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Blog Category: Equality & Diversity

"Equality and Diversity" is a concept and a set of principles aimed at promoting fairness, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their background, characteristics, or circumstances.

Total posts in category: 161

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Family and Friends

Research has shown that having good, strong relationships with our family and friends is important for our mental wellbeing. These connections can provide us with emotional support, and allow us to feel happy and secure. Busy schedules and modern living can make this difficult. These top tips can help to build these relationships: Make time […]

24/04/2017

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: The Art of Music

When people are looking to enjoy life they often turn to music. Whether it’s a Beatle’s ballad, Mozart’s Requiem or Ed Sheeran’s latest, music plays as a background to our greatest life changing moments. However, it may be wrong to think of it as just background music. Music can have a much more active effect […]

17/04/2017

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Pros and cons of the Caffeine Boost

We often hear people saying they ‘need a caffeine boost’ or they ‘have had too much caffeine for one day’ and it can regularly be received with negative connotations. However, more and more research is coming forward to suggest caffeine can actually be beneficial for our health. Researchers have observed that small doses of caffeine […]

10/04/2017

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Health Checks

Regular health checks are important to identify any underlying problems before they escalate out of control. Finding problems early can drastically improve your chances of treatment and recovery, and help prevent more serious illnesses, such as diabetes, from developing. If you are aged between 40 and 74 years of age and haven’t had a stroke […]

03/04/2017

Kim’s Story – World Autism Awareness Day (2 April 2017)

Kimberley O’Neill is a former student at The College of Animal Welfare, having achieved the Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants in 2015. To mark World Autism Awareness Day, Kim has kindly agreed to share her story of her experiences with Asperger’s Syndrome.  I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism, at […]

02/04/2017

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Teeth

Did you know that in primary schools in the UK, 8 or 9 children in every class will have tooth decay? That equates to approximately 3.3 million children between the ages of 0-14 years old. What can we do to improve dental health in our children? Brush your teeth for 2 minutes every day using […]

27/03/2017

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World Down’s Syndrome Day (21 March)

Down’s Syndrome is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and characteristic physical features; around 775 babies are born with the condition each year in England and Wales, and approximately 6,000 in the US; making Down’s Syndrome one of the most common chromosomal conditions. Children and adults with Down Syndrome have […]

21/03/2017

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Managing Stress

  Everybody knows what it is like to feel stressed. Stress can be a useful drive that can help us to be more productive and feel more energised*, however chronic stress that becomes overwhelming over time can, not only, make existing mental health problems worse, but contribute to the development of mental health problems too.* […]

20/03/2017

Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Sleep

Did you know? There are over 80 different sleep problems and insomnia is the most common affecting around 20% of us. A solid night’s sleep is essential for a healthy, long life and on average people need around 8 good hours of sleep a night. However one in three people struggle with poor sleep which […]

13/03/2017

Zero Discrimination Day (1 March)

Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people. Discrimination can take many forms, such as direct discrimination, where you are treated less favourably than someone else as a direct result of anything from gender and sexual orientation, to religious or political beliefs. Other forms include indirect discrimination, when a rule or […]

01/03/2017