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Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...human qualities such as an allegiance to a mission, curiosity, daring, a sense of adventure and strong interpersonal skills, including fair and sensitive management of those who work with them. They must be able to motivate themselves and others, demonstrate a commitment to what they espouse, release the talents and energies of others, have strength of character, yet...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...human body. The question of organising knowledge becomes even more pressing when we turn to the Library of Alexandria, for this was a collection that, many people believe, was intended to hold all books that had ever existed. Can such a claim be true? Let’s begin by delving a little deeper into this part of the Library’s story. The belief in the Library’s...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...resources provided by the 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...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 1 Brexit as symptom: understanding the political geography of the vote: Introduction - A referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU) was held on 23 June 2016 and 52% of those who voted recorded a vote to leave, while 48% voted for the UK to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Life of Saint Andrew
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Andrew

...human frailty: but the flame of charity which burned in his breast, cast forth sparks through his mouth.” The saint goes on, showing that fervour and love will make penance and labour sweet, seeing it can sweeten death itself, and, by the unction of the Holy Ghost, make even its torments desirable. The body of St. Andrew was translated from Patræ to Constantinople in...
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Article 5 mins
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...humanity. Online messaging technology, not available at the time of his enthronement in 1986 as Archbishop of Cape Town, meant I swiftly received the news from my sister who lives in Cape Town. I shed tears of sadness for his grieving family and the loss to the world of a person whose courage, tenacity, love and humour helped change a nation for the better, influencing...
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Article 10 mins
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...human consciousness. Knowledge gathered over many centuries, that has been subjected to continuous scientific scrutiny, will be presented, along with its applications. Fact will follow fact, useful theory will succeed useful theory. Amidst this rich mix of information, newcomers to physics might not always appreciate how major discoveries have radically changed our...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...resource. The change management literature is vast, and you may want to do further reading to follow up on some of the key concepts. These references are a good place to start: Cameron, E. and Green, M. (2009) Making Sense of Change Management: A complete guide to the models, tools and techniques of organizational change, 2nd edn, London, Kogan Page. Dawson, P. (1994)...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs