Theatre helping people living with dementia
Vamos Theatre take their interactive shows to care homes and hospitals, to help people living with dementia and their carers communicate through dance and movement.
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Prison History
Whether you are studying criminology or tracing your family history then the Prison History Database will interest you. The database helps you find information on prisons from the nineteenth century in England. At that...
2 million on-demand TV & radio broadcasts now available
We have recently begun a subscription to Box of Broadcasts (BoB), an on-demand TV & radio streaming service. BoB is an educational broadcasting and archives service from the British Universities and Colleges Film and...
Heading to London this summer? Free sculpture exhibition
Are you interested in sculpture and visiting London this summer? Head to the Royal Society of Sculptors summer exhibition which is on until Sunday 16th September. This year’s summer exhibition has been curated by...
Inspirational illustrations from the British Library
The British Library are using award-winning Turning the Pages software which enables us to see many of the great books they have in their collections, regardless of where in the country or world we...
Calling all art historians – HENI Talks
HENI Talks is a web site dedicated to sharing insights about art history from leading academics, artists and curators through the medium of film. It aims to open art up to the wider public,...
Nursing and Midwifery Council: New Nursing Standards
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have published 2 new sets of standards for nursing: Future nurse: standards of proficiency for registered nurses Realising professionalism: Standards for education and training, available in 3 parts...
Early Years Educational Recharge
Half term has been and gone but it’s not too late to use the Early Education’s New Blog: Five Top Pedagogical Picks for Half Term post full of tips for getting ideas on lesson planning...
Suffrage banners
Are you interested in textiles? Banners? Design and history? If so, we recommend you check out banners within The Women’s Library collection in celebration of the suffrage movement. There is a wide range of...
Named Social Worker Webinar
The Social Care Institute of Excellence is running a free webinar on 31 July 2118 on the Named Social Worker project. This project included over 200 participants with learning disabilities or mental health issues who...
Free story writing workshops for Key Stage 2 children
Are you working with Key Stage 2 classes? Do you want inspiring, fun and free story writing workshops for your children? Are you planning your teaching for next year? If so, keep reading and...
TheatreVoice – Simon McBurney
The latest TheatreVoice episode is available online and on iTunes – Simon McBurney. For this episode, the TheatreVoice archives have been plumbed and unearthed a 2004 interview with Simon McBurney. In this episode he...
Tourism for Development – free UNWTO report
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) makes many of it's publications available for free via the UNWTO eLibrary. Tourism for Development - Volume 1: Key Areas for Action and Volume 2: Success Stories are...
Evidence Based Iriss Research Reports
We’ve just added Iriss’s Insights to our Social Sciences subject list and individual lists for Community and Youth Work, Health and Social Care and Social Work. Iriss’s Insights are a collection of peer reviewed...
Women in Science Database
The Royal Holloway University of London, the British Psychological Society and the British Neuroscience Association have launched a new project – Women in Science Database (WISDATABASE). The aim of the project is to raise...