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Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...adults in the world are overweight and over 600 million of those are obese. At the same time, 600 million adults are underweight and 264 million women of reproductive age are affected by anaemia due to iron deficiency in their diet (WHO, 2017). WHO also estimates that 41 million children in the world under the age of five are overweight or obese, while 155 million...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...adult is under- or overweight. It is calculated as follows: Although care needs to be taken in interpreting the results (for example, the formula isn't appropriate for children, old people or those with a very muscular physique!), a BMI of less than 20 suggests the person is underweight and a BMI of over 25 suggests the person is overweight. In this formula, the units...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...adult with de facto responsibility for the ongoing domestic care and welfare of the child but not to those ‘in loco parentis’ who take only a temporary or intermittent caring role. (p. 1) This is the definition of the parent we will use for this free course along with the term ‘sibling’, which can be applied to any children living in the family home whether or not...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...adults and children in the vehicle from inhaling secondhand smoke. Thirdly, there is the potential harm to children and young people from witnessing smoking as normal adult behaviour, as this increases the risk of smoking uptake. Finally, there is the potential harm to the driver, passengers and other road users from the driver’s temporary loss of full control of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...care of the artwork both inside and outside. The temple was built at great expense and using logistical ingenuity. This is a community that is making a statement about its permanence in Britain. These ethnic Indians are establishing their commitment to Britain, and to their own religious beliefs and culture, in a very visible way. Yet it is not an entirely inward-looking...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...adult takes between 12 and 18 breaths a minute at rest, exchanging more than 8000 litres of air per day. Using the glossary This course includes a glossary, as demonstrated by the terms ‘cellular respiration’ and ‘external respiration’ highlighted in the paragraph above. You can hover over these for a preview, and click on the words to be taken to the full...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...adult. The child is asking the adult ‘So is learning political, miss?’] Figure 3 At what level?...Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change: 2 Mindset and models for inclusive leadership - [Speech bubble image with the text: What do you think?] Figure 4 The EU project mentioned above conceptualised inclusive leadership by drawing upon three main theories of school...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...care of your interviewee and managing your own self-care. To do this, it is important to keep track of time, to intermittently assess the progress of the interview, and to keep it moving along steadily. If you get near to the end of the time you had said the interview would last and you anticipate going over, you can consider either extending the interview or wrapping it...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs