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How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...health started to improve in the second half of the twentieth century, followed more recently by a growth in income. But given that these countries are all so very different not least in terms of population sizes or standards of living, how can we make fair comparisons between them? Rosling's approach is to use normalised or standardised figures that try to take away some...
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Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...Health, Behavior and Development at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute. “If your child has 12 hours awake and two of those are spent eating, how will you allocate the rest of the time?” The problem is that tablets are extremely appealing to children and adults alike. Thanks to their design, versatility and intuitive interfaces, tablets are a perfect way for...
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Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...health and safety regulations in pursuit of profit, then yes, factories are places of violence. Trade and production are presented as the cornerstone of thriving capitalist economics, yet critical thinking reminds us that they are also responsible for widespread injury, suffering and death. For some commentators (Young, 2002) the critical criminological project is a...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...health and social care (including sections relating to young people, elderly, disabled, etc.). There are also subcategories, e.g. for campaign volunteering, these include discrimination/human and civil rights, environment and conservation, and political parties. The Volunteering England site also contains volunteer blogs. 3) Directgov Search volunteer opportunities,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...health more broadly and to Social Services and Welfare. Ann One of the things that I think is brilliant about Childline is that it doesn’t get stuck on the rhetoric of children’s need. What I mean by that is that it is very common to construct what children’s needs are from the outside in a way which is not at all helpful because it is paternalistic and it makes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...health and safety regulations during its lifetime. Some people can take on a variety of stakeholder roles and change between them as the project unfolds. The politics of organisations are such that you will find people swapping roles not only because of their team membership but also because of their wish to affect the outcome – either favourably or adversely. Example 1...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...health, wellbeing or education. Local bylaws list the jobs children cannot do. Wage entitlements National Minimum Wage entitlement starts at school leaving age, at the end of June in the school year you become 16. National Living Wage entitlement starts at age 23 and replaces the National Minimum Wage. In 2023/24 the rates per hour for the minimum and living wage were:...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...health, medical care and domestic circumstances. We are beginning to view ageing-related damage as a side-effect of other adaptive processes. This may allow us to reduce the impact of ageing-related diseases as the limits on human lifespan recede. (Adapted from Partridge and Gems, 2002, p. 921) Discussion A long, tightly structured unit at the start of the clause is not...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs