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An Introduction to the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor was established in England in 1908, to act as a Registry for those endowed with the title of Knight Bachelor and uphold the designation’s dignity. The Imperial Society is now a registered charity and maintains the spirit of...
Social Prescribing, Part 2 – A Spotlight on Mental Health
The world is currently in the grip of a mental health crisis as never before witnessed, with the under 18’s at most risk from severe anxiety and depression. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, school closures, isolation and stress within the home environment has...
Social Prescribing – A Spotlight on Mental Health
Before he died aged 56 years of pancreatic cancer in 2011, Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. said, ‘The six best doctors in the world are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and most of all, friends.’ In spite of having a net worth of $10.2...
Introducing the Worshipful Company of Educators
The Worshipful Company of Educators was initially established as the Guild of Educators in May 2001, following a registration process that began back in the early 1990s. Registration was originally sought by Honorary Clerk Keith Rawley in 1997 from the Corporation of...
An Introduction to Fountain Head House School
Fountain Head House School is an autism-friendly school delivering high-quality, personalised education plans to children with special educational needs, focusing on those with Education and Health Care (EHC) plans. Some statistics for children in the UK with EHC...
Creating Confident Children – A Spotlight on Mental Health
The root causes of stress have changed throughout history as we have evolved, but many of the physical and mental outcomes have remained the same. We no longer worry about our direct survival in the face of a physical threat from a predator or the lack of our basic...
Pathalogical Demand Avoidance
What is PDA? Pathological Demand Avoidance is a term that was first used in the 1980s by Professor Elizabeth Newson, however it didn’t appear in a journal article until 2003. The very existence of PDA is a widely debated topic, including how and where it sits within...
Moving Stress Mountains – Understanding Stress
The Dalai Lama XIV once said: If you have a problem, ask yourself if there is something you can do about it. If the answer is Yes – then Why Worry? If the answer is No – then Why Worry? But in the modern world, we do a great deal of worrying which is impacting our...
The Extreme Male Brain – Spotlight on Mental Health
Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen is one of the most respected voices in the world today on the subject of Autism. As Vice-President of the National Autistic Society he developed the theory of the Extreme Male Brain in 2002, defining autism as ‘an extreme of the normal...
A Very Special Christmas – Spotlight on Mental Health
For a child with Autism or Extreme Sensitivity, there should be no surprises! Preparation is key to a calm Christmas. Sensory issues such as flashing fairy lights, loud music and Christmas candle smells can create a great deal of stress, including the sudden arrival...