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Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Education & Development

Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone

...think it’s because like the young ones they’re looking to the elders isn’t it, like and they see what the elders do. – Santi, aged 17. They also talked about the need to have “back up”, and the protection that comes from “moving” in a big group of friends. To them, “road life” (the young people’s experiences in their neighbourhoods and other public...
From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging
Society, Politics & Law

From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging

...thinking and lifestyle to be part of any community group, we may externally be part of that, but the internal crisis will always haunt us. By meeting with colleagues from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, I realised that we all share history, art, music.I was fortunate to work in a place where I was exposed to various cultures. I started to experience the...
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...think about what you would like to achieve in your career in the short (within the next year), medium (next 1–3 years), and long (3+ years) term. In the box below set out some of these goals. They could be ‘general’ rather than comprehensive e.g. be employed in a sports related job in one year. You might want to relate them to experience you want to gain,...
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...think the time wasted in seeing Stonehenge." "Why?" "Only a few old stones to see." But he went, and I have no doubt did think the time wasted, but it would be some consolation to him, on the other side, to be able to say that he had seen it with his own eyes. [Stonehenge in the snow] How did these same "few old stones" strike me on a first visit? It was one of the...
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...think about are: What kind of lifestyle would you like to live? How much will you have saved by the time you reach retirement? Would you like to carry on working part-time or would you prefer more leisure time and freedom? Do you need to think about later life costs or looking after other people? Being well informed and taking control of your retirement finances –...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...think it is important that as a footballer I am employed to help my team to win every match. Whilst some of my on-field behaviour may not be morally acceptable I can always justify my actions to myself.' Comment The main point here is that values are personal and what we think is important whilst morals are not decided or defined by ourselves. Morals are cultural or...
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...system of specialised protein assemblies that together form what is known as the cytoskeleton. Another term often used is cellular 'scaffolding' which is perhaps rather misleading, since the protein assemblies that make up the cytoskeleton are not fixed, but are highly dynamic and play an essential role in the transport of organelles and some molecules within the cell....
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Behind the camera
History & The Arts

Behind the camera

...system; other times the films’ content was ‘unofficial’, agitational propaganda against the current order. Taking all these users together, a number of common threads emerge as to how and why they used film - what might be defined as the personal/psychological, the social/cultural and the political/ideological motivations. On a psychological level, much use of film...