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Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...trouble at all before, apart from this matter. And the terms of the social inquiry report are extremely favourable. Community service is available at a direct alternative to custody. And on the strict understanding that it is as an alternative to custody, I would invite your ladyship to place him on a period of community service. SHERIFF: Stand up, Darren Ballantine. As...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...trouble starting a piece of writing, it might be helpful simply to begin with a formulation, as shown in the activity above, that you can cut later on. Simply use the name of whoever is telling the story, or whichever character it’s about. In this way, you can think of writing as no more complicated than someone’s voice, speaking – just ‘telling a story’...Week...
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Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...trouble for communicating the wrong messages as part of your personal brand. Activity 5 What did Sally do wrong? Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Sally recently used Twitter to share this short message: ‘Hooray! I’ve been offered a job at Bob’s Diner. Now to decide if the money is worth smelling of stale chip fat every day…’ In the box below, explain why you think...
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...trouble to learn Ukrainian. Next week, you’ll learn to talk about your home in Ukrainian...Week 2: Family talk: Further reading - Take a look at our ‘Now read on’ document for some ideas and keep an eye out for more Ukrainian courses from The Open University. Now read on: More resources for learning about Ukrainian language and culture English language resources for...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...trouble. KAT COPELAND I just do it because I love it. And that's something that can carry me through every day. ANDREW T. HODGE And you're able to share those moments with people that you'll be friends with-- share those memories for the rest of your life. Hearts row to Rio i.Identify phrases used under three main categories: mastery of skills, the sport’s environment...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...trouble if we didn't. Would anyone like to add anything else? IAIN GREENLEES: Yeah, I will. I think these factors are really useful in helping us to understand burnout, but they'd also be really useful in helping us when we look at how we can prevent and manage burnout. BEN OAKLEY: Great, thank you. Audio 2 Discussion When this audio has been listened to by people...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...trouble sleeping, because you can’t ‘switch off’ your mind or you’re tossing and turning at night, are classic indicators of high stress levels. Good sleeping habits are a key component of wellbeing and reduced sleep can also cause low energy and headaches and impact your immune system. Digestive issues – physical symptoms such as diarrhoea and constipation can...
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...trouble. If you’re going into business yourself, it could be very useful to understand data so you can research who to sell to and put your understanding of handling data to good use. ...Session 4: Handling data: 1 Collecting data - In the introduction we mentioned the different ways you can display information – for example, in tables, diagrams, charts or graphs....
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs