Did you know that the heart is the strongest muscle in your body? Every day, your heart creates enough energy to drive a truck for 20 miles. It’s even strong enough to keep beating after it has been detached from the body. You heart can pump around 1.5 million barrels of blood during your lifetime. […]
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Health and Fitness tip of the Week: Looking after your heart!
New degree section on Clinical Coach area on VLE
A new area on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has been developed for clinical coaches supporting degree students. Click the red BSc button along the top of the clinical coach area and then select the relevant section for the student you are supporting. The RVC area provides you with a link to the RVC learn […]
RCVS Release New Day One Skills for Veterinary Nurses and Registration Rules
The RCVS VN Council have met and released new day one skills for veterinary nurses. These can be found on their website. These day one skills should be used alongside the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses, as the RCVS has made reference to these for additional guidance. The RCVS have also released amended […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Bring on the sunshine!
Did You Know sunshine directly onto your skin helps you produce vitamin D, which fights depression, heart disease & osteoporosis? Sunlight has all sorts of health benefits such as; reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, strengthening bones, lowering blood pressure and helping you sleep better. Although sunshine is great for increasing our mood and […]
Applications for Advanced Learner Loans now open!
Please note that the ‘Fees and Finance’ section of our website has been updated to reflect the changes from 24+ Learner Loans to Advanced Learner Loans. If you are aged 19 or older and starting a Level 3 or above course on, or after, 1 August 2016, you may be eligible for one of the government’s new Advanced […]
The College of Animal Welfare Launches New City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care Online Course
The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce the launch of its new City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care online learning course. The availability of the level 2 diploma, accredited by City & Guilds, as an online distance learning course will now enable those looking to study animal care alongside any […]
Learning Disability Week (20-26 June 2016)
This month sees the return of Learning Disability Week, a welcome opportunity to come together to celebrate the achievements of people with learning disabilities. NHS figures estimate that around 1.5m people in the UK have a learning disability, but what does it mean? A lack of understanding of the range of conditions that exist means […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Ready, Set, Breakfast!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. As well as supplying us with energy, breakfast is a good way to provide the body with important vitamins such as iron, calcium and vitamin B. Studies show that breakfast can be important in maintaining a healthy body weight, skipping breakfast can lead to you over […]
Mountain Marathons for Beginners
Mountain marathons: what on earth? To the uninitiated, this might sound pretty daunting, and rather like the sort of event you never want to be involved in, but it is actually a very welcoming, fun sport with events suitable for a wide range of abilities. Even if you have never heard of it and this […]
Reminder for Clinical Coaches with Placement Students
If you are a Clinical Coach with a placement student then please ensure you review the behavioural tool every month and make a note of this on the tutorial record to highlight any areas for improvement. Please also ensure that the behavioural tool is submitted to the college on a monthly basis, along with the […]