Emma Hill

Group career guidance has grown rapidly in popularity over the last five years. Increasingly seen as both rewarding and cost-effective, it offers rich opportunities for peer learning, shared insight and a greater sense of belonging. But for many career professionals more familiar with one-to-one work, it can feel like a daunting shift. Written by experienced careers experts, Group Career Guidance and Coaching provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to planning and delivering meaningful group sessions in a variety of settings. It shows how familiar structures - such as story exploration and action planning - and core skills like active listening, paraphrasing and summarising can be effectively transferred to a group context. Combining theory and practice, each chapter follows a consistent, easy-to-use format and offers a variety of tools and strategies that career professionals can deploy immediately. This definitive guide offers: Real-life case studies: to demonstrate group dynamics and guidance techniques in action. Actionable insights: to apply the theory, overcome common challenges and facilitate inclusive, purposeful sessions. An accessible structure: written in a clear and engaging way, supporting practitioners with confident delivery, reflective practice and adaptability across settings. Practitioners can also explore how group career guidance differs from other forms of group delivery, how to apply key models and how to keep up with recent trends and developments. Whether you’re new to group guidance or looking to refine your skills, this book equips you to harness its full potential - making your practice more impactful, collaborative and sustainable.

Drawing on research conducted across four sites in Europe, this book examines the role of ‘the local’ in integration policies for asylum seekers. It analyses racial and gender approaches across housing, language education and labour market access, and highlights the transformative power of ‘local’ action to challenge norms and inequalities.

Discover how to age joyfully with this holistic guide to growing older and flourishing in midlifeAgeing in midlife is a time of change; we evolve as we grow older, and how we feel in our minds and bodies fluctuates. Our lives look different - we may face career shifts, relationship challenges, and illnesses - and the approach we take with our health should be different too. This supportive and informative guide will help you navigate these transformative years with positivity, confidence and enthusiasm. With chapters that focus on looking after your mind, challenging your body and nurturing your spirit, the tips and advice in this beautiful book will support you on your journey of joyful ageing, helping you thrive as you grow older. Discover how you can lead your happiest, healthiest life with ideas for managing moods, embracing exercise, revitalizing your routines, and more! Reflect on the many joys of life, track your goals and practise gratitude using the scattered journal prompts. This celebration of ageing will help you connect with who you were and embrace the person you are, renewing your zest for life. We all age, but this is How to Age Well.

What happens when migration takes place between sites defined by different types of ‘colonial difference’? This book asks this question in the context of Somali migration to Scotland, which it maps over a century of colonial relations, independence movements, and the reorganisation of the (post)colonial Somali and British states. Framing both Somalia and Scotland as sites of marginality in the matrices of colonial power, it tracks through a combination of archival material and contemporary testimonies the operation, development and divergence of (the) colonial(ity of) power in shaping Somali migration and citizenship experiences in Scotland. However, whilst the book has a grounded and localised focus, it makes the argument that Somali-Scottish migration cases present the urgent need for a holistic approach to the operation of coloniality, which not only emanates from the so-called ‘centre’ of Empire, but also at and between its edges.

One person being awesome is all it takes to change the world. People Are Awesome brings you an array of inspiring stories of good deeds, from everyday acts of gentle compassion to heroic deeds of altruism that will restore your faith in humanity. In a world that can all too often feel entrenched in doom and gloom, these heart-warming stories will teach, inspire, restore hope, and, most importantly, serve as a simple reminder to be awesome to each other.

Northern Writers' Awards winner, Faber & Faber FAB Prize Commended and Jhalak Children's & YA Prize longlisted YA novel, Baby Girl is the independently-published debut from writer, producer and director, Emma Hill. Missie is a teen parent and aspiring MC, living a life of secrets, suffering and struggle within her family, while escaping by creating music with her friends. She longs to find safety and be the best possible mum to her daughter, Chloe, but right now the only safe place for Missie is in the songs she writes to the rhythms of Chloe's nursery rhymes playlist. Can Missie get herself and Chloe to a place where they can survive and thrive? Can music set her free? Cover design - Jo Walker

My Little SquirrelWho said that sleeping is boring and completely unexciting? Little Lisa believed in it once. However, when a nice and mischievous little squirrel appeared in her life, she does not think like that anymore. Every evening, when Mom puts Lisa to bed, she whispers a magic spell. It moves the girl with her toy to the magical world of dreams. There, the little squirrel comes to life and opens an amazing world to Lisa, where they'll have entertaining and colorful adventures, wonderful transformations, meet magic animals and many interesting things. This is the book and its characters: an ordinary girl Lisa and an unusual little squirrel that will help you get into the fairy-tale world of dreams. Let's go, off to adventure Here's what readers are already saying about this cute, beautiful story: This bright and beautiful story before going to bed shows my daughter that going to bed is not boring, but very interesting -- OliviaMy grandson adores this book. I read it to him every day before going to sleep -- MichaelThis is a fantastic combination of illustrations and text for reading to a child before going to bed. My kid - fell in love with this book immediately. Bedtime for my daughter now is the long-awaited time -- SophiaYou and your child will love bedtime with this book. The book is simple and is easily understandable for children and there are many beautiful pictures of a cute squirrel. This bedtime story shows children that there can be a lot of interesting and entertaining things in a dream. Attention Cuteness squirrel This book has an interesting story and cute illustrations that will make you and your child happier. You and your kids will love this book Sleeping is not boring; it's incredibly exciting

My First Book of Numbers is a cheerful way to introduce toddlers to the numbers 1 to 12. Each page features three elements: the printed number, the object or animal, and the description in large letters: one fluffy chick two striped socks three eggs in a nest four wooden cars five rubber ducks six toy soldiers seven Russian dolls eight shiny balloons nine tasty apples ten twinkling stars eleven bright buttons twelve bunny rabbits. The brightly illustrated, sturdy board books in the My First Book... series (My First Book of Animals, My First Book of Colors, My First Book of Numbers) are designed for the youngest toddlers who are exploring the world from their most comfortable seat -- the floor. Young children can easily open and turn the board pages and then discover that the pages unfold accordion-style into a 42-inch long display. Each book features 12 engaging color photographs in a clutter-free design, making identification easy for a toddler.

In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female, and the number of women going to medical school as 'mature students' is steadily increasing. Some of these women will, at some point, choose to have a baby, but the question always asked is how to fit it in with a medical career? Along with the problem of finding time to actually have a baby, and coping as a pregnant doctor, there is the problem of finding information when it is most needed. This book addresses this problem, bringing a wealth of information together in one easy-to-use resource. Written by a mother, who has faced the joys and frustrations of combining medicine and being a mother, this book is a "one-stop-shop" for all mothers and mums-to-be.