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Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...writing from a particular perspective, as someone who has a senior role in a local authority service. Your own view of partnerships on the ground may be less rosy, and you might be much more sceptical. Nevertheless, we hope that studying this course encourages you to find opportunities to be creative in partnerships, to make them fit with the way you work and, above all,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...write a one sentence answer to the question ‘What is art?’ using your notes from Activity 1 as a basis for your response. Discussion Did you find this activity difficult? If so, then you're not alone. For hundreds of years people have been asking the question ‘what is art?’ and as yet no universally agreed answer has been reached. In fact, it's quite likely that...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...write down some key words that spring to mind when you think of the term ‘heritage’. Now try to write down some of the sorts of things that you think could be described as heritage. Save this list so that you can refer to it later on. Discussion Summing up what you think heritage is may not have been as easy as you thought it might be. Perhaps you wrote down something...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Leadership and followership Badge icon
Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...write a sentence or paragraph that aims to capture your view of what a leader is. Discussion You could have approached this in different ways. Did you focus on the personal skills and qualities required by a leader, or consider the process or tasks of leadership? These perspectives reflect the different ways that researchers have conceptualised leadership, as you’ll see...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...write the units in cm, m, km etc. One other important thing to note is that before you work out the perimeter of any shape, you must make sure all the measurements are given in the same units. If, for example, two lengths are given in cm and one is given in mm, you must convert them all to the same unit before you work out the total. It doesn’t usually matter which...
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Free course 48 hrs
Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...writing and speaking about these questions on the theory that what was lacking, or the reason we weren’t taking action, was that the message hadn’t gotten through; that there wasn’t enough information out there. At a certain point, I realised that I was wrong about that: that we had won the argument, we just were losing the fight. And that’s ‘cause the fight was...
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Audio 5 mins
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...write a one-sentence answer to the question ‘What is art?’ Discussion Did you find this activity difficult? If so, you are in good company as thus far no universally agreed answer to the question ‘What is art?’ has been reached. In fact, there as many different definitions as there are people providing those definitions. Some of the characteristics that are often...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...Write a few thoughts down and then reveal our suggestions. Answer Ask if Sophia would like to take a break from the interview, reassure her that she can stop the interview at any time without giving a reason, ask Sophia if she needs anything like a drink or a tissue. After the conclusion of the interview, offer Sophia a debrief sheet with links to additional resources...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs