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Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...change under pressure? think about how to stand to give you confidence, and how to sit in the interview to avoid low-power body language prepare and practice some STAR answers Always remember that some nerves are good, as they cause adrenaline to keep you focused and perform at your best, and always just be yourself! There are also further resources you may find useful in...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...change what you don't see: Developing New Teachers’ Political Understanding of Education’, Journal of Transformative Education, 11(3) pp.170–189. doi:10.1177/1541344613502395. Additional resources Equalities and Human Rights Commission, publications on Equality Law and Education Joseph Rowntree Foundation research on ethnicity Runnymede Trust Steele, C. (2010)...
Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete

...changes throughout the athlete’s development. A key researcher in this area is Jean Côté who developed a model of sport participation. The Sampling Years Côté labelled a child’s initial stages of involvement in sport ‘the sampling years’ and these are said to occur when children are aged between 6-13 years. During this stage the role of the parents is to...
Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...changing. We, engaged in the (consultation) process that we are, wish to be responsible about military materials. We do not want to see a Northern Ireland awash with weapons and plagued by the misuse of those weapons and we are looking at that issue responsibly. Download the archive (PDF, 37MB)[Image link to download of full archive in a PDF file] Acknowledgements With...
The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...changes and cervical cancer. Pain, stigma and trauma can deter women attending screening Altered anatomy impedes clinical examinations and smear testing delaying early detection and treatment of gynaecological cancers and other conditions. Vaginal cysts and abscesses may develop. Ongoing urinary problems may compromise kidney function. Chronic inflammation disrupts sleep,...
FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT

...changes in personal appearance, moving more slowly, and being agitated or unable to settle. Physical symptoms include chronic fatigue, lack of energy, sleeping too much or too little, weight gain or loss, loss of motivation, substance misuse.] Anxiety is a common part of this cycle. Persistent worry can disrupt sleep, increase overthinking, and create a constant sense of...
Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...changes to the use of the Forth Road Bridge to help increase its lifespan. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Technology...Forth Road Bridge: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the basic structural issues of the Forth Road Bridge give examples of how engineers are trying to alleviate the wear and tear...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...changes in society, which is, of course, not true. NADIA HINDI: A way to avoid simplistic views and opinions is through studying the context. And this helps us to have more deeper understanding. NARRATOR: As the young people work through this stage, they are invited to develop a more critical line of inquiry. STUDENT 4: I think my ideas about religious peace and tolerance...