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Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...type of planning. MATT FINCH Scenario planning is a way of understanding the context that we're operating in, not just as it exists today, but looking at the uncertainties, the forces, the factors and trends which surround that context, and which might have the power to redraw that map in the future. So, in times of uncertainty, in times when we can't trust that tomorrow...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...phrases, or draw images that come to mind when you hear the term ‘social worker’. Try to put down words or phrases that you associate with social workers; or you could ask a friend or family member for their response. A social worker ... Now separate your responses into positive and negative attributes. Ask yourself what may have influenced your observations and note...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...phrase in her discussion. Write it down and what it means in English and ask yourself why it is significant. Record your thoughts as they may be useful when you complete the quiz at the end of this session. Discussion The article mentions the Children and Young Persons Act 1963, the Children and Young Persons Act 1969, the Children Act 1989 and the Crime and Disorder Act...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...de Henares station outside of Madrid (which killed 191 people). Two weeks later Mayfield was released when Spanish police made a positive match between the same fingerprints and another suspect, a match the FBI confirmed as correct. DNA analysis is a robust technique based on sound scientific principles, but even it can fall foul of human error. For 16 years, German...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...typing this text on a computer whilst listening to some jazz music, which is also stored on the computer. I’ll shortly email my document to a colleague, who will be able to read it a few seconds later. My first job required me to travel to my employer’s premises every day and share an office – and a single telephone – with ten other people. When I needed to write...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...de Cervantes's hero Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza encounter one: The last questioner was Sancho, and his questions were, 'Head, shall I by any chance have another government? Shall I ever escape from the hard life of a squire? Shall I get back to see my wife and children?' To which the answer came, Thou shalt govern in thy house; and if thou returnest to it thou...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...type of many creative businesses mean there are not full-time staff positions available. Some creative people feel wary about business and its associated terminology. Creative entrepreneur and author, David Parrish (2014) expands on this theme. Some people regard creativity and business as being like oil and water – they just don’t mix. They think it’s a question of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them
History & The Arts

Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them

...de Montfort, whose testicles were draped over his decapitated head). Llwelyn’s head was stuck on a pike at the Tower of London, where it remained for more than a decade to impress onlookers. [Photograph of Cwmhir Abbey in Wales. There is a landscaped lawn of green going from the bottom of the image to the centre and a rocky wall across the middle separating the...
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Article 10 mins