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Describing language Badge icon
Languages

Describing language

...et al., 2020), the languages spoken by the largest number of people in the world are (in alphabetical order) English, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. The actual number of speakers of each language depends on who you count. Box 1 Before taking a closer look at how many people speak these major languages, it is important to understand some of the terminology used to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...et al., 2021). Reading has also been linked to the development of empathy and plays a key role in the personal development of children and teenagers (Wilkinson et al., 2020). A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has also found that fifteen-year-old students from lower socio-economic backgrounds who read frequently scored...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...et al. (2012) suggest that: A legally compliant age assessment carried out to professional standards will serve the interests of both the young person and the assessing local authority, not least because of the possibility of a challenge to a decision through judicial review with all that this potentially entails for the parties concerned. It is important therefore to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...et al. (1998) Life, the Science of Biology, 5th edn, Sinauer Associates Inc; Figure 14: Dr Richard Kessel and Dr Gene Shih, Visuals Unlimited/Science Photo Library; Figure 16: Photo printed with permission from O. L. Miller, B. A. Hamkalo and C. A. Thomas Jr; Figure 21a: CNRI/ Science Photo Library; Figure 21b: Dr Don Fawcett/Science Photo Library; Figure 22c: Dr Gopal...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...Edition, Oxford University Press (this edition 2008). Davis, R. W. et al. (1999), ‘Hunting Behavior of a Marine Mammal Beneath the Antarctic Fast Ice’, Science, vol.283, no.5404, pp.993–6. Available at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.283.5404.993 (Accessed 22 January 2019). Eldredge, N. (1991) Fossils: The Evolution and Extinction of Species, London, Aurum Press....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...et al., 2017). Luckily, the spread of the malware was significantly slowed down by a security researcher, Marcus Hutchins, who accidentally discovered and activated the ‘kill switch’ of the malware the next day, on 13 May 2017. When inspecting the malware’s code, Hutchins noticed an unusually long internet domain name in the code. He checked and found out that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...et du Citoyen began to lay the framework for the recognition of rights such as the freedom of speech and assembly. In these documents the development of modern human international law can be seen. Whilst such documents differed in their detailed content, certain general principles underpinned them: Every human being has certain rights, which they have by virtue of their...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...modes of messaging including WhatsApp and social networking platforms. CISA and NCSC mention ‘Malicious cyber actors are likely to continue using financial themes in their phishing campaigns. Specifically, it is likely that they will use new government aid packages responding to COVID-19 as themes in phishing campaigns’ (CISA, 2020). Activity 1 Describing cyber...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs