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Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...busy lives stop them from pursuing sports, that they just don’t feel comfortable, or something else? Muslim women in the media: a serious case of misrepresentation The media does not seem to put Muslim women in a very positive light, as coverage is targeted and discriminatory, portraying us as either oppressed and violent or naïve and unintelligent. Even our own Prime...
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...busy, you don’t even think about being hungry...Week 1: The basics of food: 1.3 The components of food - The reasons given for eating are many and complex. Everyone probably eats for different reasons at different times of the day and on different days. Ultimately, we need to eat to stay alive, but what do we need to eat? Our bodies are made up of many tens of thousands...
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...busy teaching all of the time. It was only a few years ago that I did my PGCE and it’s nice now, a few years later, to be able to be a mentor and realise how far that I’ve come in those years to be in the position where I can give advice and feedback and support somebody else – it’s quite rewarding to have been through that cycle. It’s good being a mentor....
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...Business Review, 85(2), pp. 92–100. Birkett, D. (2009) I’m bossy. I’m ambitious. I love ideas. And I love life. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/ society/ 2009/ jul/ 11/ lady-campbell-disability-peer (Accessed: 10 October 2019). Burney, L.L. and Matherly, M. (2008) ‘Integrating leadership experiences into the accounting curriculum’, Management...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...businesses in gathering news reports. The course draws upon the expertise of two individuals who have worked in senior positions in the UK television industry. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Computing & IT...IT: Information: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate a knowledge of the different types of...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...business of criminology, for example to suggest that, although shocking and socially harmful, they are ‘unavoidable’. Zemiologists, however, may examine the context surrounding a ‘natural disaster’, the underlying reasons why harm results from such ‘natural’ events, and how this links to inequalities between social groups. This may result in a finding that the...
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...money and poor eyesight, he had difficulty finding a place of refuge. For Switzerland he needed to fit a quota based on ‘nationality’; the USA refused him a visa because of his poor eyesight, despite his finding affluent relatives to ‘vouch’ for him. Eventually in May 1938 Wolja was granted permission to enter the UK ‘to seek work’, following the decision of...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...money to help have more books in the school. SPEAKER: Because we’ve got diverse background, so what we wanted to do is spend that money on things that people can relate to. SANDRA CLARKE: I’m Sandra Clarke and I’m the head teacher at Infinity Primary School. We’re categorised as very rural. And we have on average around 70 pupils. Our values are kindness,...