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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...t]he term “English” does not capture [the] sociolinguistic reality’ of the language (Kachru, 1992, p. 357). Instead, he suggests that the plural form ‘Englishes’ should be used. It is no longer possible to speak of a single English language, he contends; around the world there are now several different varieties of English being spoken, each of which is distinct...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...T went into mass production and greatly increased the number of cars on roads. During 1922 to 1933, over 12,000 children in England and Wales died as a result of being involved in motor vehicle accidents and over 300,000 were seriously injured (Hansard, 1938). This resulted in Nancy Astor, the first female Member of Parliament, expressing concern in 1926 about the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...le-Grand. There he was schooled in the classics, philosophy, history and literature, studying Latin and Greek authors, as well as French seventeenth-century classic literary works such as those of Racine and Corneille. From 1815 he studied in the studio of the neoclassicist Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, where he was immersed in subjects from antiquity (see Plate 14,...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...T. (2011) The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. BBC News (2009) ‘MP brands dyslexia a “fiction”’. Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7828121.stm (Accessed: 1 September 2025). Berlin, R. (1883) ‘Ueber Dyslexie’, Centralblatt für Nervenheilkunde, Psychiatrie...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...T. et al. (2008) ‘Participatory and appreciative action and reflection (PAAR) – democratizing reflective practices’, Reflective Practice, 9(4), pp. 361–397. GTCS ‘Professional Learning’. Available at: https://www.gtcs.org.uk/ professional-update/ professional-learning/ (Accessed: 2 September 2022). OpenLearn (2021) ‘Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...T. (ed.) (1865) Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852 , 3 vols, London, Longman, Green and Co. Lindop, G. (ed.) (2000) Works of Thomas De Quincey, 18 vols, vol.2: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater 1821–2, London, Pickering and Chatto. Lloyd, M. (1809) Brighton: A Poem. Descriptive of the Place and Parts Adjacent …,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...T. and Friedman, H. (2013) ‘Classifying dogs’ (Canis familiaris) facial expressions from photographs’, Behavioural Processes, vol. 96, pp. 1–10. Brosnan, S. and de Waal, F. (2003) ‘Monkeys reject unequal pay’, Nature, vol. 425, no. 6955, pp. 297–9. Buttelmann, D., Carpenter, M., Call, J. and Tomasello, M. (2007) ‘Enculturated chimpanzees imitate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...T. and Faulkner, G. (eds.) (2021) Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions. 4th edn. London: Routledge. Britton, B. (2021) ‘The importance of respite care’, Care choices. Available at: https://www.carechoices.co.uk/ the-importance-of-respite-care/ (Accessed 1 May 2021). Carers Trust (2021) About caring. Available at:
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs