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Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...adults sharing a house and Tomos, at four, is beginning to play his parents and grandparent off against each other. Siân has decided to go back to work full time now that Tomos is moving on from preschool into mainstream schooling. Mali has been a very clingy baby and Siân is worried about how she will cope with being away from ‘Mummy’ and going into day care. Tomos...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...care, the independent or voluntary sector, local government, education and almost any other sector in the UK. You will learn by the end of this course that public health is an issue for all people too, whether they live alone or in a family. In short, public health is ‘everybody’s business’ and the aim of public health bodies is to improve health and wellbeing at...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales

...care about. Find out who your local Members of the Senedd are and how to get in touch with them. 2. Sign or create a petition One of the most effective ways of having an issue that you care about discussed by politicians is to sign – or even start your own – petition. The Senedd has a petitions committee made up of Members from the three largest parties and their job...
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Article 5 mins
Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...care for them in peacetime by offering them and their families the opportunity for jobs, homes, education, health and a standard of living of which they could be proud. The 1944 Education Act was already on the statute book when the Labour government came to power. By raising the school-leaving age to 15 and later to 16, it was going to give children chances that their...
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Article 10 mins
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...Care graduate) and Dr Pauline Lyseight-Jones (Doctorate in Education graduate) talk about their experiences of undertaking their doctoral studies. You may find that their experiences relate to your own professional context. Transcript In the following video students and supervisors explain the main characteristics of the Doctorate in Education at the Open University....
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Video 5 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive

...caring and for the human toll this takes. We have found in our conversation that the discussion always extends beyond the Northern Ireland peace process and into that wider world frame. That conversation, like the archive itself, is a work-in-progress. [A selection of photographs from our meetings.]A selection of photographs from the meetings. [A selection of photographs...
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Article 5 mins
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...Care...Young people’s wellbeing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of current media and policy discussions surrounding young people's physical and mental health critically analyse ideas about young people's wellbeing using a range of theoretical perspectives demonstrate an understanding of some of the ways in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...caring adults; committed families; effective schools and communities; opportunities to succeed; and beliefs in the self, nurtured by positive interactions with the world’ (Masten 2015, p.8). Although it is difficult to imagine such all-round perfection, it can be comforting to know that resilience is not a mysterious quality that either people have or don’t have;...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs