Here you will have access to health and wellbeing resources that can be used in lectures, seminars or in personal tutoring meetings. Each resource is accompanied by an instruction sheet for the lecturer. Resources include: Activity 1: The Wheel of Wellbeing Directions 1: The Wheel of Welfare Activity 2: The well-being self-assessment tool Directions 2: The well-being self-assessment tool These resources have been prepared by Dyddgu Hywel, Senior Lecturer in Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University. Sources of Help If you have a medical emergency, serious problem or a threat to life, call 999 If you are worried about your mental health, the first step to getting help is to tell your GP. A list of helplines, charities and useful information can be found on the meddwl.org website
Health and Wellbeing Resources
Introducing the Welsh language: Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core
This resource is a collection of resources to support educators who wish to introduce more Welsh in the delivery of the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core course. The collection has been created to support educators in planning and setting classroom work activities or evidence based on learners' Welsh language skills. The collection includes: • a guide that explains how to use the resource. • 'Mapping the Opportunities to introduce the Welsh language' document for each core unit. • a series of tasks that meet the requirements of specific assessment criteria of the course. They demonstrate how it is possible for all learners to complete the same task, whilst developing their Welsh language skills at individual and appropriate levels. • bilingual posters of the key terms for each unit. • a resource that provides ideas for learners to use the Welsh language on work placements. The individual documents can be accessed below or you can download a zip file containing all of the files here.
Learning parts of the body in Welsh
A short interactive activity to learn parts of the body in Welsh. Plural terms are also introduced.
E-lyfr Cyflwyniad i Farchnata (Introduction to Marketing E-book)
Cyflwyniad i Farchnata is the first ever Welsh medium marketing texbook. It is designed to help students studying Business, Management, Communications and Marketing at college or university, as well as for practical use by communications and marketing practitioners in business, voluntary and public sector organizations. It contains many interactive and multitouch elements that can be used on computers, tablets and smartphones.
Public Services Resources Level 3
This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 3. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
Health and Social Resources
This collection consists of 10 blended learning sessions for learners studying Health and Social Services at Levels 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 10 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
Public Services Level 2 Resources
This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 2. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
Childcare Resources
The collection consists of 5 blended learning sessions for learners studying Childcare at Level 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can also download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 5 units, which can be placed within their local virtual learning platforms. The sessions are bilingual, the English can be used as reference, but the questions and activities can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
North Wales Police Language Resources
Here is a link to a specific section on the North Wales Police website which contains resources to assist individuals who wish to develop their Welsh language skills. All roles within the NWP require a level of Welsh language skill. As part of the application process, individuals will be assessed on their spoken Welsh. The resources on the website help individuals prepare for the assessment. These resources are relevant to individuals interested in starting a career with the police.
Guest Lecture: Dafydd Llywelyn, Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner
In this guest lecture, Dafydd Llywelyn discusses the Police and crime plan for Dyfed-Powys, BAME recruitment and the influence of black lives matter. It is suitable for school learners and students who are studying Policing / Criminology / Public Services as subject areas.
Animal Care Resourse
This interactive resource is designed to provide information on the basic skills and knowledge needed to care appropriately for a wide range of animals. The content is divided into a series of units focusing on different groups of animals. The units emphasise the needs of species within a range of categories. As a whole, this short course introduces key aspects of how to care for an animal, and shows how to use the necessary skills and knowledge to maintain the animal's health and welfare.
Tutoring and Mentoring: tutor and student journey
The aims of this workshop are to: • Understand who the personal tutor is? • Introduce some of the key principles of personal tutoring • Consider the support available to personal tutors at local (e.g. school / department) and institutional level Contents: Personal tutoring is central to student experiences and personal tutoring programs offer students opportunities to receive guidance, advice and support on all kinds of things during their academic journey at university. Each individual's journey is different and personal tutoring programs are expected to meet the needs of different types of students as well as respond to institutional processes and procedures. This workshop offers an opportunity to consider some of the key underlying principles in the role of the personal tutor with reference to some expectations and practical steps that the tutor can apply to their role. At the end of this workshop trainees should be able to: • Define some of the main features in the role of a personal tutor • Identify what personal tutors need to consider when tutoring • Consider ways to support students in different situations and contexts • Consider ways to tailor a tutoring sessions to meet the needs of the student • Consider the importance of networking and partnering with students to develop effective tutoring approaches • Consider ways in which students can contribute to the tutoring process • Identify what is available to support personal tutors Presenter: Dr Angharad Naylor Dr Angharad Naylor is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Welsh, Cardiff University. She is the Director of Teaching and Learning and a Senior Personal Tutor.