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Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...code of practice and ethics) that are laid down by them. Fitness to practise If a social worker fails to meet any of these criteria, including the standards, they can face fitness-to-practise proceedings, which could censure them – including by the ultimate sanction of removing them from the professional register and thereby removing their ability to practise as a...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...simple answer is ‘any number that does not include a fraction or decimal part’. So for example, 3 is a whole number, but 3 one divided by two or 3.25 are NOT whole numbers. Numbers can be positive or negative. Positive numbers can be written with or without a plus (+) sign, so 3 and +3 are the same. Negative numbers always have a minus (–) sign in front of them,...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...code to enable withdrawal without personal data collection. [Graph of Undergraduates’ previous studies ] Undergraduates' previous studies [Graph of views of learning and fun] Views of learning and fun A variety of students-volunteers joined the study. As an introductory course, this included a sample of ‘novice’ undergraduates who came from secondary schools. As...
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...code, such as a religious one, which sets out right and wrong, why should we vote and why should everyone have a voice? Surely, we just need religious leaders to tell us what, for example, the Bible or the Koran requires of us? Expertise – modern life is complex. Should not experts, who understand complexity, make decisions for us, rather than all of us voting in...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...simple microbes living off chemical energy supplied by hot springs on the ocean floor, or snatching brief glimpses of sunlight as tidal cracks open and close in Europa’s icy shell. What do you think would be the significance of finding life on Europa? Should precautions be taken to prevent contaminating Europa with life from Earth? You’ll learn more about Europa...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...simple error resulting from the use of adult normal ranges (when using appropriate paediatric ranges, only one child had a low IgA level) (Richmond, Goldblatt 1998). After a day-long meeting the experts concluded that there was no current evidence linking MMR and autism. They thought that ‘it would be surprising if the link had not been noted in other countries with...
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...coded to show Chinese-speaking areas.] (Adapted from ASDFGHJ, ‘A map of the Sinophone world’, 24 January 2009, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New-Map-Sinophone_World.PNG, last accessed 29 May 2009) Figure 1 The Chinese-speaking world...Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course: 1.1 Varieties of Chinese - Apart from Mandarin, the other six major varieties of spoken Chinese are...
Teaching mathematics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...simple percentages of amounts. Try this one yourself (Figure 4). Figure 4 Finding percentages of 60 Discussion There are many possible questions and answers that you could have posed in the diagram. Examples could be 50% of 60, 30% of 60, or 25% of 60. Extend learners’ understanding by posing questions such as: 15% of 60, how could you find that? What about 76% of 60?...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs