What is Gaslighting? 18th August 202212th August 2022 by Evie Lee In the US, Dr Robin Stern, co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, helped bring the
What is Cuckooing? 28th April 202310th August 2022 by Evie Lee The number of homes across England being shut down because of drug dealing or substance use on site is ever
What is Skin Bleaching? 28th April 20238th August 2022 by Evie Lee Skin bleaching, which is also known as skin lightening or skin whitening, is a worldwide multibillion-pound/dollar business. Figures from 2017,
What is Tourette Syndrome? 28th April 202325th July 2022 by Megan Huziej It is projected that up to 1% of the UK population has Tourette syndrome, affecting 1 out of every 100
What is Sudden Infant Death? 28th April 202325th July 2022 by Megan Huziej Thirty-one years ago, tragically, the broadcaster and TV presenter Anne Diamond lost her four-month-old baby son Sebastian to cot death.
What is Down Syndrome? 28th April 202325th July 2022 by Rose Winter Down syndrome is the most common genital chromosomal condition, and the most prominent cause of learning difficulties and disabilities in
What is a Will? 28th April 202325th July 2022 by Megan Huziej One of the most important documents that a person leaves behind when they die can be their Will. Yet more
What is a Power of Attorney? 28th April 202319th July 2022 by Evie Lee The UK has an ageing population. In 1999, around one in six people were 65 years and over (15.8%). This
What is Autism Masking? 28th April 20234th July 2022 by Rose Winter Autism currently impacts around 2% of the UK population, with an estimated 100,000 children and 1 million adults in the
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 4th August 202323rd June 2022 by Evie Lee Click here to access the 2023 updates. In 2021, substantial changes were made to the Department for Education (DfE) Keeping
What is Regulated Activity? 25th April 202325th April 2022 by Louise Woffindin If you’ve been wondering about Regulated Activity, the chances are that you’ve been looking at safeguarding vulnerable adults or children.
Transition into Secondary School 25th April 202322nd April 2022 by Rose Winter With more than 3,400 secondary schools in England, it can be a hard decision when it comes to selecting the
What are the Principles of Confidentiality in Childcare? 25th April 202313th April 2022 by Rose Winter Confidentiality encompasses a number of ways that you can respect an individual’s privacy or personal wishes, in which you would
What is a Stammer? 25th April 20235th April 2022 by Rose Winter Stammering is a disorder of fluency, meaning that the flow of speech is disrupted, resulting in disjointed words and sentences.
What is Organisational Abuse? 25th April 202329th March 2022 by Evie Lee Organisational abuse is where poor working practices and inadequate care in a specific setting leads to the mistreatment and/or harm
What is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome? 24th April 202323rd March 2022 by Rose Winter Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, sometimes referred to as Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), is a term given to a wide range
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? 24th April 202315th March 2022 by Louise Woffindin Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is a neurological condition and developmental disorder. This condition primarily affects communication, learning and behaviour.
Is Home-Schooling Good or Bad? 20th December 20238th March 2022 by Louise Woffindin The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about lots of permanent changes as well as many temporary ones. One change has been
GDPR Compliance in Schools 18th February 2022 by Laura Allan For those of us in education, GDPR has become a buzzword in recent years. Since its introduction in May 2018,
What is Human Trafficking? 24th April 202318th February 2022 by Evie Lee The recent trial in New York of Ghislaine Maxwell for recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by
Child Bereavement 21st April 202310th February 2022 by Evie Lee Bereavement has probably touched everyone’s life at some point, especially after the last couple of years that we have all
Instructional Coaching 21st April 20239th February 2022 by Evie Lee The term coaching has, in the past, been mostly associated with sports professions. Coaching has been central to elite sporting
Online Abuse 21st April 20238th February 2022 by Laura Allan According to the Alan Turing Institute, online abuse is receiving much more attention in the UK these days. The Institute’s
What is Breast Ironing? 21st April 20232nd February 2022 by Evie Lee Although no official study into the practice has been conducted, a Guardian revealed dozens of cases of Breast Ironing in