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Developing reading for pleasure in the classroom with student and early career teachers
Education & Development

Developing reading for pleasure in the classroom with student and early career teachers

...et al., 2024). Barriers from individual teacher reader identities and varied school experiences may also need to be addressed (Hendry, 2022). Supporting new teachers begins by investigating their starting points in the knowledge of texts as well as their expectations of RfP pedagogy. Participants considered how they currently get to know new teachers as readers and...
What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...et al., 2017, p. 27). An effective TI organisation must have embedded values of physical and emotional safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment (Fallot and Harris, 2009). Workforce trauma must be ‘recognised and supported, whether that stems from childhood adversity, adult trauma, or directly or indirectly through work’ (Gillespie-Smith et al., 2018, p....
Vikings - just misunderstood?
History & The Arts

Vikings - just misunderstood?

...axe in it. The man in the centre and on the right are wearing chainmail whilst the first man on the left has a cream coloured top on with a green triangular scarf.] “Yes it’s a new thing we’re trying out, it’s called ‘international trade’.” Anna Gowthorpe/PA While the Vikings are gone their legacy is remembered, such as at the annual Jorvik Viking Festival...
'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race
Education & Development

'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race

...axe to the segregated toilet sign made for a very satisfying moment, but reading the book gave greater insight into inherent, institutional racism and just what a struggle it made everyday life then, and still does now. I’m glad to say that the moment that an astronaut insisted on the calculations being checked by one of the ‘hidden figures’ did really happen. [Cast...
The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...et al (2014) shows how people aged 60 to 90 yrs experience problems with bending, reaching, reading dials and having a place to sit. This makes this hub of the home problematic. Some continually adapt their housing to make it more ‘homely’ but this depends on resources, skills and recognition of ageing needs by the retail market. Second, where an older person’s...
How can education contribute to sustainability?
Education & Development

How can education contribute to sustainability?

...et al., 2019). They showed how they could apply frameworks for thinking about Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), originally written for Higher Education settings paper (Warwick, 2016; Winter et al., 2015), to a wide range of their own school-age settings. The consensus was: EfS needs to become part of an intended ‘hidden’ curriculum, not a bolt-on EfS should...
Victory through resilience: how England Vitality Roses adapted to setbacks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Victory through resilience: how England Vitality Roses adapted to setbacks

...et al., 2013). Essentially, this involves the management, adjustment, and modification of one’s thoughts, actions, and affect, respectively (Holliman et al., 2021). Adaptability and resilience are closely connected in sports because both help athletes and teams overcome challenges and perform under pressure. In such a fast-paced game every match presents a choice –...
Creu cysylltiadau mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes: awgrymiadau hanfodol i weithwyr proffesiynol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creu cysylltiadau mewn sgyrsiau diwedd oes: awgrymiadau hanfodol i weithwyr proffesiynol

...et al., 2023). Mae prosiect cydweithredol rhyngwladol dan arweiniad academyddion o’r Iseldiroedd a’r DU wedi defnyddio canfyddiadau ymchwil amlddisgyblaethol i ystyried y modd y gall gweithwyr proffesiynol iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol ymdrin â dewisiadau cyfathrebu cleifion. Ceir tair strategaeth hollbwysig a all gynorthwyo yn hyn o beth: Dylid pennu dewis y claf ar...