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Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...English there are many words that are pronounced as they are spelled Have you heard about orthographic mapping? It’s a reading strategy that links sounds (phonemes) to letters (graphemes) and their meanings, helping store words in long-term memory as sight words for instant recognition without conscious effort. Think of it like a video game: matching sounds to symbols...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...English batsman Jonathan Trott suffered poor form and taunting from the opposition. He then decided – unexpectedly – to leave the tour to return home early. [Described image] Figure 2 Jonathan Trott (foreground) was a leading England cricketer who faced difficult times in the 2013 Ashes cricket series in Australia Activity 1 Exploring Trott’s decision Timing: Allow...
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...everyday experiences, e.g. being allowed to do new things or changes to their environment Raised self-esteem and confidence Acquisition of new social or practical skills Practitioners Feeling enabled and encouraged, e.g. to continue promoting child participation Feeling the benefits of working more democratically with children – e.g. not having to know all the answers...
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...English and science, just as a reminder that if you are working on IT that there are still risks around that. Young people should be helped to understand the need of online safety to be open and honest and discuss the risk and discuss their concerns as well. Adults should also I think show a positive role model when using the internet within their setting and teach them...
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...everyday consumption. Additionally, we have our own opinions of the different types of retailers we encounter while shopping. Activity 1 asks you to draw on your own shopping experiences to come up with your definition of retailing and Activity 2 asks you to determine whether there are differences between the retailers with which you shop. In Section 1 of this course we...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...English Midlands. Rohit's family have lived in this area since the 1970s, but I was brought up in London. I really get on well with them, especially his mum. She's been a widow for a few years and she is in very good health. She spends a lot of time at the local gurdwara [a Sikh temple] and remains an active member of the community. She does like me to call in when Rohit...
The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...English whisky, small batch gin and other liquers. CAMRA: founded in 1971 and with over 188,000 members, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is a non-proft consumer body who tirelessly promote traditional beers and ales. Videos filmed at the brewery and distillery also feature prominently through the course. The course was also developed with the help of Dr Nick Turner,...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

...everyday things like washing your hands and it doesn't have to be with antibacterial soap. And apparently women and older people are much better at cutting down the rate of infection by doing these very basic things. And in London at the moment there's a massive moth outbreak caused by central heating and the fact that we don't clean our clothes very often and don't sweep...