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Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...mental simulation of movements. But imagining walking around the house activates the parahippocampal gyrus in the core of the brain, the posterior parietal lobe, and the lateral premotor cortex. The two patterns of activity were as distinct as a ‘yes’ and a ‘no’. So, if people were asked to imagine tennis for ‘yes’ and walking around the house for ‘no’,...
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...mental illness in their subsequent lives. Furthermore, it is worthwhile considering for a moment how Laing came to fix upon this relationship. In childhood, he experienced such relationships within his own family environment. These may have had an impact on his choice of research topic as well as on his subsequent line of argument. Such personal experiences could have...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Should I lock in my exchange rate when using cards and ATMs abroad?
Money & Business

Should I lock in my exchange rate when using cards and ATMs abroad?

...mentally keep track of their spending using their home currency, converting all prices in their heads as they shop and eat. If an ATM or credit card terminal asks if you want to pay for something in the currency you use as your unit of account, your brain says yes. Money also acts as a store of value. Items used as money provide the ability to make purchases now and also...
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...Wellbeing and attitudes to learning, Teaching and Learning Experiences, Care support and guidance and Leadership and Management. However, it must be remembered that there are cycles of Inspection and there can be as many as six years between school inspections and published reports. Things can, and often do, change significantly in a six-year period! Within Wales, public...
Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...mental distractions are created by our busy schedules – the frustrating meeting we have just been to, the daunting meeting coming up, the numerous matters needing our attention. Then there are the ways we can distract ourselves during a coaching conversation. We might find ourselves worrying about ‘getting it right’ in various ways, or wondering if the coachee is...
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...Mental health nurse in a special hospital Motor mechanic in a garage Words: 0 Comment The table below shows the responses you might have given, although your wording might be slightly different. Table 3 Filling the gaps example JOB PROFESSION BUSINESS/INDUSTRY SECTOR Primary school teaching assistant Teaching Primary school Education Credit controller in a car factory...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...mental health, etc. Some of these may be visible (ethnicity), others invisible (education) and many may be open to change (marital status); some refer to the characteristics of the individual (age), while some may be concerned with the beliefs, norms and values of a group (religion). (It may even be the case that a visible characteristic (for example, age) can suggest an...
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...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 support skills...