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Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...law. We are, after all, responsible for the safety of the young people we work with. When you are trying to resolve conflict, you may take a different position to the young person, but listening carefully to what they are saying will help you identify common ground. Furthermore, if you involve others who can offer new perspectives on the situation, you are demonstrating...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...law only changed in 1961, but the stigma endured; the Samaritans and mental health experts advise against the use of the term ‘commit’ in relation to suicide, preferring ‘to die by suicide’, but the word still regularly appears in newspaper headlines. The same voices have strongly opposed the view that suicide is “part of the pattern of life”, ultimately...
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Article 15 mins
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...law, it’s the five books of Moses, it’s the basis of the Jewish faith. All synagogues have an ark, because you must have a Torah. It’s got to be kept in a place that’s appropriate, and it’s got to be created with an incredible amount of respect. In the majority of Synagogues across the world, you will see above the ark something representing the 10 commandments....
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Video 30 mins
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...Law of Marginal Gains (the belief that small improvements to any process amount to a significant improvement when added together) means that many small improvements over time can lead to extraordinary outcomes. Activity 2: Value Stream Mapping Timing: allow at least 30 minutes Try applying Value Stream Mapping to a process at your organisation. Using a whiteboard or a...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...law where the strong are just, and the weak secure, and the peace preserved. Simon Lancaster Another great technique is imagery, and the power of metaphor in particular. Metaphor works on two levels. On a basic level it illuminates and abstracts issue. But crucially the second level it works at is its persuasive ability: that it can put an audience into a particular frame...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...law of conservation of energy, but the maximum COP is limited by the laws of thermodynamics. It is possible to have a high COP if the temperature difference through which the heat is raised is small, but the value may drop significantly if the temperature difference is large. This may be particularly true where domestic hot water has to be heated to 60 ºC in midwinter....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...laws. This is a wide range of services that Shelter is involved with. And these different services are so broad and so extensive that we need to source many different sources of money, some from government, some from donations, some from companies who are involved in similar kinds of activities. So we have to draw together a lot of resources to deliver a lot of services...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs