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My career goal: Social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Social care

...motivates them and what they find rewarding about their work: Transcript Trainees explain how a traineeship is a great first step into health and social care: Transcript A probation officer explains how they work with offenders and victims following a domestic abuse conviction: Transcript A carer for the elderly explores how this career acts as a positive calling for many...
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
Society, Politics & Law

Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...motives behind the decision being interrogated. We need to put an end to this Europe and start again with a eurozone parliament that allows everyone’s motives to be made public. What is important now is that France – and all the countries that want to make progress – set out clear proposals to democratically restructure the eurozone. Should we still fear a Grexit?...
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Ten top tips for writing a novel
History & The Arts

Ten top tips for writing a novel

...motivation, it boosts your mental function. Escape from words. The trouble with writing a novel is that once you have got over the procrastination stage, it’s tempting to swing the other way and become obsessed with the work in progress. Then, to relax you, er... read a book. You may need to read to feed your imagination, but find ways of getting right away from the...
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The trouble with teaching physics
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trouble with teaching physics

...motivated reasoning’ where people selectively choose evidence which fits their theory and reject evidence to the contrary. It means that once students have a misconception, it can be extremely difficult to correct it. [Teacher standing in front of children in a classroom.] Why is physics so hard? Students can have difficulty with any subject, but science (especially...
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Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...et al., 2016). Considering the overlapping and inter-related functions governed by these neurotransmitter systems, it is perhaps not surprising that the picture that emerges here is complex. We have provided you with a glimpse of this in Figure 2. Figure 2 Monoaminergic neurotransmitters and the regulation of mood, emotion and cognitive function...Exploring the...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...et c’est pour cette raison que les Français vont à la boulangerie de leur quartier au moins une fois par jour. La baguette est toujours le type de pain le plus répandu, mais il en existe beaucoup d’autres. Il y a de nombreuses sortes de pains blancs. On les distingue grâce à leur taille, de la ficelle à la flûte, et grâce à leur forme, de la boule à la...
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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...motivated. With resilience, children keep trying, adapt to setbacks, and grow stronger in the face of adversity. CHOOSE (Agency): Refers to understanding the value of learning, making informed choices and engaging with purpose. With agency, children reflect on what they learn and take meaningful action toward building their future. The instrument includes: An interactive...
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Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...motivated despite challenges. The words are spoken by racially minoritised members of the OU community, but are based on the students’ lived experience. Debra's student experience Transcript. I’m a single mum and I’m studying because I want to give my son a better life. I want to create a future where I can provide for him in ways I never had. Andrea's student...
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Audio 15 mins