to 2010 . After losing his seat to Richard Drax of the Conservative Party , it was announced Knight would be made a life peer in

168-699: Is a board member of Apps for Good. He is also the deputy chair of the Nominet Trust, and an honorary associate of the National Secular Society . Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge The Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science at the University of Cambridge was created in 2011 out of a merger of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology and International Studies. According to

192-647: The 2010 Dissolution Honours . He is now chief education and external officer at TES Global Ltd, and a visiting professor at the London Knowledge Lab of the Institute of Education in London. Knight was educated at Eltham College , an independent school in Mottingham in south east London, followed by Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge , where he studied geography and social & political sciences from 1984–87, gaining

216-541: The 2010 general election , Knight lost his seat to Conservative Richard Drax by 7,443 votes after an 11.4% drop in his share of the vote. Knight was the campaign co-ordinator for Ed Balls 's unsuccessful Labour Party leadership campaign in 2010. Knight was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2005–06. He then moved to become Minister of State for Schools in

240-576: The Department for Education and Skills . On 28 June 2007, when Gordon Brown disbanded the department, Knight moved to the newly created Department for Children, Schools and Families , as the Minister for Schools and Learners. In October 2008 following the reshuffle, Knight became a member of the Privy Council . In 2009, when MPs expenses were revealed following a leak in the Daily Telegraph, Knight

264-688: The Kent Wildlife Trust ). Selection is objective and is normally based upon a recent survey specifically designed for SNCI, but selection on the basis of existing, published information may also occur. The approach is similar to that used for the selection of biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), but the thresholds are lower. Selection is primarily for habitats of inherent wildlife interest, but some sites may be selected for supporting rare or scarce species of plants or animals outside such habitats. The areas concerned may be areas of 'natural' habitats, or they may be man-made – for example,

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288-931: The New Museums Site . The Department of Politics and International Studies is in the Alison Richard Building on the Sidgwick Site . The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology is spread across the Downing Site, the New Museums Site and the Henry Wellcome Building. Tripos (BA) An Archaeology and Anthropology Tripos has been taught at Cambridge for more than one hundred years. A Politics, Psychology and Sociology Tripos (previously known as Social and Political Sciences, "SPS") has been running at Cambridge University , in some form, since 1970. In 2013

312-485: The 40-acre (160,000 m) West Norwood Cemetery is designated a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation by the London Borough of Lambeth Once identified, designation and protection of the areas are done by local authorities through planning policies in their development plans . National government guidance ( PPS 9 ) requires all development plans to include such policies. The variation in names for

336-688: The Cambridge HSPS website, graduates pursue careers in "research (both academic and policy research), the Civil Service (including the Foreign Office), journalism, management consultancy, museums, conservation and heritage management, national and international NGOs and development agencies, the Law, teaching, publishing, health management, and public relations". The number of applicants per place for Politics, Psychology and Sociology has traditionally been one of

360-406: The Cambridge HSPS website: graduates pursue careers in "research (both academic and policy research), the Civil Service (including the Foreign Office), journalism, management consultancy, museums, conservation and heritage management, national and international NGOs and development agencies, the Law, teaching, publishing, health management, and public relations." The Faculty houses four departments:

384-515: The Department of Archaeology, the Department of Social Anthropology, the Department of Politics and International Studies and the Department of Sociology. Each of these departments has a worldwide reputation for teaching and research, and the undergraduate curriculum (Tripos) is designed to serve not only students who have clear disciplinary commitments at the time of application but also those who want broader multidisciplinary degrees. Students with

408-806: The PPS and A&A Triposes were replaced by the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos (HSPS), which offers students opportunities to explore a wide range of multidisciplinary options before specialising in one or two subjects, or to specialise from the first year, according to their interests. Postgraduate (MPhil/PhD) The Faculty teaches seven master's programmes in Politics, International Studies, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Social and Developmental Psychology, Archaeology (including Assyriology and Egyptology), and Biological Anthropology. The Faculty also has around 200 students studying for doctorates at any one time. According to

432-468: The designation reflects its separate existence in the different development plans for different areas. In some areas, the designation is subdivided, or additional, more local designations are also used. For example, in Greater London SINCs are divided into the following grades: Jim Knight James Philip Knight, Baron Knight of Weymouth , PC , FRSA (born 6 March 1965)

456-559: The following positions: Knight was created a life peer on 23 June 2010, taking the title Baron Knight of Weymouth, of Weymouth in the County of Dorset. In April 2014 he stepped down from the Labour front bench in the House of Lords to take up a full-time role as managing director, online learning at TES Global Ltd, building an online professional development and training service for teachers. Knight

480-500: The highest in Cambridge. On average there are six applications per offered place, though this ratio is better at some colleges such as Murray Edwards. Colleges with particular teaching strength in Human, Social, and Political Science include Selwyn , Gonville and Caius , Queens' , King's , Sidney Sussex , Corpus Christi and Trinity . Numbers of applications for the new HSPS BA course remain high across all colleges. Typical offers for

504-514: The same day to Mendip District Council , on which he served until 2001; including as Labour group leader. At the 2001 general election , he was elected as the Member of Parliament for South Dorset by 153 votes in the only Labour gain from the Conservatives that year. At the 2005 general election , Knight increased his majority to 1,812 votes, but with a small decrease in his share of the vote. At

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528-485: Was launched in 2008. For further postgraduate study PhD students conduct research within a wide range of subjects within Archaeology, Assyriology, Egyptology, Biological and Social Anthropology, Politics and International Studies, and Sociology. The Faculty is currently spread across several sites. The SPS Library (now affiliated with the University Library) and the Department of Sociology are on Free School Lane at

552-512: Was ranked 171 out of 645 in the MPs' expenses list, claiming £155,987 in 2007/2008, compared with £137,970 in 2006/2007, of which £94,135 was for staff, £9,746 was for a communications allowance and £4,993 was for personal living expenses. In his first Parliament , Jim Knight generally voted in line with party policy, including all major votes such as those on the Iraq war and top-up fees . Jim Knight held

576-564: Was subsequently appointed chief education and external officer at TES Global. In 2011, Knight was appointed as chair of digital and social inclusion charity Tinder Foundation (now Good Things Foundation ). He stood down as chair in 2016 but remains a patron of the Technology, Pedagogy and Education professional association. He is now Chair Emeritus of the Digital Poverty Alliance and co-owner of XRapid, an app that diagnoses malaria and

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