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Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...et al. (2015) and Norton and Dalrymple (2020) note that the definition of employability continues to shift and be challenged, in the next activity you will hear directly from employers. Regardless of slightly differing perceptions, employability should be considered as a lifelong journey, rather than something that only happens when people are studying or in the early...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...adapted extract from the Open University courses EXC224 Making your coaching certificate count and EXF224 Making your exercise instruction certificate count...A question of ethics: right or wrong?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain why and how sport and fitness professionals are required to work within the codes of conduct set...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...adapted to, and developed in, your new hybrid workplace. Many of you will be used to sharing and engaging with others on social media platforms, so how can you translate these practices to workplace collaboration? There is a focus on digital capabilities and building confidence with technology, as well as tips on managing your wellbeing when working remotely, to enable...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...et des couleurs, on ne discute pas’ (‘each to their own’). Whilst this expression suggests that we should never quibble over colours, chromatic terms can nonetheless provide a rich source of discussion for language learners who want to extend their knowledge of idiomatic expressions in the target language. Indeed, there are many descriptions and metaphorical...
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Article 10 mins
Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Education & Development

Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness

...et al., 2021). Many GPs refuse to refer children for specialist treatment, or to administer prescribed medication. Referral letters go awry. Even after a first appointment, children can wait months to be assessed and start receiving any medical treatment. Professionals often have rigid, binary notions of gender that mean young people need to perform a stereotypical...
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Article 10 mins
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...adapted extract from the Open University course E209 Developing subject knowledge for the primary years, relevant to anyone interested in the education of 3 to 11 year old children...Primary science: supporting children’s learning: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: evaluate and advance science subject knowledge reflect upon some key...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...adapt to survive increasingly higher doses of antibiotic (Baym et al., 2016). Activity 4 Evolution in action Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Watch the following video taken from an episode of the BBC’s Horizon programme. Here, researchers from Harvard University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology describe an experiment to evolve antibiotic-resistant bacteria in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...et al, 2018) A fuller discussion of ethical principles is available from the British Psychological Society’s Code of Human Research Ethics (BPS, 2021). You can also refer to guidance from the British Educational Research Association and the British Association for Applied Linguistics. [Pebbles balance on a stone see-saw] Ethical principles are essential for protecting...
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Article 5 mins