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Brexit Opportunities [despite the drama]
As the Brexit drama continues to unfold, we are following the political developments and their implications for studying in the UK and working in the UK Health and Social Care sector.
Topic of the month: Breast Ironing
Did you know….? Up to 3.8 million girls worldwideare affected by breast flattening (UN). It is also thought that up to 1000 girls in the UKhave been subjected to the practice. You may have heard of FGM, but a more recent revelation in child abuse terms is...
Domestic Abuse
This month we are looking at quite a big issue in the HSC sector: domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is a repeated pattern of behaviour that often escalates in occurrence and severity over time. The Home Office defines domestic violence and abuse as: “Any incident or...
Thinking outside the box
Care workers wearing pyjama-style scrubs at night-time to help patients sleep patterns. Care workers reduce residents' sleep deprivation by wearing pyjamas. The initiative met with a really good response from most of the residents and we've seen a drastic improvement...
Modern Slavery in the Care Sector
After previous topics of safeguarding, this month we are going to look at something that comes under that issue: modern slavery. Modern Slavery is seen in healthcare more often than you would expect. It may be surprising that slavery is still a thing in the modern...
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Adults – The Care Act 2014 defines adult safeguarding as protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.
Prevent
With the recent capture of the final 2 Jihadists known as the “Beatles” the radicalisation agenda rears its head again asking the question - Did we do enough to prevent these British lads from being radicalised? Maybe a good time to refresh our knowledge? “'Prevent'...
Mental Health
Many people are still reluctant to talk about mental health issues despite national and local radio and TV campaigns designed to raise awareness and understanding.
Skills for Care
This month I have decided to look at the state of the sector as depicted by Skills for Care in its recent publication ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’
Sustainability
Hi all Sorry to talk trash but it’s time to recycle this important topic... Ice breakers: Do you recycle at home? Do you think companies do enough to help the environment? Is it really worth all this effort to recycle? Why recycle - It all just goes into a land fill...
Prevent
I hope you had a good weekend. Let’s explore the PREVENT agenda this week. We are tasked with introducing PREVENT to all students so let’s remind ourselves what is it? “'Prevent' is a government strategy aimed at stopping people being drawn into terrorism.” It has 2...
The Lone Worker
Maybe one of the most relevant topics for your clients? Working in care usually means lone working, often during anti-social hours and in various private homes. So what do your students think about how safe they are and how they can be safer? Here are some...
CitizenAid
Sadly, we live in complex and disturbing times with a 'highly likely' risk of terrorism as we have seen in Manchester, and again on Saturday night in London. The first few minutes after an incident are the most important when attempting to save lives. Four experienced...
Equality of Opportunity
Where are we at with the equality of opportunity agenda? Has the world accepted equality or is it just a few countries?
Freedom of Speech
A tricky topic this month. “Freedom of speech is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment.” However the news links below show how complex a subject this is. So what do your students think? Some...
Discrimination
Last time we looked at equality in general so before moving on to other topics let’s explore this subject a little further. Wednesday was International Women’s Day. In the news are current stories of individuals challenging corporate dress codes, flexible working and...
Health & Safety Executive – “The reality”
I hope the last Topic of the Week on PREVENT stimulated some interesting debates? Moving onto more common ground let’s explore Health & Safety at work! H&S is a well understood subject so perhaps we can talk about whether leaner’s believe it is actually...
Ageism
This month we explore the topic of ageism. Maybe a well-known subject, understood by all, but maybe a subject that is really ignored or at best brushed under the mat? It will be interesting to see how seriously your students take this topic compared to religious...
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Beacon successfuly renews Matrix Standard
Beacon Education Partnership has been accredited with the nationally recognised quality mark for organisations which provide support to individuals to make learning and work more accessible – the Matrix Standard. Achieving the Matrix standard has been a long term goal...