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The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...leadership, action follows. And it’s usually effective action. That’s very important, but it has to be the right action, and it has to be action at three different levels. Increase the coverage of programmes, if you’ve got this great programme but it’s only reaching 10% of the people who needed it, it’s not going to be terribly effective. The second level is...
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...leadership presentation or performance supporting or motivating others working in a team...Week 2: Presenting yourself: 3.3 Expanding your voluntary work - Volunteering can be an ideal strategy for getting a foot in the door. Just as workplace practices are growing in their complexity, job hunters are also finding creative ways of gaining access to specific businesses. As...
Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...leadership, but two extremes would be described as autocratic and democratic and expressed in Table 1. Table 1 Autocratic coaching style ‘My way or the highway’ Democratic coaching style ‘Let’s talk about this’ Coach makes decision without any input from athletes Their decision is imposed on the athletes The coach has a vision and expects athletes to conform to...
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...leadership role. Adopt a systematic and holistic approach to risk identification, assessment and management. Comply with legislation and codes, but be prepared to seek further improvements. Ensure good communication with the others involved. Ensure that lasting systems for oversight and scrutiny are in place. Contribute to public awareness of risk. Many serious incidents...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...leadership of the Department for Transport, the approach to the ‘Aviation White Paper’ decision-making process had two main thrusts. The first involved detailed research undertaken by private consultancy firms intended to provide the government with objective data. These were often described as ‘studies’ and were published by the DfT. The second approach involved...
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...leadership training workshop for now. So that is my imagination in my brain in the RIX future. ANDY MINNION Well, good luck. AJAY CHOKSI Thank you. [MUSIC PLAYING] Video 4 Table 1 Ajay’s experience of work WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT AJAY’S WORK? HOW HAVE AJAY’S COLLEAGUES AT THE RIX CENTRE SUPPORTED HIM AT WORK? Words: 0 Answer Table 1 Ajay’s experience of work...
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...leadership of Louis Essen, who had earlier made accurate measurements of the speed of light. It is now at the Science Museum in London. [This is a black-and-white photograph of two men examining the first practical atomic clock.] Figure 1 Louis Essen (right) and the first practical atomic clock With these clocks, physicists soon discovered that ‘atomic time’ is far...
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...leadership, and a clear, strong statement of intent by government. And Scotland has very much done that and unequivocally stated it wants to expand this renewable energy sector. Once you have that, then you come on to the next difficult bit, where you're setting up the legal, the regulatory, financial frameworks and that will bring investment and create development. And...