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Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...central to recovery and can be enhanced by each person seeing how they can have more active control over their lives (‘agency’) and by seeing how others have found a way forward. Self-management is encouraged and facilitated. The processes of self-management are similar, but what works may be very different for each individual. No ‘one size fits all’. The helping...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...central government was opened at Millbank, London. This prison was for men and women, convicted of crimes punishable by death or transportation, who were selected to serve long sentences of imprisonment instead. Activity 2 Mapping the prison system in England and Wales during the 1800s Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes for this activity The replacement of bodily or...
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...central to the video, and some numbers were so large that they weren’t easy to visualise. You probably remember something about swimming pools. That was when the narrator said that the worldwide consumption of bottled water was over 155 billion litres per year, and that this was enough to fill 62,000 swimming pools – not that it is much easier to visualise that many...
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...central issue for any student of Greek and Latin. What can these languages offer us today and why do they continue to deserve further study? Activity 1 What does the term ‘classical’ suggest to you? What do you think it means when applied to Ancient Greek and Latin? Jot down your thoughts in the box below. Discussion Your answer will no doubt differ from the one...
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...central consideration when discussing the Olympic games from an academic point of view. “How we choose to support athletes, whether they’re under the banner of our nation or not, is something that needs to be considered when discussing Olympic fandom,” says Cohan. Read at Washington University: Nationalism and the Olympics Nationality is slippery That question of...
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has increased investment in coach education at youth levels, recognising that sustainable senior success starts with foundational development. However, as noted, comprehensive data on Caribbean coaching demographics remains frustratingly scarce due to limited reporting from federations. The key challenge,...
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...central India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (see Figure 1). It is also quite well known beyond this native area: you may have heard, or at least heard of, leading performers such as the sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar. It is an art music tradition, comparable in some respects to that of the West. Court and religious contexts have played an important role in its development, while...
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...central to making social worlds what they are. You might notice an interesting double sense: on the one hand, taking part is what binds social worlds together; on the other hand, participation is also about sharing benefits, about making use of the resources, identities, and reciprocities that flow from participation. The Understanding Society project is therefore an...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs