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Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...social contract, consenting to be governed in return for the guaranteed protection of their rights. Which all sounds rather promising. You can hear the voice of Locke when you listen to the words of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776): ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with...
Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...Social Sciences courses and qualifications Differences There are some important differences between policing in the US and the UK (referring to England and Wales exclusively as they have a particular legislative and governance context). There are some stark differences in the prevalence of guns/firearms among the general public, the number of police killed in the line of...
Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...social, physical help, financial support – only you will know what you might need. If you have already asked for help and it was not what you wanted, I would encourage you to try something else, even if it seems quite risky to be vulnerable. For example, after my daughter turned one year old (after my maternity leave had finished), I struggled to physically go to work...
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...social and cultural interdependency, and some of the issues this raises about the nature of civil society. It might also be useful to relate some of the conclusions or findings to the intrinsic and extrinsic listings in the first section. Activity 4 Consider how you might devise a scheme of work over a term for some of your pupils which incorporates some or all of the...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...Socialism, where he developed further his oratory skills. He also acts as an army informer, spying on small political parties. He joins the German Workers’ Party, an extreme anti-communist, anti-Semitic right wing organisation. Hitler's entry into politics 1920 Hitler is discharged from the army. In the German Worker’s Party he undertakes responsibility for publicity...
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...social or academic settings. Thus a modern map looks quite different to an eighteenth century map while digital watches have replaced analogue ones for many people...Systems diagramming: 2.1 Diagrams as models - Diagrams come in many forms and uses, but for systems thinking and practice it is useful to think of them as models (meaning ‘representations of reality’ in...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...social services and education have insights into the diverse roles and distinctive contributions of teaching assistants across the UK be able to identify some of the skills that teaching assistants use to provide effective support and that contribute to productive teamwork be reflecting on the value of the work of teaching assistants and on the support skills involved,...
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...social care settings though. Leadership in any context is enhanced by taking a caring approach towards the role and those for whom the leader is responsible...Approaching leadership with care: 1.1 What do leaders care about? - ‘Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.’ (Northouse, 2019, p. 5) Leaders...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs