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Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...adults. But we won’t stop there. We will continue to develop and add new content and already have some exciting projects in the pipeline. Who are they for? These articles are intended for any individual, community and/or organisation with an interest in home education including, but not limited to: Parents/carers who are currently home educating their child/children, or...
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Article 5 mins
Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl
Health, Sports & Psychology

Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl

...Datblygwyd y casgliad hwn gyda chyllid gan Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru. Fe’i cyflawnwyd gan Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru mewn partneriaeth â Phrifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam, Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales a Chymdeithas Myfyrwyr y Brifysgol Agored. Myfyrwyr llawn a rhan amser, ar draws y tri darparwr addysg, fu’n gyfrifol am lywio cynnwys y casgliad....
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Article 10 mins
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...adult (other than qualified teachers) who provide learning support to primary aged children in the UK. A central feature of the teaching assistant workforce is its considerable diversity – in terms not only of titles and linked responsibilities but also of previous experience, formal qualifications, in-service training opportunities, ways of working and skills for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...adults learn. He saw the importance of creating the right conditions for effective learning and he always devised his teaching strategies with his students in mind, using their real life experiences of living and working in their communities. On one occasion Peter set up a role-playing exercise which involved a recreation of a public inquiry. He found an academic gown and...
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Article 5 mins
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...adults with physical disabilities discussed in Session 1. Activity 3 Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes. In the following interview Dr Florence Kinnafick, Senior Lecturer in Psychology from Loughborough University, discusses the benefits of physical activity to mental health. Listen to Audio 1 and note down the key benefits of physical activity to mental health....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...adult lives...Exploring family health: 1.1 The 5 A DAY campaign - One health intervention aimed at families is the ‘5 A DAY’ campaign which encourages everyone in a family to eat five portions of fruits and vegetables a day. Since the 5 A DAY campaign started, the government has been gathering statistics about the consumption of fruit and vegetables. The chart below...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...adult-centred, rather than being focused on the child. In England and Wales, the Children Act 1989 (CA 1989) marked a profound change of approach from previous law. It moved from a frame of reference focused on parental authority and their rights to more of a system focused on the needs the child. A similar shift towards more child-centred legislation and policy has also...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...adult. DNA has three key properties: it is relatively stable; its structure suggests an obvious way in which the molecule can be duplicated, or replicated; and it carries a store of vital information that is used in the cell to produce proteins. The first two properties of DNA are analysed in this free course, What is the genome made of?...Genomes are composed of DNA, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs