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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
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
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...resources, something that has been shown to work effectively in the past. For example, earlier this year Warwickshire and West Mercia Police began sharing IT and training resources – and even responding to calls in each other’s localities – with great success. Osborne has said that revisions to OBR forecasts have allowed him to spare some of the departments which...
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Article 5 mins
Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO
Education & Development

Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO

...Resources and references Mastery Science Educational Materials supported by CARE–KNOW–DO: CONNECT (2023) Energy Savers (SDG 7) https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.rd.27964587 CONNECT (2023) Carbon Neutral (SDG 13) https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.rd.27964578 CONNECT (2023) Microplastics (SDG 14) https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.rd.27964557 ENGAGE (2017) Eco-Phone (SDG 12)...
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Article 5 mins
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...resource in education. This free course, Teaching assistants: support in action, looks at how the role has developed across the UK over time. It explores the skills and attributes that teaching assistants use to provide effective support and contribute to productive teamwork. This OpenLearn course introduces diverse roles and distinctive contributions of teaching...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...human being, but no more than 3% of the body mass of most cetaceans - so lung size alone cannot account for their diving abilities. Part of the secret is that aquatic mammals use their lungs more efficiently: they extract more oxygen from the air they take in, and change a higher proportion of the air within their lungs with every breath. For example, we take in about a...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 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