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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...adult courts too, such as protecting the identity of under-18s (section 45) and even enabling lifelong anonymity for victims and witnesses under the age of 18 (Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999). Equally, article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (1950), incorporated into UK law via the Human Rights Act (1998), guarantees the right to respect...
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...adults in lifelong learning, or children from disadvantaged backgrounds – are often assessed against generalised benchmarks that overlook their unique contexts (Baidoo-Anu et al., 2023; Solano-Flores and Nelson-Barber, 2001). In contrast, a ‘social approach’ emphasises the relational and structural factors influencing learning. It shifts the focus away from trying...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...adult students, who hopes to use the Black History Month resources to make your teaching practice more inclusive for pupils and students from a black or minority ethnic background? Here are some quick tips from Anita Naoko Pilgrim on how you might approach that work...Multiculturalism This approach looks to acknowledge and celebrate diverse cultures, often by including...
Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...adult learning has occurred at different levels, ie, personal, professional and philosophical. For example, when I recall my decision to ‘return to learn’, I am now aware of how personal and circumstantial factors at the time affected my access to learning opportunities. As I have already highlighted, I had taken advantage of education courses provided by my trade...
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...adult care sector. It provides benefits not only for older people but also all those involved in their care. This free course is for providers, managers and staff of older adult residential and day care facilities. It explains what relational care means and how relational care practice can be introduced or extended. Studying this course will enable you to apply a toolkit...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...adult and child households were most likely to fall victim of burglary, as well as some form of violence’ (Social Trends, 2002, pp. 154–5). One of the most intriguing pieces of evidence, combining quantitative and qualitative evidence, comes from an earlier British Crime Survey (BCS). For the first time in 1982, the BCS asked people how at risk they felt from street...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...adults born above and below the Arctic Circle. Above the Arctic Circle there is a complete absence of sunlight during the winter months known as mørketid (‘dark time’ in Norwegian), and during the summer months the sun remains above the horizon at night (a period known as the midnattsol or ‘midnight sun’). Laeng et al. (2007) found that those who were born above...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...adult. But I would say it’s much easier after the age of eight. It takes three years for a baby to learn a language, but just months for an adult.” As the recent research shows, that’s a worthwhile investment of time. Being bilingual could keep our minds working longer and better into old age, which could have a massive impact on how we school our children and treat...