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5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students
Education & Development

5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students

...manageable chunks. One technique for this is the pomodoro technique. This involves working in 25-minute bursts with 5-minute breaks. You don’t have to use these timings: adapt it for what works for you. There are even apps that can help. 5 Use the support on offer [Male student in headphones making video call using laptop] It can be all too easy to try and find all the...
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Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...managed within a medical model of childbirth. Reactions to medicalised birth Reactions to the medicalisation of birth have been various. For some women, the technology and surveillance that is brought to bear on the birthing body is welcomed as a comforting presence to help ensure that the baby remains safe and well. Whilst it is vital that we recognise this, it is worth...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...Informed Plymouth Network (no date) ‘Envisioning Plymouth as a Trauma Informed City’. Available at: https://traumainformedplymouth.org/key-documents/ Watson, L. and Andrews, L. (2018) ‘The Effect of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) Program on Stigma and the Barriers to Help-Seeking in the Police’, International Journal of Stress Management, 24(4), pp. 348–56....
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From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...manager and screaming down the phone. I had just woken up from a night shift! Panic set in again as I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I was determined to get through it. At last, my dream had come true. The Open University provided me with the opportunity to study to become a nurse, which I never thought was possible. The brick university route of education is...
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Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...Introduction - This course is about rights and rights claims, and the idea of implementing justice in the international sphere based on the concept of rights. It is agreed by most people that ‘rights are a good thing’ and in many respects they are. However, this course deliberately takes a critical view. It seeks to examine closely why rights are a good thing and...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...Introduction - In this free course on digital technologies and innovations in health and social care you will explore the types of innovations that are available and the impact this has on the individuals using them. This will provide you with insight into the potential advantages and disadvantages involved. Technology has fundamentally changed the way we live. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...Managing Projects in Business, 11(3), pp. 687–707. Naoumidis, A. (2019) ‘Thinking traps: 12 cognitive distortions that are hijacking your brain’, Mindset Health. Available at: https://www.mindsethealth.com/ matter/ thinking-traps-cognitive-distortions (Accessed: 6 July 2022). Newton, C. (2022) Circles of control. Available at: https://www.clairenewton.co.za/...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...management’ of these issues: ‘the project of democratic management must protect minorities, resist majority tyranny, correct the misuse of majority rule, and achieve a workable balance between majority rule and minority rights’ (Baogang He, 2002, p. 93). We noted in passing that some observers worry about permissive approaches to national self-determination and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs