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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...Leadership awards: for one of these, she was nominated by her own manager and for the other by her team members. After four years’ employment, Natasha had her son. The process of maternity leave was simple to arrange and her position of Travel Shop Team Leader was covered. On her return, Natasha was successful in gaining a place on the Management Apprenticeship...
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Article 5 mins
Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...leadership roles and using those skills learnt in the high-performance environment (Chroni et al., 2020). This form of transition can allow them to maintain elements of their athletic identity. However, other athletes seek alternative career pathways that allow them to capitalise on the plethora of transferable skills they developed during their careers. As well as those...
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Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...leadership related degree, now working in a band 6 role with potential to progress further. Many people do not wish to complete their registered nurse training and the NA role has a wealth of strengths and opportunities outside of the top-up option. Amy’s story [A photo of Amy ]Amy (pictured right) has been qualified as a NA working in paediatrics for over three years....
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Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...leadership in the Second World War, and his eventual suicide...This content is associated with The Open University History courses and qualifications. [Adolf Hitler [Image: Walter Frentz Archive]] Jump to: Birth and childhood Entry into politics Rise to power Third Reich World War II Death Hitler's birth and childhood 20 April 1889 [Adolf Hitler as a baby (c.1889-90)]...
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Article 15 mins
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...leadership role in a self-managed team is very different from that of a team leader in a traditional hierarchical team such as a functional team. In a hierarchical team the team leader allocates work. In contrast, in a self-managed team, the leadership role involves taking on more of a supporting role, which includes identifying the long-term career and personal...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...leadership, and commercial awareness...Hybrid working: starting in the workplace: 2.1 Developing and documenting your skills - While technical ability can be acquired through training courses, formal work experience or part-time jobs, soft skills can be developed through voluntary work, extracurricular activities, and personal projects. Be sure to document these,...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...Leadership Challenge: Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative, 2003, p. 2. The World Economic Forum meets every year at Davos in Switzerland and claims to speak for big business and multinational corporations. Here they raise the notion of ‘global corporate citizenship’ (GCC). What does this mean? We explore this further in the following pages...Teaching citizenship:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...leadership practices...This free course, A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora), will support anyone based in an education setting to develop an understanding of effective mentoring of beginner teachers in the initial teacher education and newly qualified phases. It has been designed using the experiences of colleagues working within the Welsh education system, but the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs