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Ment alHeal t hAwar enessWeek:MakeTi met oTal k Wi t hapot ent i al ment al heal t hpandemi ci nt hepi pel i ne, t al entadvi s or y exper twar nsofneedt ogets t afft al ki ng Ast heUKj oi nst oget herf orMent al Heal t hAwar enes sWeeks t i l l i nt he gr i psofapandemi c, AMS( f or mer l yAl ex anderMannSol ut i ons ) , agl obal pr ovi deroft al entout s our ci ngandadvi s or ys er vi ces , hasur gedempl oyer s t omaket i met ot al kt ot hei rpeopl e. Whi l et hecount r yi sbegi nni ngt os eer es t r i ct i onseas east hevacci ner ol l outpi cksuppace, AMShaswar nedt hatwear ef aci ngament al heal t h pandemi ct hatcoul dhaveal as t i ngi mpactonwor kf or cesunl es sact i oni s t akennow. Wi t hs t affwor ki ngr emot el yf ort hel as t1 8mont hsandmos ts et t odos oi ns omef or mf ort hef or es eeabl ef ut ur e, empl oyeesar ef aci ng di gi t al exhaus t i on, al ackofboundar i esbet weenwor kandhomel i f eanda r educt i oni nengagementandwel l bei ngt hati sbei ngmas kedbyi ncr eas edpr oduct i vi t y . Accor di ngt ot het al entexper t , bus i nes s eswi l l exper i enceal ongl as t i ng, det r i ment al i mpactongr owt hpr os pect sunl es st heys er i ous l ycons i der t aki ngs t epst obet t ert hepeopl e’ sment al wel l bei ng, i ncl udi ng: -Maket i met ot al k: Don’ tbeaf r ai dt ohavedi fficul tandcour ageousconver s at i onsacr os st hebus i nes s–i nf act , maket i met odi s cus st hepr es s ur espeer sandt eamsar ef aci ng. Peopl eneedt obel i s t enedt o, nomat t er how har di tcanbet oheari t -Focusonhumi l i t y: Us egoodr ol emodel si ns eni orpos i t i onswhoar eabl e t ot al kaboutment al wel l bei ngwi t has ens eofvul ner abi l i t yandhumi l i t y . Openi ngupaconver s at i ont hatencour agespeopl et ot al k–i ncl udi ng s har i ngper s onal exper i encesf r om manager s–wi l l becr uci al i nhel pi ng s t affcopei nt hemoder nwor l d -Getyourpeopl ei nvol ved: Empowers t afft ot akeact i ont hems el ves . AMS champi onsMent al Heal t hAmbas s ador sacr os st hecompanywhoar eacces s i bl et oanyonel ooki ngt ot al kaboutt hei rs t r uggl esi nandoutofwor k
-Tr ai nyourmanager st ohaveempower i ngconver s at i ons : Manager sar e f aci nganew chal l enget hems el ves . Pr ovi di ngt r ai ni ngt ohel pt hem have i mpact f ul di s cus s i onsdel i ver edwi t hconfidenceandcompas s i oncanhel p t ackl et hement al heal t hpandemi c. Havet r ai nedment al wel l nes sambas s ador swor kwi t hmanager sr egul ar l yt odevel opt hi ss ki l l -Takeagl obal vi ewpoi ntwi t har egi onal appr oach: Becons i der at eabout t hef actt hatt her ear er egi onal di ffer encesi nt er msofpandemi cr es t r i ct i ons , s ot hement al heal t hs uppor tneededwi l l var yacr os sgeogr aphi es . Appr oachest ohow ment al heal t hi st al kedaboutandnor mal i s edneedst o beadapt edacr os sdemogr aphi csandcul t ur esaswel l , s oavoi da ‘ ones i z efit s al l ’ appr oach AsRut hSmyt h, Managi ngDi r ect or , Peopl eandCul t ur eatAMSexpl ai ned, i t ’ sneverbeens oi mpor t antt omaket i met ot al kt os t aff: “ Ourempl oyees ’ ment al heal t hhasneverf aceds uchpr es s ur eands t r ai n asi thasi nt hel as tyear . Whi l et her e’ sbeens omer eal l yencour agi ngand i ns pi r at i onal movesf r om empl oyer st os uppor tt hement al wel l bei ngof t hei rs t affdur i ngt hepandemi c, we’ r enow f aci ngl onger t er ms t r es s est hat bus i nes s esneedt opr epar ef or–i npar t i cul ar , t heeffect sofl ongCovi d andapos s i bl ement al heal t hpandemi ct hatcoul di mpactourpeopl ef ora numberofyear sunl es swepr epar eandt akeact i onqui ckl y . Whi l eever y bus i nes swi l l havei t sownt al entengagementandment al heal t hwel l bei ngpr ogr ammei npl ace, i mpact f ul , cour ageousanddi fficul tconver s at i ons needt oembr acedi fwe’ r et os uppor tourt al enti nt henewwor l dofwor k. Maki ngt i met ot al know coul ds af eguar dt hewel l bei ngofourpeopl ei n t hef ut ur e. ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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LMA ( Li ver poolandLondon)i mpr ovesaccesst odi gi t al t eachi ngandl ear ni ngwi t hanew Mer akicl oudbased net wor ki ngsol ut i onf r om RedwayNet wor ks. Fol l owi ngas ur gei ns t udentappl i c at i onsandi t sex pans i ont o t wonews t at eoft hear t c ampus esi nLi v er pool ’ sMet quar t er andEas tLondon’ sf or merOl y mpi cs i t e.LMAhass el ec t eda newhi ghef f i c i enc ywi r el es ss ol ut i onf r om educ at i onWi Fi ex per t sRedwayNet wor k s . ThenewMer ak i c l oudbas ednet wor k i ngs ol ut i onpr ov i desa r obus t ,s ec ur ewi r el es si nf r as t r uc t ur et os uppor tt hei nc r eas ed demandoni nt er nets er v i c esf ol l owi ngt heac ademy ’ supgr ade t o80% ofi t st ec hni c al equi pmentandi nt egr at i onwi t hi t s Googl ev i r t ual l ear ni ngenv i r onment .St udent swi l l nowbenef i t f r om ar el i abl e,f as twi r el es sex per i enc ef r om wher ev ert hey ar eonc ampusandt hemanagementt eam wi l l hav ec ompl et e v i s i bi l i t yandc ont r ol oft henet wor kv i aMer ak i ’ sc l oud das hboar d. LMAi sac r eat i v emedi a,mus i candper f or mi ngar t sac ademy whowor k si npar t ner s hi pwi t hSt af f or ds hi r eUni v er s i t yandi s c oownedbygl obal s uper s t arRobbi eWi l l i ams .Theac ademy pr ov i deswor l dc l as sf ac i l i t i est oi t ss t udent sandbel i ev esi n us i ngc ut t i ngedget ec hnol ogyast het ool t oenhanc es t udent i nt er ac t i on,s ohy per r el i abl ewi r el es sc onnec t i v i t yi ses s ent i al .
LMAsel ect sMer akif r om Redway Ol i v ers ay s :“ Af t eradi s appoi nt i ngs er v i c ef r om anot herWi Fi v endor ,Ir eac hedoutt oRedwayNet wor k sasIwas i mpr es s edwi t hi t swi r el es sc r edent i al sandex per i enc ei nt he educ at i ons ec t or .WhenIs pok et oRedwayi twasobv i ous t hatt heyc oul dhel pus ,andIar r angedac ons ul t at i onc al l t o got hr oughournet wor kr equi r ement s . ”” Duet oCor onav i r us ,Redwayc oul dn’ tper f or m aWi Fi s ur v ey ons i t e,s ous edapr edi c t i v es ur v eymodel us i ngLMA’ s bui l di ngpl anst omodel t heenv i r onmentandv i s ual i s ehow t henewnet wor kwoul dper f or m.Ther es ul t swer et hen v er i f i edus i ngEk ahau’ sv i s ual heat mappi ngs of t war et o es t abl i s hLMA’ sr equi r ement swer emet .Redwayt hen r ec ommendedaMer ak i c l oudbas edwi r el es ss ol ut i onwi t h hi ghgr ades wi t c hesandac c es spoi nt st hatc oul dbe c onf i gur edv i at hec l oudt or emov et hec os tofons i t e wi r el es sc ont r ol l er s . LMAi si mpr essedwi t hRedway’ sser vi ce Ol i v ers ay s :“ Iwasr eal l yi mpr es s edwi t ht hes er v i c eI r ec ei v edf r om RedwayNet wor k sandt heamountoft i met hey s pentwi t husont heheat mappi ng.I fIhadaquer yt hei r engi neerr es pondedi mmedi at el yandmadet hewhol e pr oc es ss eaml es s .Ir eal l yl i k edt heMer ak i pr oduc tandwas t hr i l l edwhenRedwayor gani s edat woweekf r eet r i al oft he uni t ss owec oul dt r yt hem onournet wor kandex per i enc e t hepowerofMer ak i ’ sc l oudmanagement . ” Redwayt henpr ov i dedMer ak i t oLMA’ sLi v er pool and Londonc ampus esandt heac ademyi snowbenef i t t i ngf r om r obus t ,s ec ur eWi Fi t hatdel i v er ss eaml es s ,hi ghdens i t y c onnec t i v i t y .
Cur r entWi Fican’ tsuppor tLMA’ sneeds Ol i v erMor r i s ,t ec hni c al managerf orLMA M s ay s :“ Wehav eov er 1, 000s t udent sonourLi v er pool c ampusal l ac c es s i ngour Googl epl at f or m ands har i ngc l as s r oom c ont ent ,v i deosand YouTubec l i pss i mul t aneous l ys ot her e’ sal otoft r af f i c .When weupgr adedmos tofourt ec hni c al equi pment ,i tr eal l y hi ghl i ght edt hef ac tt hatourex i s t i ngnet wor kc oul dn’ tc opewi t h t hi sdemand.Al l ourappl i c at i onsar eac c es s edv i at hec l oud s os t r ongWi Fi t hathast hec ov er aget os uppor thi ghdens i t y ar easi si mpor t ant .Li v er pool i sal s oi nt hec ent r eofas hoppi ng di s t r i c tandweneedt ok eepours t udent ss af eonl i ne,s o net wor ks ec ur i t yi sani s s ue.I twasobv i ousweneededt o r epl ac eourc ur r entWi Fi wi t hamor es ophi s t i c at edwi r el es s i nf r as t r uc t ur et hatc oul dpr ov i der el i abl e,f as t erc onnec t i ons wi t hs uper i ors ec ur i t yanddev i c emanagementv i at hec l oud. ”
Ol i v ers ay s :“ Bei ngabl et opus hal l ournet wor k i ng managementf unc t i onst ot hec l oudhasmademyl i f eal ot eas i erasIhav ec ompl et ev i s i bi l i t yofbot hc ampusnet wor k s f r om any wher ev i at heMer ak i c l oudapp.Ic annowdo net wor kt weak sandamends ,s eeanydr opout sorer r or s , c us t omi s ebandwi dt h,pr ot ec tagai ns ts ec ur i t yt hr eat sand mai nt ai nc ompl et ec ont r ol ov eral l t hedev i c esandus er son ournet wor k ,whi c hk eepsours t udent ss af eonl i ne. ” Ol i v erc ont i nues :“ Mer ak i ’ hasmetal l ourwi r el es s c onnec t i v i t yneedsandIk nowi thast hes c al abi l i t yt os uppor t oureduc at i onal t ec hnol ogyaswec ont i nuet ogr ow.Redway Net wor k shasgi v enusagr eats er v i c ef r om s t ar tt of i ni s hand Iwoul dn’ thes i t at et or ec ommendt hem. ”
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HOW CANWEHELPEASETHETRANSI TI ONBETWEEN HOMEANDSCHOOL? Manyps y c hol ogi s t sar ec al l i ngf ora‘ per i odofpl ay ’ t ohel p c hi l dr enf i ndt hei rac ademi cf eet ;al l owi ngs t udent st or eengage t hei rs oc i al s k i l l sandex pr es st hei remot i onsmor ef l ui dl y .Pl ay c anbedes c r i bedasapower f ul dev i c e;notonl yf orr el i ev i ng bac kt os c hool anx i et y ,butf ort heev er y daynur t ur i ngof s t udent sment al andphy s i c al heal t h. Oneoft hemos tpower f ul way st oputpl ayf i r s ti st oc r eat ea dedi c at eds pac ef ori t .As pac et hat ’ ss epar at ef r om t he pl ay gr oundandt hec l as s r oom,andonet hat ’ sbeens pec i al l y des i gnedt of oc usonemot i ons ,c al mi ng,andex pl or at i on–a Mul t i Sens or yRoom. Sens or yr oomsar et heper f ec tt hi r ds pac ebet weenpl ayand l ear ni ngf ors c hool s .They ’ r ef i l l edwi t hpur pos el ydes i gned gadget s ,ai dsandel ement st hathel pc hi l dr enunder s t and t hems el v esandt hei remot i ons .Sens or yr oomsr epr es enta c al mi ngandc ont r ol l edenv i r onmentt hat ’ ss af ef orc hi l dr ent o ex pl or ehowt hey ’ r ef eel i ng;i t ’ snei t herov erorunder s t i mul at i ng,gi v i ngt hem t heper f ec toppor t uni t yt of oc usont he pr es ent . TYPI CALMULTI SENSORYROOMSI NCLUDE: MoodLi ght i ng:Si ghti soneourmos tac t i v es ens es .Changes i nt hel ev el andc ol ourofl i ghtc aneas i l yaf f ec tourmood, mak i ngl i ght i ngani mpor t antel ementofamul t i s ens or yr oom. Bubbl eCol umns ,Fi br eOpt i c s ,Sol arPr oj ec t or sandev en Col ourChangi ngEggsc anc r eat eawonder f ul s ens or y aes t het i ct oanyr oom.
Comf or t abl eSeat i ng:Sens or yr oomsar emadef orr el ax at i on, s owemak es ur eeac hs pac ei sf i l l edwi t hc os ys eat i ng.Fr om s qui s hybeanbagst owei ght edc al mi ngSens i tc hai r s ,t her ear e l ot sofopt i onsav ai l abl e. Tact i l eGadget s:Whet herwe’ r eex pl or i nghandhel dt ac t i l e r es our c esorr el ax i ngi nt hec omf or tofawei ght edbl ank et ; bec omi ngmor ef ami l i arwi t hourbodi esi sani mpor t antpar tofa mul t i s ens or yr oom. Ev eni fy oudon’ thav et hes pac et oc r eat eades i gnat eds ens or y r oom,i nc or por at i ngs ens or yel ement si nt odayt odays c hool l i f e wi l l hel pr el i ev et hebur denofbac kt os c hool anx i et y .Cal mi ng Wei ght edLapPadswi l l hel ps t udent ss i tf orl ongerper i odsof t i me;Sens or yHut ’ spr ov i det heper f ec tpopups ens or y ex per i enc e;andhandySens or yFi dgetKi t swi l l gi v edi s t r ac t ed f i nger st heper f ec tt r eatt ohel pwander i ngmi ndsc onc ent r at e. Ther e’ sal ott hatwec andot obat t l et hebac kt os c hool bl ues ;i t mak ess ens et hats ens or yi st hebes tpl ac et os t ar t !
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