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Spec i al i s tr es pi t ec ar e i sc r i t i c al ,es pec i al l y asdement i a pr ogr es s esand r eac hesamor e adv anc eds t ageand l ov edonesf i ndi t mor ec hal l engi ngt o c opewi t ht he per s onal i t yand phy s i c al c hangesoft hei rf r i endorf ami l ymember .Hav i l and Hous eandTheRi c hmondSui t eatLi nf i el dHous epr ov i de hel pf ul r es pi t ef r om di f f i c ul ts i t uat i onsl i k et hes e,bybr i ngi ng i ns pec i al i s ts t af fwi t hs pec i f i ct r ai ni ngondement i at ohel p l ookaf t ery ourl ov edone. Dement i ai snott heonl ydi s eas ewhi c hr equi r ess pec i al i s t c ar e.Per hapsy ourl ov edones uf f er sf r om anot heri l l nes s , oradi s abi l i t y ? What ev ert her eas onf ory ourr es pi t er equi r ement ,ours t af far eons i t e24hour sadaywi t hf ul l t r ai ni ngi nahuger angeofdi s abi l i t i es ,bot hment al and phy s i c al . Car i ngc anbec omei nc r edi bl ydebi l i t at i ngs odon’ tf eel gui l t yf ors eek i nghel pands uppor t ,i tc anr ev i t al i s ey ous o y ouar er eadyf ort henex tr oundofc ar i ng.Wear enow t ak i ngbook i ngsf orr es pi t ec ar eands hor tt er mc ar ewi t ha c har geasc l os et ot he‘ c os tofc ar e’ aspos s i bl et onur s i ng. Cat er i ngandhous ek eepi ngc os t sar ec ov er edandwe guar ant eey ourl ov edoneas af eandc omf or t i ngs t ay .
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Educat i on&Tr ai ni ng EXPERTS URGE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT CHI LD SAFEGUARDI NG BUDGET I N SCHOOLS Saf eguar di ngexper t satEt hi caSol ut i onsar ecal l i ngonHM Gover nmentt or i ngf encea budgetf orst at ut or ychi l dsaf eguar di ngt r ai ni ngandCont i nuousPr of essi onalDevel opment ( CPD)f ort eacher sanddesi gnat edsaf eguar di ngl eadst ohel pcombatt hr eat st ochi l dr en’ s wel f ar e,i ncl udi ngchi l dsexualexpl oi t at i on( CSE) ,r adi cal i sat i onandgangcul t ur e. Ther ei sar i si ngdemandt ohel pandpr ot ect chi l dr en.CSE,r adi cal i sat i onandgangcul t ur e i samaj orcausef orconcer n.I n2015,t het ot al numberofchi l dr enassessedasbei ngi nneed ofhel porpr ot ect i onacr osst heyear ,r ose13% bet ween200910t o201415,f r om j ustunder 695, 000t oover780, 000.30% wer eaged bet ween10t o15year s( t hel ar gestage gr oup) . Wi t hpuni shi ngbudgetcut sandunder f undi ng expect edacr osskeyor gani sat i onschar ged wi t hsaf eguar di ngandpr ot ect i onofvul ner abl e chi l dr eni ncl udi ngschool s,pol i ceandl ocal aut hor i t i es,saf eguar di ngexper t satEt hi ca Sol ut i onsbel i eveaper f ectst or mi sbr ewi ng. Ser vi cest hatar eal r eadyst r et chedbecause ofi nadequat ef undi ngorf ai l ur e,wi l ll eave chi l dr enbei nghar med,oratr i skofhar m. 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TheNat i onalUni onofTeacher sbel i evet hat£3bi l l i oneducat i onbudgetcut swi l lmakebudget sunt enabl eby2018/ 19.Teachershor t agesar ewor seni ngandt her ei sl i t t l ef ocusonr et ai ni ngt eacher swi t ht heski l l sandexper t i se,al soessent i alt osol veshor t ages.Ar ecent CommonsEducat i onSel ectCommi t t eer epor tevi dencedhowGover nmenthasmi ssedr ecr ui t mentt ar get sf orf i veconsecut i veyear s.I tf ur t hersuggest edt hatr ecr ui t mentofnew t eacher st oaddr essshor t ageswi l lnotsat i sf yt heneedf ori mpr ovementi nser vi cedel i ver y . Educat i on,exper i enceandski l l sar ecr i t i cali nt hevastandcompl exar eaofchi l dsaf eguar di ng.Suppor t i ngt her et ent i onofexper i encedt eacher swhocanuseandext endt hei rsaf eguar di ngexper t i sewi t hCPDt r ai ni ngandsuccessi onpl anni ngr equi r espol i cyandabudget t ober i ngf enced.Ar ecentf r eedom ofi nf or mat i onr equestbyt hechi l dr en’ schar i t yNSPCC f oundt hatt r ai neet eacher sar er ecei vi ngi nadequat esaf eguar di ngt r ai ni ng.St udent sonunder gr aduat ecour sesr ecei vedonl yanaver ageof10. 5hour sofsaf eguar di ngt r ai ni ngovera t hr eeyearorf our yearcour se.Post gr aduat et r ai nees,r ecei veevenf ewerhour sofsaf e guar di ngt ui t i on. Of st ed’ s2016r epor tf oundsaf eguar di ngar r angement swer enotef f ect i vei n15% ofi ndependentschool s,2% ofmai nt ai nedschool sand3% ofpr ovi der si nFur t herEducat i on.I n caseswher ei nci dent sofsaf eguar di ngwer ef oundi nadequat e,“ i twasbecausel eader sand manager swer ei gnor antofwhatwasr equi r ed. ”Ar ecentr epor toft heEducat i onandHeal t h Commi t t eeal sof oundt hati nsuf f i ci entpr omi nencei sal sobei nggi venbyOf st edi nspect or s t ochi l dr enandyoungpeopl e’ sment alheal t handwel l bei ng. Comment i ng,exper i encedf or merseni orPol i ceOf f i cer ,Dr .Ri char dJohnsai d:“ Anhol i st i c 360appr oacht hatsuppor t sandpr ot ect si svi t ali nchi l dsaf eguar di ngbuteducat i onofbot h pr of essi onal sandyoungst er si sati t shear t .Mor esaf eguar di ngeducat i oni sneededbut t her ear ef undi ngpr essur esi nal loursaf eguar di ngor gani sat i ons.St af far est r et chedt ocapaci t ywi t hi ncr easedwor kl oadsandt hi swi l lr esul ti nsomeoft hem get t i ngbywi t hi nadequat et r ai ni ngandt i ckboxsol ut i onsandpol i ci es.Thi swi l lnegat i vel yi mpactont heser vi ce pr ovi si onandt hosemostaf f ect edwi l lbeourmostvul ner abl echi l dr en.Weur get heGover n mentnott odeval uet hei mpor t anceofsaf eguar di ngandt or i ngf enceabudgetf oreducat i on,st at ut or yt r ai ni ngandCPDwi t hsuccessi onpl anni ng.TheDf Emustgof ur t hert osuppor touryoungpeopl eandeducat or sbywor ki ngwi t hexper t sandpr act i t i oner st odevel opa det ai l edst r at egyandpol i cywi t hani nspect i onf r amewor kt hatwor ksandi spr oper l yf unded f ort hebenef i tofal l . ” Rel easef r om BXB
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Br eat heYour sel ft oSl eepwi t hAnandi ,TheSl eepGur u Ov er10mi l l i onNHSpr es c r i pt i onsf ors l eepmedi c at i onar ehandedouteac h y ear ,wi t honei nt enpeopl et ak i ngphar mac eut i c al dr ugst or emedys l eepdi s or der s . * .TheSl eepGur u,Anandi of f er sanent i r el ynat ur al s ol ut i ont os l eeppr obl emsi nhernewbook ,Br eat heBet t er , Sl eepBet t er .Anandi demons t r at eshow wor k i ngwi t ht hebr eat hasat ool c anbr i ngy ourwhol ebei ngbac ki nt obal anc e bys oot hi ngt hener v ouss y s t em andi nc r eas i ngs er ot oni nl ev el s ,gi v i ngy out he gi f tofbet t ers l eep.
Anandi c i t espeopl el i k e Madonna,T om For dand Mar t haSt ewar t ,who f unc t i ononar oundf ourt o f i v ehour ss l eepperni ght . Theys eem t ohav e c r eat edac ul toutofnot s l eepi ng,butl ongt er m,i t Hav i ngs uf f er edwi t hi ns omni af orov erf i f t eeny ear s ,s l eepex per tAnandi i sf ami l - wi l l l eadt oanar r ayof i arwi t ht hel ongt er m ef f ec t ss l eepdepr i v at i onhasonheal t h.Anandi t r i edev er y - heal t hi s s ues ,pot ent i al l y t hi ngf r om v al er i ant ohy pnos i sands er ot oni ni nanef f or tt ogetagoodni ght ’ s c anc eranddement i aand s l eep.I twasonl yaf t erdi s c ov er i ngy ogaandAy ur v eda,apower f ul anc i entI ndi an pr emat ur eagei ng. heal i ngs y s t em whi c hus esbr eat hasoneoft het ool s ,t hats hebegant os eean i mpr ov ement .Anandi s ay s ,“ Idi s c ov er edt hebr eat ht ak esusf r om t hedungeon Ov ert hepas tf i v ey ear s ofs l eepl es s nes st ot heheav enl yex per i enc eofs l eep. ” Anandi hasdev el oped andf i net unedher[ per s onal s l eepr ev i ews y s t em| “ Br eat heBet t er ,Sl eepBet t er ”i sac ombi nat i onofAnandi ’ sf i v ey ear sofex per i ht t p: / / www. t hes l eepgur u. c o. uk / wor k wi t hme/ per s onal s l eepr e. . . ] .Anandi ’ ss l eep ment at i onwi t ht hebr eat h.I ti sahol i s t i cappr oac ht hatwor k satunr av el l i ngt he r ev i ewsof f eras t epbys t epappr oac ht or emov et hec aus eoft hes l eepdi s t ur banc e ner v ouss y s t em andbr i ngi ngi tbac ki nt obal anc e.Asar es ul t ,t hebodyi sabl et o r at hert hanmas ki t .Thi spower f ul pr oc es si sal i gnedwi t hAy ur v edi cheal i ng,al ong s l i pbac ki nt oi t snat ur al r hy t hm ofs l eep. r es pec t ednat ur al t her apy . Theex er c i s esi nt hebooknotonl yaddr es ss l eeppr obl ems ,butwi l l al s owor kt o bal anc ey ourwhol es y s t em whi c hmeansbet t erdi ges t i on,i mpr ov edc i r c ul at i on andr educ eds t r es sandanx i et yl ev el s . Manyoft heex er c i s esc anbef i t t edi nt odayt odayl i f eandt heyc anbedone dur i ngt hec our s eofy ourday .Ot her sar edes i gnedt ot ak ey ououtofy ourbus y s c hedul eandbr i ngy ourbodybac ki nt obal anc e. Anandi s ay s ,“ Ul t i mat el y ,t hek eyi sas er i esofs mal l buts i gni f i c antl i f es t y l e c hangeswhi c hi nc l udedel ay i ngt het empt at i ont oi mmedi at el yc hec ky ouremai l s ass oonasy ouwak eup,s i mpl edi et ar yc hangesandbec omi ngawar eofand us i ngt hebr eat ht oc onnec ty out oamor epeac ef ul s t at eandnour i s hy ourner v ouss y s t em. ”
Anandi c ont i nues ,“ Sl eepi sv i t al f orr epai r i ngandr ej uv enat i ngev er yor ganoft he body ,f r om s k i nt obr ai nandi ti sasv i t al aswat erandf ood. ” Li nk s Br eat heBet t er ,Sl eepBet t eronAmaz on:ht t ps : / / www. amaz on. c o. uk / Br eat heBet t er Sl eepGur uAnandi / dp. . . Anandi ’ sWebs i t e:ht t p: / / www. t hes l eepgur u. c o. uk / Anandi ’ sSl eepr ev i ews :ht t p: / / www. t hes l eepgur u. c o. uk / wor k wi t hme/ per s onal s l eepr e. . . Rel eas ef r om ht t p: / / www. t hes l eepgur u. c o. uk /
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ar i s e.Notonl yhasi tac hi ev edt hat ,buti thask eptpac ewi t hnewt ec hnol ogi es ,al l owi ngust odel i v erbus i nes ss ol ut i onsandi nt egr at ewi t ht hi r dpar t i es ,wi t hout hav i ngt or es k i l l i nt hedi f f er entt ec hnol ogi es .Thi si spar t i c ul ar l yt r uewhenc ons i der i ngwebandmobi l eappl i c at i ons . ” Remar k i ngonPar adi gm’ sac hi ev ement s ,Mar t i nFi nc ham,CEO ofLANSAs ai d, “ Par adi gm hav emax i mi s edt hev al ueofLANSA’ spot ent i al t odel i v erf as tandwi t h qual i t y ,atl owc os tonev er ypl at f or m.Thepr es s ur eonhous i ngor gani s at i onsi s i mmens eandI ’ m pr oudt hatLANSAhel pedt hem t odel i v erdi gi t al t r ans f or mat i on ats peed. ” AboutPar adi gm Par adi gm i soneoft heUK’ sl eadi ngs oc i al hous i ngpr ov i der si nt heSout hEas t r egi onoft hec ount r y ,managi ngov er14, 000homesac r os s33l oc al aut hor i t i es . Headquar t er edi nHi ghWy c ombe,Buc k i nghams hi r eandempl oy i ngov er450 peopl e.Par adi gm i sbot hac har i t yandr egi s t er eds oc i al hous i ngpr ov i dergener at i ngat ur nov erof£1 15mi l l i on. AboutLANSA LANSAi st heor i gi nal l owc ode,hi ghpr oduc t i v i t yt ool f orMobi l e,WebandWi ndowsdev el oper s .Ov er10, 000c us t omer shav et r us t edt heLANSApl at f or mt odev el opEnt er pr i s eappsatt hes peedofl owc ode.LANSAhass t oodt het es toft i me, f r om t heMi c r os of ter aofCl i ent / Ser v erRADt ool st ogener at i ngmoder nEnt er pr i s e WebandMobi l eapps .LANSApr ov i desas i ngl el anguageI DEt ogener at et hec l i ent s i de,t hes er v er s i deandev er y t hi ngi nbet ween.LANSAbr i ngs30y ear sofex per i enc ei nappl i c at i ondev el opment ,i nt egr at i on,moder ni s at i onandmi gr at i on pr oduc t sandpr of es s i onal s er v i c es . Rel eas ef r om LANSA
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