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Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...work towards achieving the vision of a Scotland where everyone can live with human dignity, where social justice, equality and empowerment are the hallmarks of our society. You should now watch the following video, which explores the national action plan for Scotland a little further. [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR The Scottish Human Rights Commission was established in 2008...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...Social work was devolved in 1998. Social security benefits were devolved in 2016. Housing All areas, including policy and building control were devolved in 1998. Land use planning was devolved in 1998. Law and order Areas including civil justice, civil law and procedure, courts, criminal justice, criminal law and procedure, police, debt and bankruptcy, family law, freedom...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...social work are common examples but there are many others. Positions in the arts, media, publishing, development and charitable sectors are often difficult to enter without a network of contacts, direct practical experience of the industry and enormous enthusiasm. Internships – which are lengthy periods of unpaid work – are important in many industries. However, they...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...Social Paralysis and Social Change: British Working-Class Education in the Nineteenth Century. Berkeley: California University Press...Session 2: The rise of the prison school: Further reading - Bartrip, P.W.J. (1982) ‘British government inspection, 1832–1875: some observations’, Historical Journal, 25(3), pp. 605–26. Forsythe, W.J. (1987) The Reform of Prisoners,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...working out to wider social factors relevant to each person. Take a moment to consider how this model might apply to you yourself. Discussion As we are all individuals with our own experiences, social connections and different circumstances, this model helps us appreciate how people in seemingly similar situations can experience quite different mental health outcomes. For...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...work and lifestyle. Make sure you also set aside time for friends, social activities, hobbies and other personal interests – you do need time to unwind and re-energise. Focus on your goals. Focus on your immediate goals (a deadline, activity, assignment) and your longer term goals (the end of your course or your graduation), and consider where your studies are leading...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...social framework in which citizens live and work. This money is raised and spent collectively. It reduces the need for private expenditure. Without it, the costs of health, education and much of the infrastructure on which we depend for the smooth running of our lives would have to be funded entirely from private individuals and organisations. Our society would be very...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...Social housing and working class heritage An introduction to this album. Social housing: winners and losers Iconic status or demolition? Social housing estates have had widely differing fates - which way will it go for the Carpenters' estate? Social housing: fighting for survival Shows campaigning by the Carpenters estate and the Excalibur estate to save their ......
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins