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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...account of modern Europe; the answers he provides to the questions in the title – what Europe is and where its boundaries lie. How far do Seton-Watson's views correspond with your ideas? One vision of Europe directs particular attention to cultural unity, how it came to flower towards the end of the nineteenth century, and its degeneration into nationalist fanaticism,...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...account of how children grow and develop. What it aims to consider are some of the experiences and challenges faced by children and their parents/carers in society today and introduces you to important theories of how children develop and mature. This section is divided into three topics: The importance of the early years looks at what babies and toddlers get from having...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...account for the hadrons, not for any other types of particles such as leptons (the electron being the most familiar example). Even in terms of these basic constituents, nature appears to be rather complex! The optional interactive below allows you to explore the world of hadrons further, by combining quarks into baryons, antibaryons and mesons. It details their electric...
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...accounts for a significant percentage of the regional and national food industry sector. [Two people standing in a vineyard with a drone hovering in the sky above] Figure 17 Members of Use Case 1 testing a drone on a vineyard The overall aim of the project is to facilitate and support the use of organic agricultural methods through the use of drone-based data collection,...
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...account when you consider stakeholder interests – this additional drive may well sustain some stakeholders, who on paper appear to have little power and influence, to be creative about how they gain support for their views. [A photograph of a person wearing a jacket with a badge containing the words ‘No to Hull Tigers’.] Figure 10 Endangered Tigers, fans protest to...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...account of a clinical lead nurse talking about the care home and what they are doing to help Susie to live well. Identify three things the support team are doing to help Susie to live well. While you read try to imagine yourself in a similar living situation. What would you want the supporting team to do to help you live well? Clinical lead nurse I’d like to describe it...
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...account Mairead’s personal circumstances. However, is it appropriate for a frequently repeated offence? The guidelines say that persistent offending might justify a community sentence or even imprisonment. However, being a sole carer for her child is a mitigating factor (i.e. one which might reduce Mairead’s sentence). Does this change your view of the appropriate...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...accountability. It was what can we do together to help these students? I think that when teachers feel success with their English learners, they want more. It’s like a piece of candy. When you are successful with some of your harder students to teach, it feels good when you’re successful. So if you can reach out and find people to help you be successful, you’ll...