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Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...attention must be given to the younger generation and their experience of ageing. Our behaviours and circumstances in earlier periods of our life can influence our health and wellbeing in later life. A good example is the influence that globalisation is having on our lifestyles. Globalisation has resulted in a greater availability of products like tobacco and fast food,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...attention to people's culture. [MUSIC PLAYING] Video 4 CARESSES, the Flower that Taught Robots about Culture Would you be prepared to use a robot to help you with a disability? For example, in the case of memory loss the robot would remind you to take your medication and to contact family and friends. Do you think robots can truly replace humans in the care of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...attention at some stage as part of it was dead. However, uprooting the whole hedge rather than removing the dead sections, possibly at another time of year when it might have had a less damaging effect on birds, was due to the availability of a contractor’s time and equipment, as a job elsewhere on the farm had been finished early. This factor was combined with the...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...attention given to how to promote health by the provision of better living conditions. And importantly, improved knowledge of how to prevent diseases and illnesses has meant that there is a stronger focus on educating people about their lifestyles in order to develop health promoting habits. Preventable health conditions As the title suggests, there are conditions that...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...attention because of the visibility of both the extremely rich and the extremely poor. Individuals, social commentators, the media, academics and politicians frequently debate people’s income (money acquired) and wealth (what people own – homes, savings, investments, property, businesses etc.) and the effects of the distribution of income and wealth on a society....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...attention from the fact that children as young as 8 years old could be prosecuted. This is no longer the case and the next activity offers you some context on how and why the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland was raised from 8 to 12 years. Activity 3 The age of change Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes for this activity Read this short BBC article about the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...attention to detail might also spark ideas for a story...Week 2: The habit of writing: 2.2.2 Learning from other writers - Figure 6 Learning from other writers is something all writers do, not just new writers. There are great benefits from reading. Seeing how someone else has written a description and brought a character to life can help you to see how you might tackle...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...attention to the task. For example, if you function better in the mornings, you might want to set your alarm earlier and complete a section or two before you start your daily routine. Alternatively, a person who is more energetic and motivated in the evening might find allocating time towards the end of each day more productive. Activity 5 provides a tool that will help...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs