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Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...leadership, improved training, better patient screening and the use of the latest data and research to make changes without fear or delay. It is a joined-up strategy that challenges old ideas about the ‘inevitability’ of suicide, stigma, and the idea that if a reduction target is achieved, the deaths on the way to it are somehow acceptable. “Even if you believe we...
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Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...leadership position, creating an environment in which the people in your charge feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves is your responsibility as a leader. (Sinek et al. 2017) Being a leader or manager is challenging, especially to ensure that our teams, departments, or organisations understand the mission they are working for and their purpose in an...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...Leadership, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 10–15. Bloom, B.S. (1956) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook 1: The Cognitive Domain, New York, David McKay Co. Inc. Crichton, H. (2009) ‘“Value added” modern languages teaching in the classroom: an investigation into how teachers’ use of classroom target language can aid pupils’ communication skills’, The Language...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...leadership. It’s hard to find an English word that has exactly the same range of meanings, and ‘piety’ is certainly not right, since its associations are primarily religious. Perhaps the closest might be something like ‘duty’ or ‘dutiful’, but this doesn’t cover all of the meanings of pietas. This means that translators have to choose an English word which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...leadership role recently, and that's testing me. I was told I was lucky because I got to keep some of my old responsibilities as well. But it means that I feel like I'm being dragged from here to here continuously, and it's wearing. JANE So when you say you've been told that you've been lucky, and you raised your eyebrows and you shook your head to one side, what does...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...leadership and school managers, can be made aware of the strategic direction of your library. It is important not to be too ambitious when creating your development plan. You should set targets that are realistic and which provide motivation to staff. You may also wish to limit yourself to no more than three or four goals. If possible, it is preferable for your goals to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...leadership team did ban football for a time. This dealt with the direct violence of the arguments as breaktimes became easier for school staff to manage. However, as school staff discussed reinstating football other issues emerged. This may sound strange now, but at that time, both staff and children in the school viewed football as something boys played. This is an...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Collaborative problem solving for community safety
Money & Business

Collaborative problem solving for community safety

...Leadership Practice). Now you’ve completed the course we would again appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us a bit about your experience of studying it and what you plan to do next. We will use this information to provide better online experiences for our learners and to share our findings with others. If you would like to help, please fill in this optional...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs