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Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...care of the child. But there are also a group of children who are outside of any adult care. So, that may be children who are trafficked, children who are living on the streets, children who are in domestic labour who are therefore outside of any formal system whatsoever or any caring environment. So, what we’re working on is how do you develop a system both the formal...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
World Health Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Health Day

...campaign are to increase awareness about the rise in diabetes and its staggering burden and consequences. ...Learn more about diabetes care The following video tracks introduce various aspects of a patient’s diabetes annual check-up. This material forms part of the Open University course Diabetes care. Listen to this podcast on type 1 diabetes Try a free diabetes course...
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Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...care as areas that needed particular attention. In England, a Care Quality Commission (an independent regulator of health and social care) report estimate that only a quarter of children and young people who require treatment for a mental health problem are able to access this treatment. Children and young people also felt that CAMHS staff did not have enough time to...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...care – it’s nothing to do with me brigade’. This disinterest chimes with some recent primary phase research by Dobson and Stephenson (published in the UKLA Journal Literacy) and not only does it represent a clear cause for concern, it calls for action. Young people can feel distanced from the act of writing, particularly if teachers retain too strong a grasp on the...
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Article 10 mins
How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

...adult and this raises a question: how do children, who are generally thought to be less skilled and knowledgeable than adults, acquire such a complex system at such a young age? Early learning centre [Young child kissing pregnancy 'bump']Language learning certainly begins early. At 35 weeks old, babies can already distinguish between different vowel sounds. That is not 35...
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Article 5 mins
How to become an ethical researcher
Education & Development

How to become an ethical researcher

...adult researchers and gatekeepers, and young people as participants can hide how young people feel about participating in research. In this short video we present a reflexive researcher approach to achieving effective ongoing assent/consent working with children and young people. It identifies different reflexive considerations for adult researchers as a continuous...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...adults help them? This album looks at how nursery teachers support children in their development. We follow a practitioner’s day, looking at how she works with children, observes and plans for further activities while she also records her thoughts and ideas using a video camera. Further video tracks reveal how creativity is nurtured in young children to develop their...
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Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...Care at The Open University...A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry is a growing discipline that focuses on the use of food and supplements to provide these essential nutrients as part of an integrated or...
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Article 5 mins