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Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...English Primary school. They are being interviewed by their teacher who they know well from their current Year 1 class. Read both the interviews and for each one make notes about the things that Tanya and Rory say about their experience in both Reception and Year 1. What do they value most in each? Are there any differences? Use the space provided below: Tanya’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...English played backwards are no less disruptive than other irrelevant speech items (Jones et al., 1990). On the other hand, simple white noise (a constant hissing like a mis-tuned radio) is almost as benign as silence. Interference presumably results from speech because, unlike white noise, it is not constant: it is broken into different sounds. The importance of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
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Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...everyday activities. [This is a photograph of a child chasing a bubble.] Figure 9 Children’s wellbeing is to do with the quality of their lives Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. Medical doctors are the professionals that usually diagnose mental health conditions, including among children. A...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...English song – a composition that helps us to understand rhythmic notation from this time. DAVID ROWLAND What are the limitations of that notation? SUSAN RANKIN Well quite simply, if you don't know how to read it before you start, you can't read it. You've got to actually know what the melody is. It's a notation which belongs within a musical culture which is mainly...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...English expression of ‘tracking winds’, became associated with this commercial context. These and other steady winds arise because of the uneven but regular heating of the Earth. Near the equator where the Sun’s radiant heat is most powerful, the air is heated, expands, reduces in density and rises. In rising, especially over the ocean, it cools, and water vapour...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
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Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...everyday life...If you feel that you want to learn more about the voluntary sector then this short 8-week course is for you. The course will guide you through some of the distinctive features and values of the voluntary sector, how organisations are funded and involve volunteers and other ‘stakeholders’ in their work. It will also provide you with knowledge and skills...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...everyday, happy life and then finding yourself on the streets, I think maybe because it’s something that can happen to anyone, I felt, like, more drawn to that particular charity than a lot of the others. Comment You might include similar points from the description in Box 2. For example, under ‘What’s in it for you?’, you might add something about ‘making a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...English Institute of Sport (EIS) to increase understanding of female health issues like the menstrual cycle. This shows that progress is being made in addressing female health issues and that it is increasingly being seen as an important topic in optimising performance of female athletes. [The image shows products related to the menstruation – sanitary towels and pads,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs