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Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...mental structures which support our need to review what we know and to use it flexibly, according to the immediate requirement. This kind of activity has been devalued because of its link with pre-examination cramming. But it can have a useful role for remembering both detailed information and summaries of key points. That is, it is a study skill to use at regular...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Interviews - Writing For Radio
History & The Arts

Interviews - Writing For Radio

...health and safety about. I love working in radio drama. I never intended to stay when I first was lucky enough to be given a job. But I became absolutely seduced by the medium and by the people I get to work with both actors and writers. It’s a wonderful medium to write for. It commissions huge numbers of original work. We work to try to serve the writer’s voice. And...
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Audio 45 mins
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...health. To underscore the key point, in Harvey’s causal narrative, cities are not just the locations in which these crises and challenges are felt; they are the incubators in which the conditions of these crises and challenges are bred and disseminated. In this view, global problems are not externally produced, and then ‘impact’ on places. They are internally...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America

...health Ellas están preocupadas por el tiempo They (fem.) are worried about the weather estar preocupado -a, -os, -as por + noun Ricardo está preocupado por la pérdida de la lengua. Ricardo está preocupado por la influencia de la cultura exterior. Actividad 19 Timing: 15 minutos Como has visto, algunos individuos bribris están preocupados por su futuro. Para recordar...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...health, social care, youth services and so forth. This is set against widespread evidence of deeply entrenched professional boundaries and the need to manage different professional languages across communities (Rix et al, 2013). Activity 3: Is it just us? Timing: 20 minutes Consider how people understand the process of working together. Watch this video that presents a...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...health and education industries were beset with staff shortages and in some areas recruited from overseas. It is likely to take most employers longer to increase the quantity of skilled than unskilled labour. Skills may not be available in the locality and workers may have to be enticed to move from other jobs, involving periods of notice. New workers may have to be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...health...Blood and the respiratory system: 3 Lung function - Changes in the compliance and resistance of the lungs can affect the capacity of the lungs to hold and exchange air. Lung capacity is calculated from the volume of air that is exchanged during normal and forceful breathing. The volumes that are used to calculate total lung capacity are described in Video 10....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...health and safety guidelines. So, I mean, there’s plenty of room, it’s just that we’ll all use it a bit differently that’s all. I mean, I’ve been trying to say, more people now have been working from home and on flexi, so I actually think that hot-desking is the perfect solution to our office space problems. I mean, what’s the point in having acres of office...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs