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Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...children or patients suffering ill health or disability, care providers' ability to communicate is not only useful, but essential. This album provides an invaluable insight into all aspects of communication, with both colleagues and service users. It shows how the difficulties of operating effectively in stressful situations can be overcome and even used as a learning and...
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...research and practice; and some key concepts such as agency, power and authority and context. You will consider some differences between concepts, models and theories and be introduced to some questions that will help you evaluate different educational leadership theories and models...This free course, Exploring educational leadership, provides an overview of the field of...
The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies
History & The Arts

The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies

...children and adults from both communities died as a result of barbaric ‘medical’ experiments and they were murdered in its gas chambers. It’s estimated that 500,000, 25% of the Roma pre-war European population, perished as a result of Nazi persecution. The genocide is known as the Porrajmos; the ‘devouring’. Since the war, the Roma have continued to be...
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...Research carried out by the Children's Society has led them to believe a welcome pack can counter this. Morag Stuart, head of the charity's one-to-one fundraising team, said: ‘What we are doing is setting the tone from the moment people sign up on the street. We need to speak to our supporters in different ways that are in tune with their different lifestyles and this...
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...children?' To which the answer came, Thou shalt govern in thy house; and if thou returnest to it thou shalt see thy wife and children; and on ceasing to serve thou shalt cease to be a squire.' 'Good, by God!' said Sancho Panza; 'I could have told myself that ..." Source: Cervantes, Don Quixote, Chapter LVIII (1615) The effect is brought about by means of a tube down to...
Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...children would learn from the behaviour of this influential man she made explicit, as feminists have long done, the link between the personal and the political. Every minute of Michelle Obama’s 30 minute speech today is worth watching. https://t.co/ZlEX3YaU6a — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 13, 2016 Political discourse is rarely casual. Political speeches...
Is norovirus an economic threat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is norovirus an economic threat?

...children, most do survive the illness with symptoms typically lasting 1 to 3 days. In fact, close to 30% of people infected with norovirus have no symptoms whatsoever. So, how can such a virus cost us so much money? Depending on the country, somewhere between 85% and 99% of the cost of norovirus are productivity losses. This means costs arising from norovirus illness...
Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...children in particular love repetition and ritual. There are children who love eating exactly the same thing every day. It’s all because humans love repetition. Repeating the phrases is comforting and pleasing for pupils and it builds their confidence because they are sure that they really know what we are practising. The repetition helps get the information into their...