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Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...everyday dilemmas for many people and are clearly not limited to Muslim women. What to wear or not to wear is a decision most people face on a daily basis across the world within very different contexts, and this decision can be influenced by a vast range of different factors and can provoke a wide range of different reactions. Apart from financial constraints and...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...everyday life Demonstrating your academic abilities – a focus on plagiarism in an educational setting and the importance of being a member of an academic community The consequences of plagiarism: detecting plagiarism – a look at how educational institutions detect plagiarism The consequences of plagiarism: what happens next – a look at what to do if your work is...
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...English Dictionary defines wellbeing as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy’. Statham and Chase (2010, p. 2) define wellbeing as ‘generally understood as the quality of peoples’ lives … it is understood … in relation to objective measures, such as health status’ … You may find other definitions. Physical health Physical health is often used...
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...everyday diets in the UK. Use this booklet to think about the ingredients in a typical UK diet compared with those described in the eight landscapes in low-income countries around the world. For example, you might want to focus on particular crops – such as potato, rice or chilli – to help you compare and contrast the varieties used in a typical diet in high- and...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...everyday critical thinking is, I’m going hiking today, should I wear trainers or sandals? Critical thinking involves making an assessment of something, and then providing a critique of that position and putting forward new positions. For example, flip flops may be comfortable for the first part of the hike, in hot weather. However, the top of the mountain is rocky so a...
Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...English history of ballooning, concluded that: many, if not the greatest number of the aerial voyages, though said to be purposely made for the improvement of science, were performed by persons absolutely incapable of accomplishing this purpose; and who, in reality, had either pecuniary profit alone in view, or were stimulated to go up with a balloon, for the sake of the...
Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
History & The Arts

Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel

...English country house. The soon-to-be victim is recently remarried to a mysteriously bearded and slightly smarmy younger man. The marriage has thrown into disarray the inheritance plans of her two step-sons who both also live in the house. Residents also include the exotically beautiful wife of the older son and the love interest of the younger, a nurse who happens to...
Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...English and history at school. I think I'll enjoy studying them further. I never did all I could at school and I wasted my time. Now that I have a chance to do some study I want to take it. I've spent some years doing a job which does not particularly interest me, and I need some kind of intellectual challenge. I want to meet other students, too. I have always promised...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs