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Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...world, really, unfortunately, and how that really impacts particularly on a young person's sense of identity as they grow up. It's really crucial that we provide a safe space where they can discuss how that feels, where they can share that in a safe space with other people who may be going through a similar experience, so that that can be managed, and they can really...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...world, young people’s mental health and wellbeing is at risk. Indeed, media headlines warn of a global mental health crisis. In 2020, the Children’s Society reported that one in six children aged between 5 and 16 years of age globally suffer from a mental health problem. 50% of all mental health problems begin by the age of 14 and 75% of young people with a mental...
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...world of management. We will be looking at a range of topics, including what managers do, what skills they require, and how you can develop as a manager...This free course, Managing and managing people, will introduce you to the world of management. We will be looking at a range of topics, including what managers do, what skills they require, and how you can develop as a...
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...world to describe the creation of music. But are they really two distinct processes, or are they aspects of the same phenomenon? In this free course, Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective, we will explore the relationship between the two using examples of Asian music to help us clarify the concepts...Improvisation and composition are words frequently...
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...world around you, for better or worse. Historically, colonial Britain – and colonial powers more generally – systematically disempowered Black people, diminishing or removing their capacity to affect the world. Such disempowerment took the form of overt racism – racial slurs, segregation, slavery, physical attack and murder – but also subtler forms of...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...world or… Geoffrey Horrocks No, no, no, that’s quite right. In fact, there are ways of dealing with that. We know the Roman elite had really rather similar ideas to us about the written form of their language. They obviously thought it was the correct form of Latin, in the same way that we tend to think of written English as somehow representing the correct form of...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...world. A theory is well-substantiated and widely accepted because it will have been tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation. Theories are used to make predictions and explain observations. Examples include the theory of natural selection and evolution, atomic theory and the theory of gravity. It should be noted that though these examples are...
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...world in your hand. You can go shopping, do your banking, buy tickets for travel, get information, or simply keep in touch with family and friends. There's a lot you can do online when it comes to taking care of your health care, too. From apps to help you boost your well-being to potentially connecting with your GP surgery, the option of booking appointments with your GP...