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Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...think I can give perfect satisfaction and be the equal of any man in architecture, in the design of buildings public and private, or to conduct water from one place to another. I can carry out sculpture in marble, bronze, and clay; and in painting can do any kind of work as well as any man, whoever he be. Moreover, the bronze horse could be made that will be to the...
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...think about and process information through description, explanation and analysis...The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: 1 The changing position of women in the home and workplace - How, when and why did women get the vote? Your work on the suffragettes later in this course will help to answer these questions, but first it is important to reflect on the...
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...think about the ‘spaces’ within which they spend their time, and the different ways that they might be supported. Settings are diverse and include schools, youth or community centres, voluntary movements such as Girlguiding, faith-based projects, education or training related projects, those linked with arts or sport, and, importantly, the street. You might be aware...
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...Think about how the geographical and cultural environment where people live influences what they eat. Write a summary of how your dinner plate is different in its content from other dinner plates around the world and comment on the usefulness of NHS recommendations in those parts of the world. (Answer in fewer than 200 words.) Discussion The National Geographic feature...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...system existed for handing out necessities such as soap, clothes and shoes to prisoners, but such items were distributed, and even passed through the gratings by prisoners to more needy family members on the outside. Prisoners could purchase food to supplement their rations, but many did not have any money. The system of self government allowed to exist alongside official...
London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...system is adopted here, viz the transport of the patients in a litter belonging to the establishment, thereby preventing the use of coaches or sedan chairs; one of the means by which the contagion is circulated unchecked, and they hope the other hospitals will see the necessity of adopting some such arrangement. Indeed, from the indifference to contagion which seems to...
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...system of Universal Credit (UC), which by 2018 will have replaced tax credits for most. And cuts to UC have not attracted the same level of opposition. As Patrick Wintour tweeted, these cuts were approved last week with just 12 MPs present. Cuts to universal credit passed in committee last Thursday. This is successor scheme to tax credits. Approx 12 MPs present. —...
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...system. Figure 1 An example extract from a meteorological report for Edmonton, Canada. Somewhere between the observations like those recorded in Figure 1 and a weather forecast is a team of professional meteorologists. No doubt among them will be those whose tasks include a consideration of the observers' reports of cloud type, which is a rich source of immediate weather...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs