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Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?

...public protest. There is no space in this programme for the sort of stories which, for example, underpin Catherine Hall and Leonore Davidoff’s Family Fortunes. This seminal 1989 study of “the world as provincial middle class people saw it” places women at the centre not only of domesticity, but also religion and enterprise, the foundation pillars of the British...
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Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...public”. This affected the cultural profile of ballooning in England: it was always more of a spectacle than a science. In 1785 Tiberius Cavallo, a member of the Royal Society and author of the first English history of ballooning, concluded that: many, if not the greatest number of the aerial voyages, though said to be purposely made for the improvement of science, were...
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Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...public find out what that decision is? With technology it has become relatively easy, as long as there is internet access, to find records of decisions made by a court. Lawyers rely on formal reports of cases – not newspaper reports –and these can be found in official law reports. The Scottish Council of Law Reporting, a company limited by guarantee, has been...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...health, regeneration, and crime and disorder. Partnership working became ‘the new language of public governance’ (Sullivan and Skelcher, 2002, p. 1). Partnership was a central theme in government approaches to work with young people, and work with children, young people and families more broadly, both at the level of policy coming from Westminster and within policy...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...Health Commission on children’s pain, calls for parents/carers to be involved in decisions relating to pain management in their infants and children, so that their views and values are considered. Parent participants in Simons and Plowright Pepper’s study (2024) described hospitalisation as ‘stressful, bewildering, quite frustrating’ and that often ‘parents can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...public support, most notably from the Volunteers, groups of local militia organised for home defence during the American Revolutionary War (1775–83). The red coat that Grattan is wearing in the painting in Figure 2 was a distinguishing feature of the Volunteer uniform. You can also make out other MPs and observers, both male and female, wearing the uniform or colours of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Applying Psychology to Work Activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying Psychology to Work Activity

...health - what are these psychological effects and what can be done to reduce their impact? Change – affects all aspects of working life and greatly impacts on wellbeing - what can be done to minimise the impact of change? Exploring the Hub For each of these two themes, click on the relevant link below to take you to one of the Articles available within the Applying...
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Tricky Topics in Nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tricky Topics in Nursing

...health and social care environment where you work or study. 3. Observe: Observe a registered healthcare professional performing the procedure on a real patient. Compare your findings with theirs if appropriate. 4. Read: Proctor, J. and Rickards, E. (2020) How to perform chest auscultation and interpret the findings. Nursing Times; Vol:116(1), pp.23-26. Intramuscular...
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