Celebrating International Week Of Deaf People: Monday News
- Matthew Paminter
- Sep 22
- 6 min read
Monday News 22nd September 2025- Issue 186
"It is only when we take chances that our lives improve"
Events this week:
September 22nd- International Week of Deaf People
September 22nd- Migraine Awareness Week 2025
September 22nd- National Eye Health Week
September 22nd- World CML Day 2025
September 24th- National Fitness Day 2025
September 26th- National Teaching Assistant Day
Legislation/Regulation of the week
Health & Social Care Act 2008
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 is a UK Act of Parliament that established the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as the single regulator for healthcare and adult social care in England, setting the framework for registration and ongoing regulation of providers of regulated activities, including quality and safety standards
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Videos of the week
Babies
From nature to nurture, this documentary series explores the groundbreaking science that reveals how infants discover life during their very first year.
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Event of the week/month
International Week of Deaf People
This year’s International Week of Deaf People runs from 22nd-28th September. It’s a time when people can come together annually to recognise and celebrate the vibrant Deaf community. There are lots of different ways to celebrate International Week of Deaf People. You might want to volunteer for a charity that supports Deaf people within your local community, or even fundraise for them.
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Safeguarding & ED & I
New initiative to help teachers support children going through family separation
A new initiative to help teachers better support families going through a separation has been launched as research shows many are ‘dragged’ into the fallout of family break-ups, which causes significant disruption to children’s learning, attendance and mental health’.
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Working definition of trauma-informed practice
Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice as a means for reducing the negative impact of trauma experiences and supporting mental and physical health outcomes. They build on evidence developed over several decades. However, there has been a lack of consensus within the health and social care sector on how trauma-informed practice is defined, what its key principles are and how it can be built into services and systems.
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How Martyn’s Law will affect education settings
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the Act) became law 3 April 2025. It is commonly known as Martyn’s Law, and is named in honour of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack. Martyn’s mother, Figen Murray, campaigned over many years for a new law to better protect the public in the event of a terror attack.
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Health & Safety
How social media helps you stay connected to your GP Practice or Pharmacy
We all want to feel well, both mentally and physically. But what feeling well means - especially in terms of mental health - varies for each of us. We all need different things to feel our best.
When you break a limb, it's often fairly clear from an X-ray or doing an examination how bad the break is. But when you're feeling low, anxious or experiencing a flare-up of your mental health condition, it's harder to express or measure how bad it is.
We all have different perceptions of our wellbeing and ability to cope, as well as various definitions of what constitutes 'good' or 'bad' mental health.
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What is 'good mental health'?
Heading to the coast or out on the water is a great way to have fun and stay active. But, if you're not careful, it's a lot easier to get into trouble in the water than you might think. Conditions can change quickly and if you're not prepared, you can easily get caught out.
We've collected all our advice here, so you can find the information you need. Whether you're going to the beach, exploring the coast, or venturing out onto the water, we have the sea safety advice to help you stay safe.
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How to start a new fitness routine this autumn
If you've had a summer of BBQs, al fresco dinners and lazy weekends in the sun, then, like a lot of us, your exercise regime may have fallen by the wayside. Now the weather is cooling down and children are back at school, this is the perfect time of year to get back into a routine and set some fitness goals.
The benefits of exercising are wide-ranging, from improved mental health to a lower likelihood of serious diseases, but still many of us spend too much of our lives sitting and lying.
According to Sport England, around one third of the UK population aren't meeting the government recommendations for physical activity.
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Wider Curriculum
Preparing for the loss of a loved one: how to cope with anticipatory grief
Although we don’t often talk about it in our daily lives, death is an inevitable part of living. For many of us, grief comes suddenly - when a loved one passes away, the shock and loss can feel overwhelming. But what happens when you know in advance that someone you love is dying?
Accredited psychotherapist Laura Greenwood explains this experience is referred to as anticipatory grief. We spoke with Laura about how facing the loss of a loved one can affect you, and what can help you cope during such a difficult time.
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Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year
The cost of a single place in a residential children’s care home in England has nearly doubled in five years to an average £318,000 a year, with private firms racking up huge profits as a result of market failure, according to the public spending watchdog.
The £3bn children’s homes market, which is increasingly dominated by private firms, some funded by private equity, is “dysfunctional” and too often fails to deliver a good service for youngsters or value for money, a National Audit Office (NAO) report said.
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Sustainability
Key oceans treaty crosses threshold to come into force
A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law.
The High Seas Treaty received its 60th ratification by Morocco on Friday, meaning that it will now take effect from January.
The deal, which has been two decades in the making, will pave the way for international waters to be placed into marine protected areas. Environmentalists heralded the milestone as a "monumental achievement" and evidence that countries can work together for environmental protection.
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