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Eid al-Fitr
History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

...community, and those who have moved away for work may return home to their families; nowadays people may also go away on holiday at this time. It begins when the new crescent moon is first seen. Though usually referred to as the ‘lesser Eid’, the Eid al-Fitr often has often been more prominent than the Eid al-Adha because of the demands of the Ramadan fast and ‘the...
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Dance skills
Education & Development

Dance skills

...communicates ideas through movement and is an expressive art form. Students need to learn how to use their body in a safe and healthy way, whilst developing a wide-ranging movement vocabulary. The use of different dance techniques can be an effective way of building vocabulary and developing different kinds of skills and abilities. Technical dance skills can form the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...communication. All behaviour however we behave, and we are all capable of behaving in a challenging way. I have a son that doesn’t use words to communicate. He communicates with gesture, with sound, with his behaviour, and how he behaves and how he does things, and it’s how we know what he’s saying. So his behaviour over the years felt like he was very close to...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 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

...Community. Boston: Ginn & Company...Session 1: Children or criminals?: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Rod Earle. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...community, area or environment’. So, microbiota refers to the small living microorganisms in their specific environment. The microbiome refers to the environment and the microbiota and their genetic make-up and all the substances they produce to interact to form a community. Question 1 Thinking about a specific type of microorganism mentioned earlier, can you use the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...communication with colleagues and with other organisations. Staff reported that their teamwork and communication improved. 3. THE STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/LEARNING POSITIVE CHANGES NEGATIVE CHANGES There was a 9 per cent reduction in hospital costs at some sites. Emergency admissions increased. There was no overall cost saving to introducing the pilots...Introducing...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...community. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University module B872 Creating and sustaining value...Understanding organisational value: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main theories associated with creating organisational value explain the different ways to create value within and across...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...Communication and conversations about mental health: Introduction - Week 3 considers communications and conversations about mental health. Public attitudes to mental health have recently become more positive resulting in social barriers being broken down and conversations about mental health becoming more normalised. This means that adult learners might be familiar with...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs