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Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...systems. However, there are also an increasing number that show little support and this has led to a great deal of controversy regarding its validity in explaining the relationship between disturbance and species diversity. For example, it can be argued that tropical forests show high diversity even though natural disturbance is minimal. Whether or not the IDH holds...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...Survey 2010/11 [Online]. Available at https://www.gov.uk/ government/ uploads/ system/ uploads/ attachment_data/ file/ 222839/ frs_2010_11_report.pdf (Accessed 29 October 2014). Office for National Statistics (2013) ‘Chapter 7 – General health’, General Lifestyle Survey Overview – A Report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey [Online]. Available at http://www.ons.gov.uk/ ons/ dcp171776_302351.pdf (Accessed 29 October ......
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...systems support effective practice and teamwork. Trusting relationships and flexibility ease the management of actual or potential conflict. Work-life balance is supported and respected amongst the staff. Staff feel respected and valued, which empowers and enables them to nurture others. Use of communication and other technologies to release staff time. Between the care...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...system where you would go in and read, and I really enjoyed it. And I applied and the head teacher offered me a position in reception. And then I said 'yes', straight away. Good boy. That's the wrong foot. MANDY LEWIS OK. Does it use mains electricity or batteries? SPEAKER 6 Mains electricity. MANDY LEWIS When I'm working with Keeley, it's very much in partnership. And...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...system develops, and you learn that the outer layer of cells forms the central nervous system, nerves that control your legs and your arms and your facial muscles, how you smile, and controls everything from the basic brain areas that keep you breathing and your heart beating to the very high levels that allow you to think and work out problems and look before you leap....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...systems are so much more convenient. An archive of human behaviour The point is that we don’t have information on every species and if one had an archive available online of all the different species’ behaviour, then it would be possible to build that and go on building it until we had a complete record. But equally important I think is to look at human behaviour too,...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
Approaching plays
History & The Arts

Approaching plays

...System: A Semiotics of Text and Performance, Routledge. Atkin, G., Walsh, C. and Watkins, S. (1995) Studying Literature: a Practical Introduction, Harvester/Wheatsheaf. Hayman, R. (1999) How to Read a Play, Grove Press. Wickham, G. (1999) (2nd edition) A History of the Theatre, Phaidon...Approaching plays: Acknowledgements - This course was written by Dr Marilyn Brooks,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...systems design. Successful provision of training and development thereby sits alongside other key functions in business planning, and stakeholders are encouraged to focus on the following key issues: the importance of articulating the desired outcomes from the training – that is, how will you know that the training has been a success? the need for congruence between...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs