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Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...care for children with disabilities. From a community empowerment perspective it is crucial to note that while most discussions of engagement with the third-sector relate to larger third-sector organisations which have a national or even international profile, the reality is that most are quite small. The UK Civil Society Almanac 2019 (NCVO, 2019) indicates that of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...rows. (In other cases, it could be columns or individual cells that are pooled.) However, care is needed when, by making such simplifications, information is lost from the table. The examples of the application of guideline 4 that you have seen involve calculating appropriate ratios or rates. Such calculations are very common in dealing with data in tabular form...Interpreting data: boxplots and tables: 3 Interpreting data ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...adults learn. He saw the importance of creating the right conditions for effective learning and he always devised his teaching strategies with his students in mind, using their real life experiences of living and working in their communities. On one occasion Peter set up a role-playing exercise which involved a recreation of a public inquiry. He found an academic gown and...
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Article 5 mins
How staying hydrated helps us age well
Health, Sports & Psychology

How staying hydrated helps us age well

...Care. Discover more about Dr Jitka Vseteckova and her work. References, credits and acknowledgments This video was written and presented by Dr Jitka Vseteckova and produced by The Open University in Wales. United Nations (nd) Global Issues: Ageing. Available at: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/ageing (Accessed 1 April 2025). Centre for Ageing Better (2022) The State...
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Video 7 mins
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...adults in the school care about their learning and about them as individuals.’ It draws on research to describe how such schools ‘… have seen benefits to student satisfaction and personal development, reduced violence and exclusions, and higher grades’ (Peace at the Heart, p. 15). Attentive care to wellbeing might be developed in any and all aspects of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...care, secure housing and employment, it is important that populist representations create realistic and non-shaming examples of trans lives. In the UK, there is a third sector intervention into the way trans lives are represented in the media. Organisations such as Trans Media Watch play a vital role in improving understanding and reducing stigma, particularly in the...
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Article 5 mins
Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...care package may sound appealing to some, but has been panned by the former government adviser Andrew Dilnot. There are no real sweeteners in here, unless we count the 30 hours of free childcare, which was announced by the government in the last parliament anyway and would have happened with or without an election. We could see some of the key policies as an attempt to...
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Article 5 mins
After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?
Society, Politics & Law

After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?

...care, rehabilitation, care in the community, psychological support and the rest of the wraparound assistance provided by richer countries’ well-financed health economies. Embed from Getty Images Cause no harm So the wider world should give Sierra Leone its aid, but must make sure it is effective. We know that foreign aid can harm, be abused, and lead to dependency. But...
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Article 5 mins