With children in the UK reported to be spending an average of 3 hours and 16 minutes watching television every day, parents will be pleased to know that some of the UK’s favourite children’s television programmes could actually be doing wonders for their children’s literacy levels, helping to ease the perceived guilt around too much screen time.
We analysed the transcripts of over 1,000 episodes of children’s television programmes aimed at those between the ages of four and seven to see which, on average, contains the highest volume of basic phonics words that children are expected to know by the end of Key Stage One.
- Topic:
- Education
Meeting client expectations is at the top of every law firm's mind. In an era where online giants like Amazon can offer same-day delivery, client’s expectations for rapid, on-demand services are on the rise. This is no different in the legal sector, specifically conveyancing with clients now expecting a quicker turnaround than ever before.
This article covers how digital conveyancing and utilising technology can help law firms achieve greater efficiency and provide an enhanced client experience.
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- Legal
Managing mental health in the workplace is vital for employee wellbeing. However, it's an ongoing process which doesn’t have an instant fix – it needs be championed by senior leaders and managers but also with forward-thinking training initiatives and continuing support.
In this article we are going to explore how to address mental health issues in the workplace, a manager’s impact on mental health and how to improve employee wellbeing.
In the fast-paced world of cleaning services, managing employee time, activities, skills, and costs efficiently is crucial for the success and profitability of your business. Unfortunately, many cleaning companies still depend on outdated methods like spreadsheets and paper timesheets for recording and managing these critical aspects. This reliance reduces efficiency and accuracy, especially when it comes to processing time and attendance data for payroll.
Setting up a home care agency is a step taken by veteran business people from outside of social care, and more frequently by those who have worked in social care for many years.
The home care marketplace has a ‘long tail’, meaning there are a very small number of medium-large operators, with the rest of the market demand being met by small care agencies, typically focused entirely on local markets.
Agencies in this group will typically have 1-2 offices and less than 50 care workers at any time. This is hardly surprising given the nature of home care, with its emphasis on locality, personability and the relative importance of each client to the size of the business.
So if you are wondering how to start a domiciliary care agency, you are not alone. As the UK's leading provider of home care software, including our exclusive care agency start-up package we've got plenty of experience in watching our clients start up their own home care agencies, so I've put the main steps together in this article.
Knowing how to implement EHR is the penultimate step in the onboarding process of adding electronic health records to your organisation’s operations.
By this point you should know what an electronic health record is, but if not you can read our article on EHR systems for a quick explanation. We’ve also covered the advantages and disadvantages of electronic medical records, and provided a primer on EHR integration and its importance. This research is important, because you can’t successfully implement electronic health records if you don’t know what purpose they serve and how they will support your organisation.
In this article we will cover the next step; providing a quick recap of patient records and the benefits of digitising them, before moving on to crux of the matter: EHR implementation and the best practices for successfully implementing EHR systems. We’ll also showcase the ways to measure success, so you can be sure your EHR implementation has gone well.
When it comes to educational budget management, staying on top of financial allocations and expenditures is paramount. With the ever-evolving needs of educational institutions, the ability to monitor budgets effectively and make adjustments in real-time is a necessity rather than a luxury.
Recognising this demand, we are thrilled to introduce our latest product feature – Budget Monitoring Snapshots – Budget Adjustments.
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- Education
Children's mental health is rapidly declining. Some experts and researchers argue we are in a children’s mental health crisis. Currently, 75% of children and young people who experience mental health problems aren’t getting the help that they need.
At least one in six children and young people aged 7 to 16 years have a probable mental health disorder which increases to 1 in 4 in 17 – 19 years old. So, what are the factors and wider social determinants of health that impact children’s mental health and wellbeing? What is being done currently to tackle these issues? And what more can be done?
To find the best solutions, we must get to the heart of the problem and understand why children’s mental health is declining.
At Access Elemental Social Prescribing, we know that social prescribing has been well established and successful when used by both adults and students. We have worked with a number of different organisations across health and social care, housing, and education to deliver better preventative and early intervention services which can easily be adapted to apply in children and young people (CYP) too.
This article will review what factors have caused the mental health in children to decline, the current mental health problems in children, what support is available, as well as explore how social prescribing in children can be a proactive alternative to improving mental health support for our children and young people.
In this article, we explain what is ‘deconstruction’ within the construction industry. Alongside outlining its merits, drawbacks, and the pivotal role it plays in achieving sustainability within the sector, we explore how ERP helps construction firms perfect the deconstruction process.
- Topic:
- Construction
In this article we'll cover:
- The importance of cleaner safety
- 5 methods of maintaining workplace safety
It is essential that every member of the workforce understands their role in how to maintain workplace safety. Cleaners are one group of staff who need to be aware of additional health and safety procedures and best practice, to ensure their own safety, as well as the safety of their colleagues and customers.
In this article we have provided an overview of five essential health and safety tips for cleaners. Each of these tips follow guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
For more detailed training and guidance, please refer to our course on Health and Safety for Cleaners.
