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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust. The Millennium Cohort Study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. This article was originally published by the Cambridge University research blog...
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Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences
Education & Development

Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences

...social aspects of university life - the freshers experience, making friends, living away from home - or indeed, staying at home. University life is not just about study – we share some tips and dispel some myths of the student social experience. Episode 4: Can I afford to go to university? Are you worried about the cost of going to university? In this episode we tackle...
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What is Royal Assent - and why don't laws come into force straight away?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Royal Assent - and why don't laws come into force straight away?

...Social workers needed time so that they could receive training in how they should implement the new principles of making children's welfare a priority, recognising that children are best brought up within their families wherever possible, and promoting partnership between children, parents and the local authorities. Between 1989 and 1991 local authorities and social...
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Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...social and spatial factors that mediate outdoor interactions for babies and toddlers - presented by Joanne Josephidou and Nicola Kemp...In this session we explored ideas around inclusion and opportunities for the very youngest children (birth to two) to be outdoors and in nature. The phrase ‘tiny humans’ was borrowed from Holt and Philo (2022, p. 819) who use the term...
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Video 45 mins
The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...social science contribute to our understanding of mental health and mental illness? How do the biomedical and biopsychosocial models compare when it comes to diagnosis and treatment? This album reveals the importance of the perspective scientists and health professionals take, and the difference it can make to treatment outcomes. The Blackthorn Garden case study...
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Audio 1 hr 56 mins
Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...social interaction, in contrast to an exclusive focus of learning as a mental and cognitive process. Figure 1 Scarlett interacting with her father You will start to consider the relationship between language and learning by looking closely at an informal exchange between a young child, her father and her grandmother. Activity 1 Timing: Allow 1 hour FATHER Should we just...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...social/emotional development. Child psychologists attempt to make sense of every aspect of child development, including how children learn, think, interact and respond emotionally to those around them, make friends, understand emotions and their own developing personalities, temperaments and skills. Children typically reach developmental ‘milestones’. These milestones...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...social media for a long time. It changed its gender option so that, instead of choosing from ‘male’ and ‘female’, users could pick from a range of over 50 gender terms, as well as choosing to be referred to as ‘they’ if they didn’t want a gendered pronoun (‘he’ or ‘she’). As usual, rather than getting into whether this is a good move or a bad move by...
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