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Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...based in silence. It believes there is ‘that of God in everyone’. This has inspired Quakers to take a clear stand for peace and non-violence. Quakers in Britain published the 2022 report Peace at the Heart: A relational approach to education in British schools, on which this course draws...Introduction and guidance: Moving around the course - In the ‘Summary’ at...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...base of his camera. It was a scary moment and we had to get in special experts to come in and catch this cobra because it was lethal! And afterwards I said to the snake man, ‘Well, how on earth did that happen?’ And we looked in the bottom of the basket and we had forgotten one thing: the snake had just been about to shed its skin and there was its skin...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...based fuel, fire does not exist. Where there is a lot of organic matter, the risk of wildfires is increased. Fire’s ability to adapt to different circumstances means that it can smoulder in the debris close to the ground, race across open scrubland, or burn fiercely through dense wooded areas. The increasing threat of wildfires is partly the result of disrupted...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...based on social justice. The creation of the ILO reflected this belief, and it was hoped that the organisation would promote this goal. Following the creation of the UN, the ILO became a UN specialised agency in 1946. The ILO’s work focuses on labour issues, such as setting the minimum age of workers, establishing standards for working conditions, including safety and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...based in the UK is through the UK Parliament. Read on to see how you can do this...Introduction to making political and social change: 2 Making change via the UK Parliament - [Described image] Figure 4: The UK Parliament logo. Engaging in the democratic process is one of the most important ways you can make change: so, you need to vote! If you don’t vote you don’t get...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...based on real lives. Task 1 An incident on the stairs The aim of this first part of the activity is to get yourself involved in the complexity of daily life in Ann and Angus’s family. Families provide the setting for many key life processes, so people’s experiences of caring and being cared for are always interwoven with other important strands of family life. Listen...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...Based on research evidence, the Health Development Agency (HDA) suggests that young women are twice as likely to suffer from a depressive illness as young men, even though most recent media coverage and policy concern has focused on the increase in depression among young men. Deliberate self-harm is four times more common in women than men, and much more common among...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting
Money & Business

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

...base their decisions. Lenders Lenders and potential lenders need to have information about the ability of the firm to repay loans and to pay interest. Suppliers Suppliers, if they give credit to the business, want to know if they will be paid. Employees Employees are particularly interested in the ability of the firm to pay wages and pensions. Customers Customers,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs