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Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...adults but led by the children themselves. One of the schools Duncan works with where this process has proven specially effective, is Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol. Louisa Munton My name is Louisa Munton. I’m the head teacher at Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol. We serve a large catchment area where a significant proportion of our children come from...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...adults have symptoms associated with mental ill health (McManus et al., 2016). There are 72 million working days lost every year due to mental health, costing the UK economy £74–£99 billion (Centre for Mental Health, 2017; Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care , 2017). Northern Ireland perspective Mental health problems are the...
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Article 5 mins
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...adults (age 16+) and children (age 5-16) by ethnicity and the data is presented on pages 5 and 8 here. These figures are not something new as Sport England (2020) state that these differences in levels of activity in adults from different ethnic backgrounds have been a consistent trait of Sport England surveys since 2005. When looking at the data on both figures, the...
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Article 15 mins
My career goal: Social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Social care

...adult social care, and just what it takes: Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video stories, and every page contains detailed job information and insightful practical advice. Transcript Transcript...
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Article 20 mins
An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...adults in the UK who use British Sign Language (BSL), along with an estimated 20,000 children. Reports of sign language in the UK go as far back as 1570 when it was used in secular communities. Its popularity has grown exponentially over the years and now there are thousands of non-deaf people in the UK who can use BSL. Until the 1940’s sign language would be passed on...
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Video 20 mins
How we talk about Savile
Society, Politics & Law

How we talk about Savile

...adults. Smith’s report isn’t a report exclusively about child sexual abuse: indeed, a majority of Savile’s BBC victims were legally adults. However, that they were over the age of consent is immaterial: they did not consent. Fast forward four years to the day the report was released. The Mail Online, anticipating the report, ran with a headline: “Damning Jimmy...
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Article 5 mins
The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Education & Development

The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education

...adults, rather than tools or technology, that were the key to transforming children’s learning experience. It is a principle that continues to inspire current literacy and media literacy students. His three key books – In Search of Mind, Actual Minds, Possible Worlds and Acts of Meaning – offered an alternative account of how the human mind works. According to...
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Article 10 mins
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression

...adults does not necessarily result in the improved psychological well-being of sexual minority young people. Given the continuing negative portrayal of sexual minority people, that few countries fully protect the rights of LGB people, and that young people can’t leave difficult social environments in the same way that adults can, it is not surprising that many LGB youth...
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Article 5 mins