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Topic of the Month: Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week Did you know….? One in four adults feel lonely some or all of the time. Mental Health Awareness week has come around again this week, from May 9th to May 15th – this time with the theme being...
Topic of the Month: National Walking Month – May 2022
#Try20 #WalkThisMay This May is ‘National Walking Month’. After a few years of lockdowns and not getting out much, it is more important than ever to get out and enjoy the nice weather that has been gracing us recently in the UK, and what a better way than joining...
Prostate Cancer & Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
We’ve seen quite a few different topic of the months lately to do with cancer, like World Cancer Day and Breast Cancer Awareness, but this month there are to different types of cancer being highlighted – prostate cancer and ovarian cancer. Prostate cancer affects many...
Topic of the Month: World Cancer Day 2022
So, the time for cancer awareness has rolled around again, but this time with a different theme that can really link in with your course with us – ‘Close the Care Gap‘. Many of you completing the course will already be working in the sector, or looking to get into the...
Topic of the Month: Breast Cancer Awareness
This month we are going to look at breast cancer awareness. On the 22nd of October this year ‘Wear it Pink’ day comes back around, and so we thought it would be a good idea to take a deeper look into breast cancer and awareness around it. This year will be the 20th...
Vascular Dementia Awareness
The topic we are going to talk about this time is Dementia Awareness – specifically Vascular Dementia awareness. Dementia is a topic that you will see pop up in your studies with us, and there’s even a whole unit that covers Dementia so some of this information may be...
Topic of the month: Sexual Abuse
Quite a wide topic for this month’s topic of the month: Sexual Abuse. Ofsted has recently produced a review on sexual abuse in schools and colleges, and although most in further education are adults sexual abuse may still affect you, whether it is whilst you are...
Topic of the Month: Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week Mental Health Awareness week runs from the 10th-16th May, and the main theme this year is ‘Connect with Nature’. Your mental health is just as important to your wellbeing as your physical health -...
Topic of the Month: Domestic Violence
Quite a strong topic for this month’s topic of the month: Domestic Abuse. With various lockdowns happening over the past year and stay at home orders being issued domestic abuse has risen, meaning we are seeing much more interest in charities and organisations that...
International Women’s Day 2021
WD 2021 campaign theme: #ChooseToChallenge Every year on March 8th the world celebrates International Women’s Day. It’s a day for everyone to celebrate women and come together to help women gain more equality. So today especially you should try to: celebrate women's...
Topic of the Month: Health and Wellbeing at Work
Health and wellbeing is always important in everyday life, but when at work it can be seen as even more important in these trying times. With people working from home or those in essential jobs working throughout lockdown, you have to make sure to remember to keep an...
Cyber Essentials
Beacon Education is happy to announce that we are now a Cyber Essentials certified organisation
Topic of the Month: Safer Internet Day 2021
This month we are going to focus on online safety as a topic, as Safer Internet Day will be on the 9th of February 2021 this year. Being safe online is a big thing these days, especially in current times with people being at home due to lockdown, working from...
Topic of the month: Fraud
Fraud, which is defined as:“wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain” Fraud is actually one of the most common types of crime in the UK, and it can actually cost the UK billions of pounds per year – the average cost of fraud in...
Topic of the month: FGM
It is estimated that 137,000 girls and women in England and Waleshave been affected by FGM, according to the NSPCC. On 31 October 2015 The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced a new duty for regulated health, social care and teaching professionals to report cases of FGM...
Topic of the Month: Anti Bullying Week 2020
This month we will be discussing bullying as the 16th-20th November is anti-bullying week. Bullying can affect anyone; we are all potential targets and sometimes you don’t even notice it happening. Anti-Bullying Week is a time to reflect on just how bullying can...
Topic of the month – World Mental Health Day
The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day is “Mental Health for All”! Everyone knows that mental health can affect anyone on any day of the year, but on October 10th you can help to show your support for better mental health and help spread awareness of just...
Topic of the Month – Equality & Diversity
Equality and diversity have long been an issue in the world, and with the BLM movement gaining attention around the world equality and diversity seems a fitting topic of the month. At the moment the news is filled with people challenging racial inequality and helping...
Topic of the Month – Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness week, and in times like these keeping an eye on your mental health is more important than ever. You may think that looking after your physical health is key during the coronavirus situation, but you also need to make sure to talk...
Coronavirus
Although this virus is commonly seen across the world, the type that has been identified in China is a new version – Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) – and the full extent of its impact around the world is still being researched now. However, as the number of Coronavirus...