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The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...become of them, & their little ones; others again melted in teares, seeing their poore little ones hanging aboute them, crying for feare, and quaking with could. Being thus aprehanded, they hurried from one place to another, and from one justice to another, till in the ende they knew not what to doe with them; for to imprison so many women & innocent children for no other...
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Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...become difficult in one market the organisation can switch to drawing additional funds from other markets where trading conditions are agreeable. In market conditions following the global banking crisis in 2007, however, all the major markets experienced difficult trading conditions. This reduced the options at the disposal of organisations to raise funds. Covenants and...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...becoming resilient; what markers does she use to gauge this? What behaviours, qualities and skills does Tina refer to when defining a resilient child? Discussion Tina describes ‘resilience’ as being at the heart of the work at Hedgerows. She explains how important it is for parents to learn how to draw on their own strengths in facing and solving life’s problems....
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...become a detective investigating a murder as you join two fictional detectives working alongside a senior investigating officer. You’ll delve into the psychological skills that can help police in an investigation. You’ll learn about detecting deception, how to establish rapport, the impact of cognitive bias, and how to develop and assess an interview plan. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Discovering music through listening
History & The Arts

Discovering music through listening

...students through their chosen learning paths. You can find out more about studying with us by visiting our online prospectus...Week 4: Texture, dynamics and structure: Glossary - * Block chords A succession of similar chords. * Crescendo Gradually getting louder. * Diminuendo Gradually getting quieter. * Doubled Played by more than one instrument or voice. * Dynamics...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...students during a residential school, as shown in Figure 3(b). [Described image] Figure 3 (a) Use of a risk assessment matrix; (b) laboratory activity related to this risk assessment This type of assessment is fine for most normal workplaces. In industries where the results of an incident can be far more severe (such as oil and gas production, chemical manufacture,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...become lost. This is a particular risk in residential care, where the many organisational and administrative tasks demanded of staff can divert attention away from person-centred relationships. You see a glimpse of this in the next activity. Activity 2 Capacity in residential dementia care Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Watch the video below which is a clip from the 2009...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...have to hope that we can do it, do you think we can really do it? JB: Yes, I do. Look we have to spend money on innovation in this area, we have to spend more money on innovation in this area. Certainly it’s all unclear, but the more work you do, the clearer it becomes, and we need to do more work. RH: John Browne, thank you very much! JB: Pleasure. ...
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