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Heal t h&Soci alRecr ui t mentDr i ve


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I fi nt er es t edpl ea s ec ont a c tEmi l y . Wi l k i ns @t het r eat ment net wor k . c o. uk


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Heal t hcar e&Nur si ng


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Pr i vat eHeal t h


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TechToysDi st r act i ngf r om Val uabl eLear ni ng Exper i ences

•Dr onesandBot st ak eov ert r adi t i onal games •Lear ni ngt hr oughpl aywi l l boos tc onf i denc eandc onc ent r at i on •Par ent senc our agedt ogi v et hei rc hi l dr enabr eakf r om t ec hi n f av ourofc hal l engi ngpuz z l es

T ec ht oy sar epr ov i ngat r i umphandar eex pec t edt obewor t h $1 1. 3bi l l i onby2020,butPs y c hol ogi s tofEduc at i onGav i nUc k o i sques t i oni ngwhet hert hes el at es ti nv ent i onsar edi s t r ac t i ng c hi l dr env al uabl el ear ni ngex per i enc es . Dr ones ,bot s ,andk i df r i endl ys mar t phonesar es oar i ngt ot het op ofc hi l dr en’ s2018wi s hl i s t s ,whi l ei twoul dappeart r adi t i onal gamesar edy i ngout . Howev er ,t hes et r adi t i onal gamesar et hebui l di ngbl oc k sf orl at er al t hi nk i ng,pr obl em s ol v i ngands equenc i ng,whi c hev ent he mos tupt odat et ec ht oy sc an’ tof f er . Ps y c hol ogi s tofEduc at i onandPuz z l eI nv ent oratTheHappy Puz z l eCompany ,Gav i nUc k o,gi v eshi sv er di c t ,“ I t ’ sal l about bal anc eandpar ent ss houl ds t i mul at et hei rc hi l dr enwi t hav ar i et y oft oy sandgames ,t ogi v et hem t hebes tc hanc eofl ear ni ng t hr oughpl ay .Hav i ngabr eakf r om t het ec hi nf av ourofgames whi c hr equi r ec hi l dr ent ot hi nki nal ogi c al way ,wi l l dev el ops k i l l s whi c hgi v ec hi l dr enmor ec onf i denc ei nt hec l as s r oom when f ac edwi t hc hal l enges . ”

Chr i s t mast oy smayhav eal r eadybeendi s c ar dedbuti ti st het r adi t i onal gameswhi c hent er t ai nent i r ef ami l i est hr oughgener at i ons . Gamesl i k eMonopol y , Pi c t i onar yandnow30Cubed, anewc ol l ec t i onofc hal l enges us i ngauni ques etofc ol our ed c ubes ,ar et hegameswhi c h wi l l enc our agel ear ni ngt hr ough pl ayandhel pc hi l dr endev el op al l i mpor t ants k i l l s . Gav i nc ont i nues“ Lear ni ngt hr ough pl ayi sgr eatf orc hi l dr enofal l ages ,asi ti nc r eas esc onc ent r at i on andc onf i denc ei naf unenv i r onment .Wec r eat ed30Cubedasa j oi ntv ent ur ewi t hI v anMos c ov i c h,whoc r eat edt hehandsonSc i enc eMus eum,asawayt oc hal l enget hemi ndsofs i x y earol ds r i ghtt hr ought oadul t s .Ast hec ompl ex i t yi nc r eas es ,s odoest he f r us t r at i onwi t ht her eal i s at i ont haty ourbr ai ni sr equi r edt owor ki n awaynoot hergamehasev erdemanded. ” 30Cubedof f er sc ol our edc ubec hal l enges ,whi c har eaf unwayt o i mpr ov emat hemat i c s ,t hi nk i ng,l ogi c al r eas oni ng,s pat i al awar enes s ,s equenc i ng,andv i s ual per c ept i ons k i l l s ,guar ant eei ngt o pul l ev ent hemos tt ec hobs es s edawayf r om t hei rs c r eent oc r ac k t hegamemor eaddi c t i v et hananyapp.


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A musi calhar monyofadopt i onf orTom andDan Thebestadvi cef oranyonewhoi sLGBTandconsi der i ngadopt i on? Tal kt o ot her si nt hesamesi t uat i onsayTom andDan,whoadopt ed t hei rmusi call i t t l eboyatj ustei ghtmont hsol d.Danhasbeenr unni ng Pr oud2bePar ent s;anor gani sat i onf orLGBTpar ent sandpar ent st o bef orover10year snow,andsayt hatadopt i ngt hei rsonhasbeent he bestt hi ngt hat ’ shappenedf ort hem. Fr om 5t h–1 1t hMar chAdopt i onCount s,t her egi onaladopt i onagency f orManchest er ,Cheshi r eEast ,Tr af f or d,Sal f or dandSt ockpor tl ocal aut hor i t i esi scel ebr at i ngLGBTFost er i ngandAdopt i onWeek,andi s encour agi ngal lsect i onsoft hecommuni t yt ocomef or war dandadopt . Youcanbegay ,t r anssexual ,bi sexual ,si ngl e,i nasamesexr el at i onshi p,i naci vi lpar t ner shi porcohabi t i ng–al lappl i cat i onsar ever ywel comeandt r eat edequal l y . “ Tom andIbot hknewwewant edchi l dr enf r om t hebegi nni ngand adopt i oncamet obet henat ur alpr ocessmovi ngf or war d”saysDan, whosemot herwasal soadopt ed. “ Oursoni sgr owi ngi nt oal i t t l echar act erandpar t i cul ar l yl ovesmusi c, songs,st or yandr hyme,andhi sf avour i t eact i vi t yi sgoi ngt ohi st oddl er f r i endl ymusi cmakersessi onataManchest erni ght cl ub!Heal sol oves swi mmi ngandf ami l ydaysout ,andcoul dn’ tcont ai nhi sexci t ement whenseei ngal lt heani mal sf ort hef i r stt i meonar ecentt r i pt oKnowsl eySaf ar iPar k.Al t houghf ami l ydaysar egr eati t ’ st hel i t t l et hi ngst hat count ,l i kepat t i ngt hef ami l ydogont hesof a,eat i ngal lt hemeal swe cookf orhi m andni ghtt i mecuddl esbef or ebed.Al lt hesemoment s makei tal lwor t hwhi l eandj ustmel t syourhear t . ”

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Nat i onalHospi t al i t y&Cat er i ngRecr ui t mentDr i ve


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Char i t yLeader shi p


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Educat i onChar i t y


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