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Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...children’, Journal of Early Childhood Research: ECR, 19(1), pp. 98–112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X20969750 Welsh Government (2021) ‘Curriculum for Wales Guidance, Cardiff’. Available at https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/curriculum-for-funded-non-maintained-nursery-settings (Accessed: 15 April 2025). Welsh Government (2022) ‘A Curriculum for Funded...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...research centre for premature birth. Although Michelle’s daughter, Audrey, is now four years old, Michelle is keen to carry on this work to try to improve services for people going through the same experience. She also supports the neonatal unit at the University Hospital of Wales, where Audrey received care after she was born, and says that this comes from a feeling of...
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Article 5 mins
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...children as being remote and cold.” Researchers, including Professor Rachel Yehuda at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, are exploring how the effects of trauma and stress could be passed down to offspring biologically. Epigenetic changes – alteration of genes in terms of their activity, rather than their DNA sequence – can be inherited, and it’s thought these may...
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Article 15 mins
Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...research conveys a different story...[illustration of a fire with a homeless person sitting by it] Since 2010 the number of people sleeping rough has increased year-on-year, according to official estimates. Historically, rough sleepers have been the subject of national government policies, which have made distinctions between ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’...
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Article 10 mins
History how-to videos: Books and bibles
History & The Arts

History how-to videos: Books and bibles

...children. It’s an invaluable record for Grace to use to trace her family tree back into the Victorian period, but since her great grandfather was a waiter in a pub and his wife was a household servant, Grace wonders how they could have afforded such a large and expensive bible. The chances are that if a poor family had a book at all, it would have been a bible. The key...
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Video 5 mins
Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...children and young people to get involved in. Allana is a now a full time Diversity Lead and Sports Teacher at a prep school in South London. [Unknown title] Transcript Early Ethnic Minority barristers and the Inns of Court Dr Caroline Derry and Dr Miriam Mbah lead a session exploring the Inns of Court project researching and celebrating the histories of Ethnic Minority...
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Video 3 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...researchers agree on is that a core skill of leaders and of leadership practice is to solve problems (e.g. Grint, 2008; Mumford et al, 2000; Reiter-Palmon and Illies, 2004). Problems can come in the form of opportunities as well as obstacles, so in this course the term ‘challenges’ will be used to reflect the complex and interrelated problems that leaders often face...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels

...research found that the iodine concentration of most alternatives to cows’ milk – such as soy and almond “milk” – is very low. This matters because deficiency of iodine, especially during pregnancy, affects brain development and is linked to lower intelligence. As people increasingly switch from cows’ milk to alternative drinks, and their sales grow, we wanted...
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Article 5 mins