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The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...Learning and Events practitioners to ensure that residents have opportunities to access the healing benefits of nature. The Trust has recently taken over a programme of Health Walks, which are guided walks in parks around the city. Many people are signposted to their walks via their local GP surgery, or through community groups, and there is now at least one walk going on...
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Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse
Health, Sports & Psychology

Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse

...learn, to be taught. Hence we come to obey. No one ever was able to govern who was not able to obey. No one ever was able to teach who was not able to learn. The best scholars make the best teachers - those who obey best, the best rulers. We all have to obey as well as to command all our lives. Who does it best? As a mark of contempt for a woman is it not said 'she can't...
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Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss how listening to children as they prepare for and experience transition can help them to make meaning of their new situation outline the discontinuities that children can experience as they transition to new environments explain how boundary objects and learning stories can provide an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...how to talk about your work and your working day. You will learn vocabulary for different professions, say what your job is, and how you go to work. This course is an extract from the L106 Introduction to Spanish Studies (beginners) course. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some knowledge of Spanish you could give it a go and we hope that you enjoy the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
ADHD and Dyslexia: How and why formal diagnosis can be helpful
Education & Development

ADHD and Dyslexia: How and why formal diagnosis can be helpful

...a diagnosis can have. You’ll also hear from Jo, who shares her experience of receiving an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, alongside practical tips and links to further support. This was produced to support the BBC/OU co-production of inside our minds which in its second series focused upon ADHD and dyslexia. To learn more about the series, visit the OU Connect page....
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...learn to accept dumb, condescending comments: “You speak posh like a white girl” (sorry am I meant to have a thick Indian accent, despite being born in the UK?); “You’re quite funny for an Indian girl” (since when did having a sense of humour derive from my genetics please?); “You’re so lucky you’re so white” (Do people not spend shit loads of money...
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Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

Learn about Mandarin Chinese as a tool for communication and gain insights into Chinese society and culture. This free course, Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course, provides a brief introduction to the Chinese language, its scripts and sounds, and how words are formed. You will hear short conversations where people greet each other and introduce themselves, and learn...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...learned Xhosa and Ndebele from his friends and neighbours, and English and Afrikaans at school. “I went to Germany before I came here, so I also speak German,” he adds. Was it easy to learn so many languages? “Yes, it’s normal,” he laughs. He’s right. Around the world, more than half of people – estimates vary from 60 to 75 per cent – speak at least two...
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