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Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...world. These themes include engineering design, rules that govern engineers, manufacturing for products and electricity generation using solar energy...Engineering encompasses a broad range of disciplines from design to manufacturing. This free course, Introducing engineering, introduces a number of key themes that explore how engineering is undertaken in our modern...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...world,” and within a month they’d started. So I had this model of people who made decisions and started on them. There was no barrier.’ (Saner, 2013) [Photograph of Camila Batmanghelidjh.] Figure 2 Camila Batmanghelidjh This newspaper report, in common with many before and after the collapse of Kids Company, refers to Batmanghelidjh as possessing personality beyond...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...World in Europe, a society where there is freedom of conscience. Roger Williams thought of this new society as a ship. On this ship, in theory, there could be people of different religions, different types of Christians, Muslims, atheists, Jews. They were all welcome. They shared the ship. It was a ship where there was justice and fairness. Everyone had a choice about...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
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...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...world are in a race…to attract the human capital that will allow them to thrive in a global economy. Becoming a more welcoming place for immigrants gives us a leg up in that competition and helps us retain talented people of all backgrounds.” Shared Values “Our community was built by immigrants - hard-working people, our parents and grandparents, who believed in the...
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Article 15 mins
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...world in Perryman, L., Buckler, A. and Seal, T. (2014) Learning from TESS-India’s approach to OER localisation across multiple Indian states . This explores the challenges of repurposing OER to meet the needs of India’s teacher educators, and shows how the context in which OER are to be used can affect the ways in which they are repurposed. D’Antoni, S. and Savage,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...World Nuclear Association, undated, p. 21). Given that nuclear has low operating costs (fuel accounts for only about five per cent of total costs) economies in capital investment could make a big difference to its competitiveness. Uranium reserves are reasonably assured and only in the event of a major expansion of nuclear energy worldwide is there likely to be pressure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
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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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs