Despite the best efforts of the English government, Elizabethan Ireland remained resolutely Catholic. Hutchinson examines this 'failure' of the Protestant Reformation. He argues that the emerging political concept of the absolutist state forms a crucial link between English policy in Ireland and the aims of the Calvinist reformers.

This clear textbook explains the importance of holistic, individualised care planning for nursing from a professional and clinical perspective. It guides the reader step by step through the stages of assessing patients, diagnosing problems, planning goals and interventions, and evaluating progress.

In response to growing pressure on early years practitioners to adopt a 'tick-box' approach to recording children's progress, Celebrating Children's Learning sets out a bold vision for assessment in the early years. Drawing upon an inspiring collaboration between London nursery schools, it explores the role of observation in early years settings.