Written by a multi-disciplinary team, this book provides students and practitioners with opportunities to reflect upon work-based placement challenges and solutions within a variety of settings, supporting employability and the development of a professional identity. It helps build essential skills and promotes a clear sense of self as individuals transition from student to professional.

Developed specifically for the social work degree apprenticeship to guide apprentices through the unique requirements of this new qualifying route.

With the spotlight on diversity and inclusion, this book offers university teachers informed and practical strategies for raising awareness of bias in teaching, learning and assessment practices and provides approaches to eliminate, limit and mitigate the negative effects of bias on university students.

An essential and concise read for all those involved in teaching and learning in higher education, looking at best practice to support student transition to university.

An essential introductory text on modern-day policing, suitable for all pre-join policing students as well as those on criminology courses. It matches the requirements of the new qualifications and standards and examines the challenges of policing an increasingly global, technical and diverse world.

This book shines a light on the personal stories of people with lived experiences and the important and valuable role that social workers have played in disaster response.

This book enables the reader to adopt a mindful social work approach for care of self and the effective support of others within a social work professional framework. 

Explores how to evidence teaching achievements, and the implications of this for the status of HE teaching, as well as individual careers, before suggesting practical and demonstrable ways forward for individuals and institutions. 

An evidence-informed guide to effective mentoring in initial teacher education.

This innovative book uses examples from popular TV shows to help teachers support the development of students' practical skills. 

Explains and promotes the fundamentals of values, ethics and rights for anyone involved in social work or health and social care. 

The what, why, and how of Universal Design for Learning in higher education post-2020.