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How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?

...article, it’s likely that someone in Australia will have experienced one. Stroke kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer yet you’re unlikely to read much about it. There are lots of common misconceptions in the community of what a stroke actually is, how to recognise if someone is having one, and the treatments that improve stroke...
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Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...to be taken away from this article is that the futures of those home educated are often brighter and more fulfilling than is sometimes given credit for. I would encourage any families stumbling across this article who are looking to home educate to speak to those who have gone through the process before because there is so many insights to be gleaned from doing so....
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How home educators access exams
Education & Development

How home educators access exams

...article does not debate whether home educates should or should not take exams; instead, it discusses how home educates access exams and the consequences of this process. Approaches and methods of home education vary immensely, from unschooling to semi-structured learning to "schooling" from home. One of the benefits of home education is that children can work at their own...
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What is Locus of Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Locus of Control?

...article explores...Are you feeling out of control? How much control do you think you have? Locus of control is a term coined by Julian Rotter in the 1960s as part of his social learning theory. It refers to the belief in how much control people think they have over our own lives. You can complete a test here to see if you have an internal or external locus of control: Am...
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Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?

...around both drug supply and demand. But it is also essential that there are moral education campaigns that raise awareness about both the harms of taking drugs and the inherent harms of prison itself. Only then will we be able to talk about dealing with drug taking in places of safety. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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The Balakot Earthquake: Ten years on
Science, Maths & Technology

The Balakot Earthquake: Ten years on

...rebuilt, but it was on its way. And for all the help the region has received, they were mainly depending on their own efforts to get the job done. Ten years is not really enough to recover fully from an earthquake – and muddling through is sometimes the only way.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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What is trauma?
Society, Politics & Law

What is trauma?

...article looks at the framework of trauma and how police should use it when investigating rape and serious sexual offences...Trauma experienced by victims of sexual violence can impact on their interactions with officers and the police investigation and greatly affect their evidence; it can be difficult and distressing for victims to remember and recall events in the...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...article looks at the concept of trauma informed practice. ...For police officers and other emergency service workers, being trauma informed (TI) in their professional practice ensures the best outcomes from interactions with both members of the public and colleagues. But what does being TI in practice mean? This article will demonstrate that it is not a complicated or...
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