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The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

...changes that take place as we age), and creating a caring environment for everyone concerned (e.g. looking after family carers, supporting staff and making sure the person with learning disabilities is in a nurturing environment where their rights are respected). Our research showed that while excellent support for older people with learning disabilities does exist, it is...
Investigating Psychology Interactive
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating Psychology Interactive

...changes; the development and application of different perspectives and methods; and through chains of influence between researchers. Note 1: some information given here about Hans Asperger and Asperger syndrome is now out of date. You can find more current information in Week 1 of our badged course Understanding autism. Note 2: the dates included in this interactive are...
Writing Poetry
History & The Arts

Writing Poetry

...own lives inform and inspire their poetry, and the way in which personal details can be changed or highlighted in order to produce dramatic poetry. Rhyme and Speech Rhyme is an intrinsic aspect of poetry, but is it wholly necessary? Paul Muldoon and Jackie Kay talk to about where – and where not – to use rhyme, and the intrinsic rhythm patterns in everyday speech....
Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition

...manifested itself. Diagnosis Liz looks back on about the protracted process of getting a diagnosis. Treatment Liz talks about the various medications she has had since her condition was first diagnosed and how she is now in drug-controlled remission. Adapting to life with rheumatoid arthritis Liz reflects on how her life has changed as a result of her long term condition....
Asa Briggs and new maps of learning
History & The Arts

Asa Briggs and new maps of learning

...changes which had been introduced at Sussex: Transcript PROFESSOR ASA BRIGGS: In a new university, 10 years ago, many of the fundamental questions were being asked. You were forced to ask them. We certainly asked them at Sussex in 1961. What kind of a university should you produce in the 20th century? What is the changing relationship between the university and the...
Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...changes? [Boy with no appetite] We all have fluctuations in terms of our emotions and overall functioning, children are no different in that regard. But it can be hard for children and young people to communicate their thoughts and feelings, and why they might have behaved in a certain way. It can also be challenging to know when something is a problem, say if a child is...
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...change through COVID-19 and beyond. This free course will help secondary school leaders make decisions about the provision and use of online learning. School leaders in secondary education need to plan digital strategies, devise plans and allocate resources in such a way that the school / trust digital environment meets the needs for learning. This course will help you...
Five pillars of ageing well
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five pillars of ageing well

...changes and things we need to be mindful of, as we grow older. All the way through the ‘Ageing Well’ series we discuss how important it is to maintain a wellbalanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in the older age. We explore how using this knowledge might facilitate self-management and delay the ageing processes. Five main...