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Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...account. Avner Ziv, who has written numerous books about humour, explores this theme extensively. As he writes in Personality and Sense of Humor, “comedy and satire possess a common denominator in that both try to change or reform society by means of humor. The two forms together constitute the best illustration there is of the social function of humor.” You don’t...
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A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...account for the origin of man, but divine intervention had been required. Herbert Spencer, a philosopher, was also an influence in evolutionary theory during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. He popularised a number of slogans, including "survival of the fittest" which was taken up by Darwin in later editions of Origin of Species. Spencer’s ideas...
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Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...account their intersecting identities. Can you think of an example of something that the practice setting with which you’re most familiar could do?...Working with diversity in services for children and young people: 4 Reflecting on diversity - Activity 4 provides time for reflection on your own experiences relating to diversity in relation to children and young people,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...account for pupils developing musically without any formal music education. (Philpott and Spruce, 2007, p. 30) Spruce (2007) describes it as like coming to ‘know’ a particular wine. One’s knowledge ‘about’ a particular wine might be that it comes from the Bordeaux region of France, that it results from the blending of particular types of grape and comes from a...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...accounts suggests that listeners in pre-recording eras heard a much less eclectic mixture of styles than we do today. We hear music in a great variety of places – for example, in shops, restaurants, bars, on television, in the car, at home, at concerts, etc. – so we are likely to be familiar with the sound of a range of, for example, popular music as well as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...account of this. Write down what happened to make you distressed; describe your emotions at the time; recall what helped and what made things worse; and explain how you eventually resolved your distress. At the time, what did you need from your manager/organisation? Was this need met? Your reflective account is for your own private use, unless you choose to share it with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
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Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...accountability, but you have colleagues who seem to get away with making mistakes and blaming someone else, that can make you angry, unhappy or demoralised. If you are self-employed and your values include freedom and independence, that should be a good match. If you plan to use your personal branding to find a job that gives you greater satisfaction, clearly...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...account of the key stakeholders within your environment and their needs in relation to organisational development. You need to understand organisational requirements, the context, connections, and requirements for key areas of focus and how these relate to the needs of your stakeholders. You need to consider your ways of working for the wellbeing of future generations....
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs