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Recycling: Putting consumers to work
Society, Politics & Law

Recycling: Putting consumers to work

...management; Dr Katy Wheeler explores how in this article. ...In 2000/01, 79% of waste collected from English households was disposed of at landfill with only 12% recycled. By 2013/14, landfill had fallen to 31% and rates of recycling had increased to 43%. Such statistics reveal a dramatic shift in the management of household waste. Consumers across England have been...
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Article 10 mins
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...Management...Conversations and interviews: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the various ways of gathering information by asking people questions understand how to decide between the different types of interview develop the skills needed for approaching different types of interviews...Conversations and interviews: 1 Aims of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Supporting children's development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children's development

...a deeper understanding of children's development from early years up to the age of 17. You will focus on topics including the development and management of relationships, encouraging reading, behavioural management, special educational needs and the importance of reflective practice. Transcript If you are interested in studying this course, visit the course website here....
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Article 5 mins
The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute
Society, Politics & Law

The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute

...Management Secretaries. Management Secretaries were on grade 4 of the Admin and Clerical Whitley Pay Scale whereas Medical Secretaries were paid at grade 3. This disparity was unjustifiable as the only obvious difference was who they worked with on a daily basis, i.e. who they were managed by. Medical Secretaries worked for senior doctors and consultants, transcribing...
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Article 10 mins
Positivity Portal
Health, Sports & Psychology

Positivity Portal

...management. ...Believe you can and you’re half way there – Theodore Roosevelt 2020 was a challenging year for us all. With that in mind, The Open University’s positivity portal is here to help you get your 2021 off to the best start possible. We’ll offer advice from our academics, free courses on a range of subjects including mental health and wellbeing, careers...
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Article 5 mins
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...management is a practice with processes, methods and tools for managing risks in a project, activity or event. It provides a disciplined environment for decision making to: assess continuously what could go wrong (identify risks) determine which risks are important to deal with implement strategies to deal with those risks. At this point it is important to note that while...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature and other texts
Education & Development

Teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature and other texts

...project found that teachers need a wide and up to date knowledge of children’s literature and other texts. In this short film researcher Professor Teresa Cremin and teacher Claire Williams explain the implications of the findings and how we can address them in our teaching practice. Developing this subject knowledge enabled teachers to: Engage enthusiastically and...
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Video 10 mins
Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Biodiversity

...'fynbos'... Biodiversity An introduction to this album iSpot A guided tour of the key features of iSpot.org.uk, showing how people of all ages can contribute to this database of biodiversity. Fynbos, a floral kingdom Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in particular how eco hydrology can improve the water supply to communities in the Cape of South Africa....
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Audio 12 mins