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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...studying and working in astronomy is that it pulls together aspects of a wide range of science and indeed STEM subjects. Whether it’s the astrophysics of how stars and galaxies are formed, the technology of telescopes and of imaging detectors, or the mathematics of celestial mechanics and image processing, astronomy exposes the deep and fundamental connections between...
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Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...studying this course, you will be able to: understand the differences between tutoring and mentoring in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) consider the similarities and differences between tutoring and mentoring pedagogy develop a range of strategies for supporting beginner teachers...Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers: 1 What is the difference? - The...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...skilled and valued career. Let me explain. From a public perspective, navigating healthcare can be difficult, including understanding the roles and responsibilities of the many health professionals (Garcia, 2020). People rely on schemas (or cognitive representations) to aid understanding, often drawn from stereotypes. If a person has limited exposure to healthcare, they...
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Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion
Nature & Environment

Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion

...skills and confidence, increased wellbeing both mentally and physically, as well as socially by building a sense of purpose and belonging to the community. It often also enhances employability, as volunteering demonstrates responsibility and action. Volunteers also have another key responsibility they can help address: inclusivity and inequality in the workforce....
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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...studies under their belt for why this is. Download the Paired app for LGBTQ+ dating and relationship advice, daily questions, quizzes and more. A study published by the Open University has found that gay couples are likely to be happier in their relationships than their heterosexual counterparts and several reasons have been posed, from less gender stereotypes featuring...
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Article 15 mins
Exploring Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring Psychology

...studies, looking at factors which can influence the development of our personalities. What is the impact of significant people in our early lives? How do you go about the process of researching topics like this in social psychology? The audio tracks feature disabled people who reflect on how disability has affected their sense of identity. Also featured are the cases of...
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Audio 1 hr 33 mins
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...skills as well as your measurement knowledge. That completes the study for this week, except for this week’s quiz...Week 1: Measurement of length: 7 This week's quiz - Go to: Week 1 practice quiz. Open the quiz in a new tab or window (by holding ctrl [or cmd on a Mac] when you click the link)...Week 1: Measurement of length: 8 Summary - Congratulations for making it to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring leadership for inclusion
Education & Development

Exploring leadership for inclusion

...skills and experiences you already have, so you can reflect on personal and institutional responses to enacting leadership that support the involvement of all. Recognising the calls for collaboration and ongoing development of practice, you will explore the experiences of practitioners and managers, with the aim being to consider how you might develop your own capacity in...
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