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Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...account managers use formulae when setting up spreadsheets; and special effects organisers use them to calculate safe distances when working with pyrotechnics. Thus practising writing and reading formulae is vital preparation for employment, since the ability to express relationships symbolically and work with algebra is essential in so many careers. Words: 0 Part 2...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...account for Amy feeling a lack of power within the relationship. At university, Amy’s knowledge of the subject began to develop, although asking for explanations from her coach at the time led to an ineffective relationship. This may be because the coach didn’t like their power being challenged or questioned. Amy interviewed coaches to find one that she felt would...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...account of how logarithms themselves were calculated (Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio, 1619). The titles of his works form a revealing contrast. [Figure 1] Figure 1 [Figure 2] Figure 2 Question 1 Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Compare the titles of Napier’s theological and mathematical writings. Do you notice any difference that may give a clue as to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...account for meals eaten in restaurants. Graphs and charts provide a lot of information, but any results need to be interpreted with caution. When you read a chart or a graph, you want to know where the information has come from, so that you can make judgements about how seriously you should take the figures. As the charts in this section are based on government statistics...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...accounting for possible confounding factors are important considerations that are required to establish the empirical evidence (evidence base) for the use of electrotherapy for mood disorders. In your view, has the more recent CES study (Morriss et al., 2019) addressed such methodological concerns?...Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression: Conclusion -...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...accountability for the police and public, which would impact on the quality and nature of interactions – reducing complaints and the number of stops and searches. London’s ‘Global City’ status, with around 31,000 officers, means this trial will address an evidence gap on the impact of BWV in a larger UK force. (Grossmith et al., 2015, p.5) The full College of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...account the many other intersectionalities that affect life experiences like disability, class or age. Crenshaw’s theory stemmed from her research on discrimination against Black women and described how multiple forms of oppression and social identities overlap to create unique experiences. An intersectional lens recognises that people who experience multiple...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...account of daily events, your rants and raves, ideas for poems, single words, clippings from newspapers, responses to books or poems you’ve read, notes from research, all kinds of ‘gathering’. Your notebook is for you, and it needs to contain whatever helps you or fuels your writing. A major source of potential material is your own life – what you see, experience,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs