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Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...et al.’s (2014) research. The researchers found that children often associated play with toys and games and saw play to be very much part of their social interactions and relationships with other children. Laughing and having fun featured strongly, as did being able to choose how they played and what they played with. Many of the older children interviewed also...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...double from 11% in 2000 to 22% in 2050 (WHO, 2012). These big changes can have really significant effects on individuals and on society more widely. [Described image] Figure 1 You may have seen headlines and comments like these yourself. But is this really the whole story? Do older people necessarily make greater demands on health care services? Shouldn’t we be...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...sang in the morning choir, my elder brothers were choristers until their voices broke (mostly for Evensong, festival occasions and the Nine Lessons & Carols at Christmas) and my younger sister and I were altar servers, usually carrying a candle or crucifix in the processions and helping the priests with preparing the Eucharist. Enthroning our new Archbishop Apparently...
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Article 10 mins
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...doubled since 1982, 10% of six year olds and 17% of fifteen year olds are now classified as obese. As shown in Table 4, obesity is recognized when the BMI exceeds 30 and occurs quite simply when energy intake exceeds energy expended over a period of time. However, hormonal, genetic and metabolic abnormalities can also sometimes be involved. (We will return to a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...et al., 2015). Accordingly, Roberts, Trewartha, England, and Stokes (2015) investigated collapsed scrums and collision tackles, and found that injury prevention in the tackle should focus on technique, with strict enforcement of existing rules for illegal collision tackles. Furthermore, World Rugby is taking a proactive stance on concussion identification and management,...
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Article 5 mins
Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...et al., 2006) prior to the colonisation to between 180,000 and 350,000 people today (Pinheiro, 2004). Causes include the spreading of European and African diseases - to which native people had no immunity - alcohol consumption, proxy wars, slavery, displacements and removal (Burnett, 2002; Hemming, 1978; Whitehead, 1990). In 19th century British Guyana, Schomburgk...
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Article 5 mins
Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...et al., 1983) to parental involvement in children’s sporting experience understand how gender and parental gender stereotypes may affect parents’ support of children’s participation in sport...Physical activity: a family affair: 1 What is the modern-day family unit? - There have been many changes in the way that families function in recent years, in particular to...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...et al., 2017) found that while engaging with children and young people might be difficult those difficulties should not be overstated. A crucial step for anyone working with children and young people is to go beyond standardised frameworks and recognise that each child has individual needs and comes from their own specific context with particular challenges. By taking...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs