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Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...world, in particular from Africa and other ethnic minority communities. We provided a space where young people could develop skills in cooking and sewing. Chrysalis became the ‘go to’ space for statutory bodies such as health visitors, senior managers in the social work sector, teachers and the police. We worked very closely with Greater Manchester Police to help...
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...worlds’ (ibid), and this is illustrated by Mags (a social worker) in the video, as she relates how she used her personality (her ‘self’) to establish relationships with young people in a half-way house. However, forming a good relationship becomes more difficult when service users’ needs within this relationship are not met, as in the case of Mr Mudd (a carer)....
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...world are multifactorial disorders with some inherited genetic component. Some of the genes that render individuals susceptible to diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension and many cancers, including breast cancer, have been identified and can be tested now for the presence of mutations. Multifactorial disorders present a real challenge for genetic medicine. For...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative’, Journal of Psychiatric Research, 183, pp. 225–36. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022395625000950 (Accessed: 15 August 2025). MIND (2022) Student Minds Research Briefing. Available at:
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...world Optional activity [Described image] This activity is optional and just for fun. One of the technologies used to share learning and engage with the wider educational community is X, previously known as Twitter. Short messages can be written and shared easily. If you have an X account use that. If you don’t yet have one, it’s free and very straightforward to set...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...world has adopted an internationally agreed system of measurement, using metric units such as metres and litres. The rules for their use form the Système Internationale (International System), simply known as the SI, whereas in everyday life you may still be using some imperial units, such miles and pints. The system you prefer will depend on what you are most...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...world’s best teacher, are of no help to you if you’re not disciplined enough to study every day or if you feel too anxious to practise speaking with people. On the other hand, if you remain focused, and work at it day after day, you will struggle not to make progress. All of this, of course, is easier said than done. Until you have the experience of learning a...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...world made of tiny, hard atoms in endless motion. It wasn’t until the 19th century, and the work of English chemist, physicist and meteorologist John Dalton that atoms became part of modern science; even in 1900 there were eminent scientists who did not believe that atoms are real. However, between 1900 and 1920 phenomena as varied as the motion of pollen grains in...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs