At the request of our students, this year we ran transition events for Level 4 students moving into Level 5, and for level 5 moving into Level 6 in September 2023. We started with an overview of the new academic year, including timetable, and assessments, just so that the students
Alexandra Kirby, Lecturer in Psychology, has recently published an article in Psychological Reports. The article, ‘Attentional Biases Towards Body Related Stimuli in Healthy Males: A Systematic Review’ explores existing research surrounding the effects of body-related media (e.g., images, words) on males’ attention. It is hoped that, by understanding these underlying
The very recent transphobic moral panic has become the subject of fierce political debate. One which has inevitably fed its way into questions about how those working with children and young people respond when young people request that we refer to them with pronouns which are different to those assigned
Photograph courtesy of Spencer Means About this time last year, the Woodcraft Folk went on camp again, for the first time since lockdown, and the leaders had to do a risk assessment for the Wild Man of the Woods game. This is a kind of wide game, like Ackky Ackky
Dr. Kate McGarry, Senior Lecturer in Psychology has published her first book, Stool Withholding: A practical guide for parents, after gaining first-hand experience of this condition with her eldest child. Utilising her research skills and knowledge of developmental psychology, Dr McGarry has developed a three stage practical approach to tackling
The Counselling and Psychotherapy team is celebrating the achievements of their MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling student Elaine Moore who recently won the CPCAB Counselling Research Award. Elaine tells the story of her research journey and fantastic achievements: ‘Talk with me outside’ is a piece of qualitative research that
As part of the professional Policing course students student a module on investigations. Students have been working on a case of a knife-point robbery. They have received information about a potential suspect that has led them to address (an apartment) that they have had to search in pairs. From there
Over the last few weeks, the students have been learning about the importance of supporting victims and witnesses. They have met with a West Midlands police officer who was able to explain the wide range of special steps that can be taken to support witnesses and to assist them through
Professional Policing students are currently working on their police investigations module and some of the activity is managing crime scenes. Student were required to attend the scene of a robbery, search for, and seize evidence, before placing it in exhibit bags and compiling a witness statement outlining what they had
Reading is an essential skill for children’s development – and of course one of the fundamental components of schooling – but it is also crucial for parents and carers to encourage it from a young age – and not just in order to hit those SATs targets. Not only does