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Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...resources for school governors in Wales...Welcome This course provides a brief introduction to the field of teamworking. You can also access the other courses in this collection: An introduction to leadership for governors and Inclusive education: knowing what we mean. Teamwork plays an important and essential role in developing and sustaining a successful governing body....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...humanity and I occasionally feel like standing up for it. I try and be dispassionate about it, I always declare that I have, currently, an interest in coal mining. It doesn’t actually last for very much longer, another couple of years and then I get no money from coal mining and then I can say what I really think, which is that coal is wonderful! RH: OK, well – MR:...
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Audio 5 mins
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...human rights court. [...] Even Olympic officials have implied their policy is scientifically dubious. When the latest version was released in January, former IOC medical commission chairmanArne Ljungqvist, who has no medical credentials but who was among its leading contributors, made a startling admission, saying the most recent changes were driven by a greater awareness...
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Article 5 mins
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...resources and incomplete knowledge. The framework of critical spatial thinking outlined in this course is meant to help in the task of understanding the relationship between any single place and the wider world, giving ways of conceiving of linkages and interconnectivities that can help us make sense of the challenges of place making: how place-based issues arise, and how...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: A holistic approach to sport injury: Introduction - As you explored in the previous session, sport injury is not an exclusively physical experience – it also has a psychological component and psychological factors can influence both injury risk and injury...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 1: An introduction to sport, politics and political themes: Introduction - ‘You have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there, maybe you shouldn’t be in the country’ – Former US President, Donald...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?
Money & Business

What does Brexit mean for imports and exports?

...resourcing issues for HMRC. According to the World Customs Organisation’s Annual Report, the UK has about 5,000 customs staff. But the actual figure of staff with experience in the administration of international trade related customs procedures is likely to be significantly less. This compares poorly with similar-sized countries, such as France (16,500 customs staff)....
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Article 5 mins
Did Waterloo prevent a fresh Anglo-American war?
History & The Arts

Did Waterloo prevent a fresh Anglo-American war?

...resources of England were so far exhausted by fighting the battles of Europe, that it was impossible for her successfully to sustain a new war. On the first conquest of France, the American Government found it impossible to continue the contest with a hope of gaining any advantages, much less such as were absolutely necessary to console the people for the sacrifices to...
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Article 10 mins