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Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...project, who are fabulous. It gives us a break, and she loves the activities they provide. The people supporting Anabelle ROLE/JOB TITLE WHAT THEY DO WHERE THEY WORK Words: 0 Discussion You may have identified the following people involved in Anabelle’s care. Role/job title What they do Where they work Social worker Assessments and reviews of Anabelle’s needs,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...manager, Bella, that the project that he has been working on for months has been shelved: all his hard work has been wasted. Larry hears Bella telling him the news as she lounges behind her expensive desk. His brain begins processing the information. His heart rate speeds up and his face flushes. He can feel his heart racing and his face burning. He clenches his fists. He...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...projects – artificial intelligence...Machines, minds and computers: 2.2 Artificial intelligence - New eras bring new technologies. But our own age, the 20th and 21st centuries, has been an age of technology developing at bewildering speed. Exercise 3 Note down what you think are a few of the dominant technologies of the last hundred years. Comment Actually, this is...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
History & The Arts

Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism

...projects, rapid transport services and even air-conditioned walkways have been developed to ensure that pilgrims move quickly through the various stages of the pilgrimage. These developments, along with the recent expansion of the mosque’s capacity that led to the crane tragedy, have enabled the authorities to increase pilgrim numbers and enhance the Hajj’s...
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What is sleep paralysis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is sleep paralysis?

...project on sleep paralysis. This is an unusual condition where one wakes up in the night, unable to move, and often experiences a wide range of bizarre and terrifying hallucinations. On October 9 a new documentary, The Nightmare, directed by Rodney Ascher, is being released in the UK. The film tracks eight people’s experiences of sleep paralysis, brilliantly recreating...
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What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...projects have highlighted. Yet as the boundaries between public and private become increasingly blurred, this planning becomes ever more complex. Reforms of the English school system that have intensified since 2010 have produced a hybrid system of accountability in which numerous bodies compete and collaborate to provide educational governance. These reforms have also...
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Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally
History & The Arts

Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally

...projects, and it is a short step from one to the other. Great poems, like great lyrics, work in strikingly diverse ways. But at some level both almost invariably challenge set assumptions and break new ground – literary, political and social. Take “The Killing of Georgie” from Stewart’s 1976 album, A Night on the Town. The song is about a young gay man who is...
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Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation
Society, Politics & Law

Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation

...project sets out to ensure that no one in a wealthy country dies of cold because they have nowhere appropriate to sleep. But this is overshadowed by reports of Home Office immigration, compliance and enforcement (ICE) teams seeking out rough sleepers without a recognised claim to be in the UK for detention and deportation, alongside homelessness charity outreach teams....
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