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Everyday maths: understanding risk
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths: understanding risk

...information about risk in everyday life – in the news, at work, or when talking about sports or hobbies. In this short activity you will learn to use diagrams, understand risk, and find out how to compare risk using percentages. [Banner image for the interactive activity. Everyday maths: understanding and comparing risk.] Everyday maths: understanding and comparing risk...
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Activity 15 mins
Nouvelles mises au point
Languages

Nouvelles mises au point

...tackles displaying abstract scientific concepts and shows the unshowable. Exhibitions: Packaging A look at the museum's temporary exhibition on packaging: why the subject was chosen, how the display is created. An interactive experience Conclusions about the importance of interactivity and what the museum's management would like people to take away from their visit....
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Audio 33 mins
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...social model approaches to health and wellbeing, which take as their starting point not the scientific context of the body, but the social context in which women live. The focus is on women and the impact of social and cultural factors on women's health. The course touches on various issues concerning women's health, such as abortion, periods, the menopause, mental health...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...then you’ll relate your understanding of the concept to definitions used within the social sciences. As you’ll find out later, our understanding of culture has important implications for the way in which we approach intercultural encounters. Activity 2 Timing: Approx. 1 hour Part 1 Timing: 20 minutes Let’s unpack the incredibly broad term that is culture. Imagine someone asked you what your culture was. What would you ......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding Fitness to Practise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Fitness to Practise

...social care professional. [Witness to harm - Video 1] Transcript Animation 2 The usability of websites when raising a concern This animation talks about how easy it is to raise a concern with a professional regulator using their websites. [Witness to harm - Video 2] Transcript Animation 3 What is meant by vulnerability? The term ‘vulnerable’ is often mis-understood....
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Article 5 mins
Contemporary Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Contemporary Wales

...social science account of contemporary Wales. It introduces key aspects of the economy, society, politics and culture of Wales, providing a wealth of up-to-date evidence that is organised around core social science concepts and theories, to help you make sense of a changing nation...This free course provides an accessible and lively social science account of contemporary...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...social housing developments. Most recently a modern block of flats has been built on behalf of a local housing association. The nearby university is also investing in new student accommodation in association with a private company who have built the student facilities. Other areas of the suburb are still ‘work-in-progress’. Next to the new block of flats is an area of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
Education & Development

A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents

...interactions with local authority professionals. So how did these parents feel that local authority professionals could improve their practice? Be transparent and neutral in published communications Even before direct contact with families, parents identified that professionals should consider how they communicate in published materials, including on their website....
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Article 5 mins