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Studying social work law
Society, Politics & Law

Studying social work law

...system. You will hear the experiences of social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about ways they support people with insecure immigration status. All four courses are open to anyone who has an interest in how social work is underpinned by legislative frameworks in the UK. They will be of particular interest to people considering entering the...
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Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...system caught up with this change in family structure? Divided Society Divides between rich and poor, spatial and rural/urban divides. New Labour, new society? Under New Labour, things have improved but only for some sections of society. Rising inequalities and uncertainties about issues such as pensions. Globalisation - what is it? Changing Definitions of Globalisation,...
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Children and young people’s participation
Education & Development

Children and young people’s participation

...thinking about these issues it will be important to reflect on your own assumptions and to critically evaluate relevant research, findings and theory. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate study in Education...Children and young people’s participation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define the complexity of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...think whether you would define the term ‘children and young people’ in the way that Arlene Kee does. ARLENE KEE So my name is Arlene Kee, and I work for the Education Authority for Northern Ireland. I'm an assistant director within the Children and Young People's Services Directorate, and I have specific responsibility for the management of youth services in Northern...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
How places affect well-being
Health, Sports & Psychology

How places affect well-being

...think through a typical week in your home. Pick up to three emotions represented by the emoticons below, representing laughter, happiness, indifference, sadness, upset, grumpiness/anger, and love/affection. Now draw these emoticons on your map, in the places where you remember feeling the emotions you have chosen. [Emotions from left to right: laughter, happy,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...system is vital to sprint performance because it can influence the rate and strength of muscle contraction. Having a greater understanding of the neuromuscular system is important to identify its contribution to speed and its opportunity for development. An overview of the neuromuscular contributions to speed are shown in Table 1. Table 1 Neurophysiological basis for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...thinking of learning a language. Whether it is the first time you are venturing into language learning, or if you have already started, this course will show you how to keep motivated, set your own goals, and develop strategies to learn a language. You will understand what is needed to succeed, and get lots of advice on how to develop the four skills of speaking,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...Think about leaders you are aware of, either from the media or from your own experience. What do they do every day? What are they needed for? What type of people are they? In the box below, 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs