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Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...education there are increasing opportunities for band 4 NAs to progress without requiring the degree Transfer to Nursing (top-up) programme to be a registered nurse. You may be interested in Sam’s story below where she chose to pursue a leadership related degree, now working in a band 6 role with potential to progress further. Many people do not wish to complete their...
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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...education affect your attitudes to language? Were there any experiences related to language from your school days which have left a strong impression on you? How have the activities you’ve engaged in since school (e.g. work, family life, pastimes) affected your language use? Comment Here is a short selection of extracts from English speakers from around the world who...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...Education (published weekly on a Tuesday) – you might feel this tends to give an air of authority. The data was taken from a Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) publication, called Excellence in Schools, and published in 1997. Therefore, the UK Government published the data. The data relates to the amount of homework and television that children in their last...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...education or schooling) leaders are elected by popular vote (the institution of democracy) people with insufficient income receive benefits in cash or kind (the institution of welfare) people have a choice as to how and from whom they obtain goods and services (the institution of the market) although not only characteristic of liberal democracies, wealth is distributed...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
The Scottish Parliament and law making Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...education UK defence and national security local government the fiscal, economic and monetary system economic development immigration and nationality tourism energy: electricity, coal, gas and nuclear energy criminal law common markets civil law trade and industry, including competition and customer protection agriculture and food railways, transport safety and regulation...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...educated in the western tradition, it is often hard to escape the trap of thinking that can be described as mechanistic, linear, reductionist and systematic, with all those attributes in service of certainty and control. It is necessary to practice so as to break out of this trap, but in doing so we must be wary not to steer away from one pitfall just to walk into...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...technologies that could prevent the worst impacts of climate change – to enormous controversies over their risks and the way they could be used. More than that, climate engineering serves as a useful tool to move beyond the usual, often frustrating conversations around what to do about the climate crisis. By examining exactly what we want for our planet's climate, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...technological advanced services with that of human intelligence. Dealing with the threat of misuse of encrypted applications by IS and other terror organisations, would mean that law enforcement and agencies would require access to encrypted communications. While one could argue this may compromise data security and that it should also be assessed alongside internet...
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