Monday News Issue 179- 23rd June
- Matthew Paminter
- Jun 23
- 8 min read
"Be so good they can’t ignore you”
Events this week:
June 23rd - June 29th- Deafblind Awareness Week 2025
June 23rd - June 29th- Injury Awareness Week 2025
June 23rd - June 29th- Love your Lungs Week 2025
June 24th - June 30th – World Wellbeing Week 2025
June 27th- National PTSD Awareness Day 2025
Legislation/Regulation of the week
Children and Families Act 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the UK. This is a landmark and wide-ranging Act designed to fully reform services for vulnerable children by giving them greater protection (paying special attention to those with additional needs), and also by helping parents and the family as a whole
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 30 mins)
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Videos of the week
Sam Thompson: Is this ADHD?
Sam Thompson from Made in Chelsea struggles in his life with inattention, disorganisation and hyperactivity. Turning 30, Sam wants to finally figure out why. Does Sam have ADHD?
Watching this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 60 mins)
Event of the week/month
World Wellbeing Week 2025
Now in its fifth year, World Wellbeing Week returns in June 2025 to provide the opportunity for participants worldwide to celebrate the many aspects of wellbeing, from meaningful, purposeful work to financial security, physical, mental and emotional health, social resilience and empathic corporate and civic leadership, community relations and care for the environment. Wellbeing has never been so important to our lives and livelihoods.
The pandemic has revealed a capacity for change, never before thought possible, with people adapting mentally and physically all over the world. It has brought with it different ways of thinking and a new-found resilience. The word on everyone’s lips has been: ‘wellbeing’.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 30 mins)
Safeguarding & ED & I
Ofcom Children & Parents: Media Use & Attitudes Report 2025
The 2025 report has been released, offering fresh insights into the digital habits of UK children aged 3-17.
It reveals 38% of 5-7-year-olds use social media, while 65% engage with messaging services. Smartphone ownership stands at 24% for this group, with 75% using tablets. The report notes a shift from live TV, with 83% of children favoring YouTube. Parental concerns persist, as only 28% see social media’s benefits outweighing risks. Seven in ten parents use technical controls.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 50 mins)
Understanding and applying the Mental Capacity Act in safeguarding practice
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) is a crucial piece of legislation that protects individuals over the age of 16 years who may lack the capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. Whether you're working in healthcare, social services, or any profession that involves supporting vulnerable individuals, understanding this Act is essential.
In this blog, we will explore the key principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005), which ensure that individuals who may struggle with decision-making are supported with respect and dignity. We will explain how to assess mental capacity in practical terms, outlining the process for determining whether someone has the ability to make a particular decision at a specific time.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
Providing better support for vulnerable teenagers: Podcast
In the interview, Anne explains some of the problems facing vulnerable teenagers, and presents the solutions she would implement to give every young person the best chance to succeed in life. You’ll hear her discuss:
the importance of taking a joined-up approach to recognising the risks that teenagers face
the need to provide better access to early intervention and youth work services
strengthening the child protection workforce
what can be done to better support vulnerable boys
examples of projects that are currently making a difference for vulnerable teenagers.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 40 mins)
Tech giants need to protect girls online
New research from the NSPCC reveals that major social media platforms are failing to protect girls from grooming, harassment and abuse.
By creating fake teenage girl profiles on ten popular platforms, researchers found that detailed profiles make it easy for adult strangers to target girls with unsolicited messages. Features designed to boost engagement, like encouraging larger networks or prolonged activity, often compromise safety.
A YouGov poll of 3,593 UK adults revealed 86% believe tech companies aren’t doing enough, with 52% of parents worried about their daughters’ online experiences. Key risks include contact from strangers (41%), grooming (40%), bullying (37%), and sexual harassment (36%). Only 9% of girls feel safe online.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 30 mins)
Smartphone Free Childhood: Protecting Kids from Early Screen Exposure
Smartphone Free Childhood is a parent-led movement dedicated to protecting children from the potential harms of early smartphone use.
Recognising that excessive screen time and early exposure to smartphones can negatively impact children’s development, social skills, and mental health, this movement encourages families to delay giving kids smartphones for as long as possible. Advocates promote alternative activities that foster real-world play, creativity, and face-to-face interaction. They also emphasise the importance of setting boundaries around technology use to support healthy growth and well-being.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
Health & Safety
Learning from Knife Crime Awareness Week
Knife Crime Awareness Week this year was 19th-25th May. Now in its third year, Knife Crime Awareness Week 2025 highlighted the successful work of individuals, charities, and organisations, dedicated to tackling knife crime and ensuring the safety of all communities.
The theme for Knife Crime Awareness Week 2025 was Empowerment, with the campaign set to spotlight the power of individuals and communities in tackling knife crime.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 40 mins)
The importance of learning CPR: Emma tells her story
According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF) 30,000 people have a cardiac arrest each year. Fewer than one in ten of these people will survive. Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time - and without warning.
Knowing how to perform CPR could double someone's chances of surviving it. We hear from real-life heroes who've saved lives through CPR. Their stories highlight the vital importance of learning this life-saving skill.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
Temperature in the workplace
There's no law for maximum working temperature, or when it's too hot to work, because every workplace is different.
No meaningful upper limit can be imposed because in many indoor workplaces high temperatures are not seasonal but created by work activity, for example in bakeries or foundries.
However, employers must stick to health and safety at work law, including:
keeping the temperature at a comfortable level
providing clean and fresh air
(Watching this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
Wider Curriculum
AI- The good, the bad, and the scary
There’s a lot of information out there about AI. Some of it fact, some fiction, and some inspired by fiction. And since there’s so much information out there, it can be hard to know what to believe. Is AI dangerous? Will it take over all our jobs someday? Are we destined to live in the Matrix someday?
In this article, we’ll discuss some of the biggest risks we face in the development of more advanced AI technologies. And we’ll also discuss which common beliefs are simply myths, or based on hype.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 30 mins)
Everything you need to know about social media algorithms
Social media algorithms work like highly selective librarians. Their job isn’t to broaden your knowledge but to keep you engaged and browsing for as long as possible. These algorithms analyse your behaviour, what you like, comment on, and share, to curate content tailored to your interests.
While this can make your feed feel personalised and relevant, it also means you’re often shown content that reinforces your existing views and keeps you hooked.
(Watching this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
What is Digital Voyeurism?
Digital voyeurism is the practice of watching or recording someone's private moments without their knowledge, usually through electronic devices or online platforms. It can include secretly capturing photos or videos, sharing personal content without permission, or obsessively following the intimate details of someone’s life on social media.
A former pharmacist was accused of hacking company computers and cameras to secretly spying on hundreds of co-workers private activities. Legal experts warn that cases like this highlight the growing dangers of digital voyeurism in the workplace — a violation that not only breaches trust but can leave lasting emotional and psychological scars on victims.
(Watching this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
Sustainability
When the Ocean Speaks, We Must Listen
The ocean called and told me to pass along an important message…
She said, “My health depends on the leadership of your generation – rising above complacency and pushing for tangible ocean protection. Commitments towards improved blue finance, ocean science, Indigenous co-governance and Marine Protected Area expansion are not enough as they stand. I do not have time to wait for those currently in power to make bold decisions for our collective wellbeing on island earth. Implementation is everything and time is running short. We need to mobilize trillions for a regenerative blue economy. Can I count on you?”
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 30 mins)`
5 great tips for sustainable summer living
Sustainable living treads lightly on natural resources and follows a rethink, reuse, repurpose mantra to minimize waste.
Big and small wallet-friendly tips can help you save money and befriend our planet this summer, says Dr. Wynne Armand, a primary care physician at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, and associate director of the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health. Here are five great tips to get you started.
(Reading this can be counted towards your 20% off the Job learning if it links to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours in your apprenticeship standard – Approx. 20 mins)
An Idiot’s guide to change the world- Education is the epicentre of every issue
Education is at the heart of achieving the Global Goals. Everyone deserves a quality education, but what does ‘quality’ mean in the 21st century? How are our children being taught, what are they being taught and who has access to it? To tackle Goal 4, Gail and Loyiso travel to India, Sierra Leone and the UK to meet the education reformers trying to make our schools more accessible, more inclusive and more empowering.
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