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The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...system of communal saving based on trust. A group would join together to pool their regular savings. The money was kept by a trusted “banker” and the members took it in turn to have access to the lump sum. This enabled many families to put together the down payment on a house. As Elouise’s husband, Beresford described it: I used to throw what is called ‘pardner’...
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An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...System. But it’s about being very aware of the fact that not all the answers lie in the statutory system. NICK BALNEAVES How do you make that judgement? MARINA SHAW For the children who I consider that their needs are being met in as feasible a way as possible, and that there’s improvements being sought by the parents, then I wouldn’t refer. NICK BALNEAVES In what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...system in which order is imposed on the population through ideological manipulation and the systematic use of state terror. A totalitarian state is a one-party state in which dissent is ruthlessly suppressed. The term has been used to describe both Hitler's Germany (a fascist totalitarian state) and Stalin's Soviet Union (a communist totalitarian state). In an era of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...systems, and they must have developed high-level skills for understanding and working with people. Above all, social workers need to think carefully and have a clear view about what exactly social work ‘is’, because maybe more than many other professional roles, social work’s place and role in society is usually far from settled. Indeed, it is often contested, in...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...systems cannot cope. And in this way, drones can play a role. And this role will be actually investigated within this project. KATERINA KASIMATI: I would like to highlight why developing new business ideas from drones is a game changer. First of all, drones redefine how industries operate, we're optimising processes, and of course, making these processes more efficient...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...system, what their strengths are and also what their weaknesses are. RH: There’s a group of people come on the scene in recent years who call themselves the Lukewarmers, they’re obviously very interested in modelling. Can you tell us about them; who are they and your relations with them? TE: Well it’s their nice catchy name, isn’t it, Lukewarmer, you’ve got to...
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...system doesn’t address some of the serious problems with this system, such as class and race injustices around who is incarcerated . It does little to address the questions over whether imprisonment is effective at rehabilitating people, and whether it is appropriate treatment for people who are, themselves, often the victims of serious abuse. If one of the key aims of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...system: civil and criminal. Each branch has distinct procedures and terminology. Civil proceedings are generally concerned with disputes between what are termed ‘legal persons’ (which includes human and non-human entities, such as companies and agencies). Criminal law normally involves a proceeding brought by the state against one of its citizens. Although there are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs