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Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...adults in trouble, greater leisure facilities could be made available, such as youth clubs; adventure playgrounds; and educational programmes in music and art. Adult lawbreakers could be helped with community-based employment and job skills training. Implementing social policies The current focus of punishing the offender has meant that the victim is largely ignored. One...
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Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...adult’s lap or in a stroller. And wherever toddlers and preschoolers got to touch books, baby wipes and hand sanitizers never seemed far away. Did these adults think the literacy bug is a germ? These observations provide evidence that a discourse about the importance of early reading for children’s schools success is readily available and imbues contemporary...
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Trust in the Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Trust in the Workplace

...adults spend most of their adult lives and form working relationships and create enduring friendships. Many work processes involve trust, from negotiation to sales, management and coaching, job interviews and teamwork. A lack of trust can create significant problems for organisations in employee relations, attracting talent, forming alliances and partnerships and consumer...
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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...adult active every day [Online]. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-matters-getting-every-adult-active-every-day/health-matters-getting-every-adult-active-every-day (Accessed 08 April 2019). Slutsky, R., and DeShetler, L. M. (2017) How technology is transforming the ways in which children play. Early Child Development and Care, 187(7), pp....
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Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...adults in waiting’ and childhood was not regarded as a distinct life stage as it is today. There was a different understanding about how children develop and a lack of awareness that children think differently to adults. Another reason why it was thought that children could not be regarded as being mentally unwell is because behavioural problems were viewed as being...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...adult (other than qualified teachers) who provide learning support to primary aged children in the UK. A central feature of the teaching assistant workforce is its considerable diversity – in terms not only of titles and linked responsibilities but also of previous experience, formal qualifications, in-service training opportunities, ways of working and skills for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...adults have often been overlooked. So, in this course, we'll be looking at autism across the lifespan. You'll quickly learn that there's debate about the best ways of describing, exploring, and engaging with autism. For instance, is it a disabling condition or a form of neurodiversity within the natural range of differences among human individuals? I hope that the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans
Money & Business

Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans

...adults with below average incomes, using payday loans with more savvy than is popularly depicted. In the UK, 67% have a household income of below £25,000 compared to the US where it is closer to 75%. Moreover, while payday borrowers in the US tend to be adults without bank accounts and with poor, “sub-prime” credit histories. This is not the case in the UK. The IRN...
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