‘To speak a single language is to be enclosed in one cultural possibility’ – Martin Hoffman In an increasingly globalised world such as ours, it is often emphasised that the study of languages has an especially important part in capitalising on opportunities for international trade and relations. However, it is for most people, a fantastic…
Bullying can happen anywhere including at school, at home or online. Bullying is usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally, even into adulthood. Whilst it is the victim of the abuse who is most vulnerable, it is important to remember that all children who are…
Most of us are now settled back into school or the workplace instead of online or perhaps experiencing an empty house as everyone is now back in their out of home routine! This is maybe a good time to ensure that we set ourselves a new routine with a better attitude to finding ways to…
In the final installment of our series on childhood abuse we look at emotional abuse of which is often present in all of the other forms of abuse covered in this series. What is emotional abuse? The NSPCC defines emotional abuse as “any type of abuse that involves the continual emotional mistreatment of a child.…