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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...Education at The Open University explores whether we nurture young people’s enjoyment in writing...In England we are used to the term ‘reading for pleasure’ and indeed most schools seek to foster this, but is ‘writing for pleasure’ also part of our vocabulary? I’m not convinced. Do we plan to nurture young people’s enjoyment in writing? Do we allow them...
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Article 10 mins
Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dyscalculia, maths anxiety and numerophobia in nursing practice

...Education (RAINE) podcast about the topic, Allison explains that she has found that maths anxiety is prevalent in nursing staff and can be linked with past experiences. This includes negative interactions with schoolteachers or parents, or their own personal feelings towards maths. As a maths tutor, Allison looks to change a student’s personal feelings toward maths,...
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Article 5 mins
My experience of being a South Asian LGBTQI+ ally
Education & Development

My experience of being a South Asian LGBTQI+ ally

...educate myself has equipped me to understand how knowledge and understanding can make a huge difference to a person’s sense of acceptance. For example, language matters, and having an understanding of different pronouns shows the person that you respect their identity. It is also important to recognise that you might not get it right all the time, which is ok. Just...
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Article 5 mins
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...Change management for hybrid working: Introduction - Your role within an organisation will influence how comfortable you are with change. If you are responsible for driving and delivering change initiatives, it can be easy to focus on the desired outcomes rather than the journey you need to take people on. The COVID-19...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...education and national policy-related actions e.g UK State of Nature Reports, national pollinator and pollination monitoring frameworks and other strategies. It’s role ‘reconnecting people and nature’ has been noted in a UK Government Environment White Paper and a parliamentary paper on Environmental Citizen Science recognises iSpot as a route to engaging audiences...
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Article 10 mins
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...education, rather than larger political and economic forces. The solution is always to conduct more work on the self, rather than to question and challenge how things are seen and done in the first place. The drive is to individualise problems rather than to approach them systemically and collectively. When things go wrong with leadership, the temptation is always to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...education pack, Changing Hearts and Minds to disseminate lesson plans and best practice. It is also extending the Ambassadors programme to survivors to challenge cultural and religious norms and practices within the community. Another example of prevention work is The Fatima Project, an EU Daphne funded multi-country project, which in the UK was led by the Angelou Centre....
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Article 10 mins
Dance skills
Education & Development

Dance skills

...education and training. In this free course, Dance skills, it is also the main point of reference...Dance 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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs