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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...
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...care of a healthy brain should be of the utmost importance. What does it mean to be healthy? The biomedical model of health is an approach that identifies health as the ‘absence of disease’ but does not consider psychological and social influences of health. However, being healthy is much more than the ‘absence of disease’. It’s about how you feel, how you...
How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...adults who had received palliative care in the UK. Prospero - International Prospective Register of Systematic reviews CRD42020191393 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=191393 Vseteckova J, Jones K, Methley A, Boyle G, Garcia R (2020) A systematic review of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with other...
A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
Education & Development

A brief introduction to the Chinese education system

...adult education. By law, each child must have nine years of compulsory education from primary school (six years) to junior secondary education (three years). Basic education Basic education in China includes pre-school education (usually three years), primary education (six years, usually starting at the age of six) and secondary education (six years). Secondary education...
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate [Yr Athro / Professor Sarah Crafter] Professor Sarah Crafter Professor of Cultural-Developmental Psychology The Open University This presentation explores the perspectives of young people who act as child language brokers. These are children and young people who translate and interpret for family members, local...
Learning to change
OpenLearn Ireland

Learning to change

...adult learners - their background and reasons for taking further education courses. Juggling a Job Three adult learners talk about the value of life experience and describe how they managed their studies alongside other commitments. Benefit through Learning What the future holds. Adult learners reflect on how their studies have furthered their careers and changed their...
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...adults and children, and what they can learn...In this free course, Understanding children: babies being heard, you will find out some of the things that very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can...
Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...care assistant in paediatrics and was interested in progression and wanted to take on more responsibility when her Trust launched a pilot programme for the NA apprenticeship. Initially it was only for those working in adult nursing. However, as the NA programme is not a specific field, she applied and was accepted on the programme in 2019. Amy was the first NA to qualify...