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The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...world at about 12. So it was quite, quite, different to Caroline. BEN OAKLEY: That's amazing, to be spotted on a holiday and then be invited to join a club and possibly a high-performance programme. So within that programme, how long did it last for? CANDICE LINGAM-WILLGOSS: I only competed from 12 till 17. That was my years of competing. So quite different and much...
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...world which are damaging or harmful. In doing so, it will encourage you to think critically about the strengths and limitations of criminology as a subject area...This free course, Questioning crime: social harms and global issues, introduces the concept of social harm as an alternative to the more familiar concept of 'crime' as a basis for studying aspects of the social...
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...world or residential experience where possible; develop skills to be an active citizen; and include teaching and assessment that demonstrates skills across multiple areas, e.g. how science works in the real world. Finally, the output involves assessment that demonstrates competence in preparation for future education or employment. [Mind map showing the learning process...
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...World Ice Swimming Championships in Russia and came away with third in my age group. WOMAN We were like, you’ve done so well. And she was like, oh, yeah. But it’s the next thing I’ve got to do now. CATH PENDLETON I’d been told about this incredible challenge for ice swimmers, to swim one mile in each of the seven continents. MAN 1 Very few people in the world have...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...world around them. Autism is much more common than was previously thought. About one per cent (or one in a hundred) of people in the UK are thought to be on the autism spectrum. You may know someone with autism, or be on the autism spectrum yourself. The exact causes are still unknown, but there is good evidence that subtly atypical brain function may lie behind the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...world – whose responsibility it is, the challenges involved in creating and maintaining it, and the benefits it brings to your organisation...How is your workforce doing? What impact did the post-COVID-19 ‘pivot to online’ and the processes and practices that have followed have on staff wellbeing? This course will explore what workplace wellbeing means in a hybrid...
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...World Health Organization, MIND, Rethink Mental Illness, SANE, NAMI, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Australian Government Department of Health and the Canadian Mental Health Association, all of whom are gratefully acknowledged. Consider the statements that follow, and click to reveal the truth behind them. Mental illness is not a ‘real’ illness....
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...world towards them, and towards each other, wasn’t up for their discussion as part of the production of behaviour policy that would apply to the school – we are talking about children’s behaviour not adults’ behaviour – and I would like to have seen that developed. It would have been very interesting to see how children talk about teachers and teachers’...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr