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Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...care you’d like to receive to how your funeral may be. It does not mean planning to end your life, but rather understanding that dying and death are processes. And because they are processes, there is the possibility of influencing how those processes happen and are experienced. For some, it is easiest to think about it as a parallel to a birth plan or other major life...
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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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An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...caring profession can lead to the raising of unrealistic expectations, possible over-intrusion into people’s lives and, potentially, an abuse of professional power...An introduction to social work law: 1.2 Role of a social worker - Having considered what your perception of a social worker is, you are now going to consider the role of a social worker and the work that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
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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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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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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‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Making Food Allergies Your Business’ Podcast Series on safer dining

...adults. With 1 in 20 adults in the UK with a confirmed food allergy (Food Standards Agency 2024), we hear from the food allergy community what they would like businesses to do to create more inclusive and safer dining experiences. [Icon of hands shaking together and the text 'Food for Everyone', advocating for allergy-inclusive discussions.] My name is Claire McGuigan and...
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Audio 2 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...caring adult is not the parents, it could be a granny, a grandpa, an aunt, uncle, youth worker, nursery worker, teacher, health visitor, social worker, policeman, anyone involved with the child who can offer a sense of nurture that increases that child's sense of stability and security. The second resilience factor identified is having a sense of being able to overcome...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs