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Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Research suggests that children of prisoners are at risk of mental health problems, challenges within formal educational environments and future offending. Research statistics indicate that 65% of boys with a parent in prison are more likely to go on to offend, although this data somewhat oversimplifies the complex...
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Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland
History & The Arts

Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland

...health institutions, most recently centring on the Crichton Royal Institution in Dumfries, Scotland. My particular focus is on the use of music, with both social and therapeutic functions. Here, I’ve found programmes for annual Valentine’s concerts starting in the late-1840s which both demonstrate some of the repertoire in popular use at the time and illustrate some...
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How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...you in your life. This is important, as research has shown that this is essential to your health and well-being. And it will also help you to feel more balanced and calm during those exams and in the run up to results day. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in......
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Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...public services of health, social services and education have insights into the diverse roles and distinctive contributions of teaching assistants across the UK be able to identify some of the skills that teaching assistants use to provide effective support and that contribute to productive teamwork be reflecting on the value of the work of teaching assistants and on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont
Society, Politics & Law

Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont

...health issues, crying at the hands of two inspectors who were bullying and threatening to sack him. They then yelled at me to leave or face the sack too. I refused; tempers frayed – by this time we were all involved. Someone tried to calm the cleaner and I left and called control, insisting they come down to sort this out. They arrived 15 minutes later, took statements...
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Article 10 mins
5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...Health and Wellbeing courses As the Dementia UK report indicates, severity of dementia is also linked to increasing age. There are therefore serious implications for quality of life (QL) and care of those living with dementia in long term facilities. Dementia is characterized by a range of cognitive impairments such as difficulty in speaking, communicating and...
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The immune system
Science, Maths & Technology

The immune system

...Health Science called SDK100 Science and health: an evidence based approach. This module contains a topic on infectious disease and the immune system that is the first topic of study and is the first module in our degree in Health Sciences (Q71). We also run a more detailed third level module on the immune system and infectious diseases called SK320 Infectious diseases...
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Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Public Understanding of Technology) on September 31, 2011. On October 1, 2011 John became Vice-President of Wolfson College, Cambridge, a post held for four years, until his term came to an end in September 2015. In 2012, with the historian Richard Evans and the political theorist David Runciman John was Co-Principle Investigator on a large 5-year Leverhulme-funded...
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