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The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...adult wolves and two small cubs, with all of the adults howling with one of the two cubs. The other cub is leaning into it's parent wolf. ] Arctic wolves have lots of stamina as there isn’t much food around. © Silverback Films Both predators and prey are caught up in an “evolutionary arms race” where over time predators evolve traits that make them better hunters...
Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...adults who had received palliative care in the UK. (Under review with Prospero) 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 psychological therapies in managing grief experienced by bereaved spouses or partners of adults who had received palliative care...
Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...adults meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity, and perhaps more concerningly is that only 18% of children meet their target levels. Further, we know that a physically active child is far more likely to become a physically active adult. The increased lack of opportunity for young carers to exercise due to COVID-19 may increase, in the not so distant future,...
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...
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...adults. Many young people spoke passionately to the inquiry about the positive impact of developing close relationships with police officers – through community projects, in schools and with Volunteer Police Cadets – but we found that too frequently these initiatives were the result of the enthusiasm of a handful of staff, and practice was not widespread, leading to a...
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...Adult nursing Mental health nursing Children’s nursing Learning disability nursing. Each one of these fields is its own specialism and has its own standards for education. In Section 8 of this course, you will explore each of the fields in more detail. As you work through the course, the sections will expand your knowledge about nursing. In Section 2 you will begin with...
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...adults are involved. A home-based practitioner, for example, may not appear to be in a ‘team’ or be a ‘leader’ but may be working with other home-based practitioners, children’s centres and local support services. As an early years practitioner, you will need leadership skills for a host of purposes, including leading the curriculum, decision-making, working...
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...adult’s eye, some picture books may seem remarkably simple, even oversimplified. However, in this free course, Exploring books for children: words and pictures, you will learn how children’s books use words and pictures together in remarkably sophisticated ways to communicate both to young and older readers, drawing on examples from the classics, such as Beatrix...