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Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...economic, religious and cultural factors that can influence children’s health. Social and economic factors are often interrelated. A family’s socio-economic status can have a positive or negative impact on children’s health. Families that can provide the everyday routines that meet children’s physical and mental needs, such as adequate sleep, good nutrition and...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...economically. And finally, I believe diversity connects us. If we just look at the world's most cosmopolitan and integrated cities, these places have tangible benefits, from personal development to enriching communities and the economy as a whole. Diversity acts as a magnet, doesn't it? It attracts talent. And so in my mind, diversity can only be a good thing for the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...economic change. Opinions about law, lawyers, judges and the function of the legal system vary. The role and function of law is often in the news and much debated. Whether law is used to protect, regulate, uphold rights, challenge authority, resolve disputes or govern, it is central to society. In this week you are encouraged to explore your own thoughts and views about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...economic boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s was followed by the global financial crisis and then a recession in the early 2010s. [The image is a drawing of a laptop. On the screen are a histogram, with blocks above and below the x-axis, and a line graph moving up and down. On top is a ‘£’ sign. To the left is a clock.] The last few years have seen household...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...economically, with minimum waste of energy and materials is what manufacturing is all about. We will now look at manufacturing as a broad engineering activity, and also at some of the details of manufacturing processes, to show the myriad ways in which raw materials can be turned into the products that we see around us...Manufacturing: 1.4 What is manufacturing? -...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...economics, is it his job? JB: Is it anybody’s job? I think there is nobody appointed to speak to the entire world so I think, as far as I’m concerned, the more people who do this the better, because actually it’s a debate, there is no one, single solution here. We’ve had Gaia theory which has been very important, we’ve had lots of discussions about the benefits...
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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...economic, social or political limitations. For example, it is estimated that 57% of the world’s population did not have internet access by the end of 2015 (ITU, 2015) and that 60% of the world’s population will have access to mobile phones by 2020 – meaning that 40% will not (GSMA, 2015). There are others who do not have the skills, knowledge and abilities to use...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...Economic Co-operation and Development), the UK government’s Environment Agency and the UK Food Standards Agency You may already be familiar with some or all of these types of text. Test your knowledge in the next activity. Activity 2 Timing: Allow approximately 5 minutes Match each source to the description of its content. Reference material Facts and figures,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs