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Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...adults do have a greater risk of depression associated with losing a partner later on in life or as an early sign of other progressive illness (including neurodegenerative diseases and dementia). Mental illness is the sign of a ‘weak character’ − people with depression are just ‘lazy’. FALSE. Ill health, whatever the cause, is not a character flaw or personal...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
What is the national learning hub for volunteers?
Education & Development

What is the national learning hub for volunteers?

...care. The national learning hub for volunteeers' two collections made in partnership with OpenLearn from The Open University provide a comprehensive range of FREE courses across a variety of subjects to help you as a volunteer or someone who works with volunteers. Find out how to get started below... [Helpforce I am a volunteer] I am a volunteer Do you want to expand your...
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Article 5 mins
Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance
Education & Development

Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance

...care support. It also doesn’t cover costs that all students would have while studying. In Wales, DSA is provided by Student Finance Wales and this is who you will need contact to complete your application. Extra help available if you are a part-time undergraduate student with a disability | Student Finance Wales [Welsh Government logo] This resource was provided by the...
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Introduction to sport, fitness and management
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to sport, fitness and management

...nutrition has on training. Community leisure: centres and PR A look at a community led leisure centre and the focus on customer care. Community leisure: Quality and staffing A look at the staff and the employee attributes that the Halo leisure group look for when recruiting. How employees gain the tools and skills that are necessary to provide a high standard of service....
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Audio 54 mins
Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness

...care, it’s relevant to those instructing, coaching or managing others in a range of sport and fitness settings. The eight video tracks on this album follow professionals working in a gym, a sports college and an ice-rink. They demonstrate how to encourage motivation, how to delegate and how to improve your own instructional skills. This material forms part of The Open...
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Audio 35 mins
When do children develop a sense of gender?
Education & Development

When do children develop a sense of gender?

...adults. It turns out that for young children, initial concepts about gender are quite flexible. In my own research, I’ve found that children don’t begin to notice and adopt gender-stereotyped behaviors (e.g., preferring colors like pink or blue) until the age of two or three. A few years later, their concept of gender becomes quite rigid, and although it becomes more...
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Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...care services. The more that we understand the stereotypes and prejudice that underpin ageism and age discrimination, the more that we can ensure that everybody is treated with respect, dignity and empowered within our communities. Your participation today is part of a much bigger movement, a movement to understand ageism and age discrimination and ensure that people of...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...care about their lives, don’t kid yourself, but they say they don’t care about their lives. You have to take out their families. Exactly what Trump is suggesting doing is not clear here, so let us examine some of the different possibilities. Protecting human shields Some might argue Trump was merely making the point that regardless of the enemy’s use of their own...
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