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Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...Research shows that UK households are poor at investment management with a limited understanding of investment choices, risks and returns. The resultant 'savings gap' threatens a scenario where many cannot afford to retire. Elsewhere households fail to plan properly, to make their investment choices fit with their risk appetites and the time horizons for access to their...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...Researchers buried insects up to 12 cm deep in soil, grass and moss in an enclosure, and within 15 minutes a shrew had captured and eaten one earthworm, a cranefly (daddy-longlegs) larva, a large caterpillar and a slug. When a shrew finds an insect, it grabs it with the front incisors, which are long and pointed; the pair of first upper incisors have an extra cusp...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 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

...Research tells us time and time, again, that these are profoundly significant in shaping what happens to a child as they grow up. There's also quizzes along the way so that you can consolidate your learning. And if you want to, at the end, you can receive a certificate of completion. I hope you enjoy the learning journey through the diversity of principle and practice in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...research and mathematical explorations, including the creation of chatbots in the 1960s and the introduction of Generative Adversarial Networks, or GANS, in the 2010s. Fast forward to recent developments, Generative Pre-trained Transformers, or GPTs, have significantly advanced natural language processing and generation capabilities. These networks have transformed the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...Research RH: This interview is for some documentaries I’m doing for the BBC on the radio and also some other radio pieces and also for a bank of interviews to act as a historical reference, so when people look back, historians look back from 20 years’ ago they’ll say, ‘What were they thinking in those days?’ Are you happy for all those things? BH: I’m happy!...
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Audio 5 mins
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...Research Council (eds) Measuring What Counts: a Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment, Washington, DC, National Academies Press, pp. 201–23. Teachers TV (2011) ‘Secondary assessment for learning - modern foreign languages’, Promethean Planet, 20 October [Online]. Available at http://www.prometheanplanet.com/ en-gb/ Resources/ Item/ 105386/
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...research shows that extreme endurance exercise, such as ultra-marathons, can lower levels of anxiety. The long-term psychological benefits of extreme endurance events can be that a participant’s mood profile may change as they experience higher levels of energy and vigour and lower levels of negative mood states. While Dr Roebuck stresses the positive benefits of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...research...Patterns occur everywhere in art, nature, science and especially mathematics. Being able to recognise, describe and use these patterns is an important skill that helps you to tackle a wide variety of different problems. This free course, Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas, explores some of these patterns, from ancient number patterns to the latest...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs