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Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...maths', or 'history is just boring facts'. I'm sure you can supply your own version of this closing down of the issue. When we avoid trying to find out why we have failed to learn something there are implications for the long term as well as the short term. In the short term, we abandon a goal to succeed in learning some subject or skill which might have been important to...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...maths is done on bytes rather than denary digits, and the theory and methods are much more advanced than those used with EAN-13 for detecting errors. Let’s look at the ‘dimensions’ of the codes and how many errors can be corrected. RS codes can be designed with differing error-correction ability, depending upon the number of message digits in the block. For a given...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...maths and science (GL Assessment, 2020). Literacy rates have also been shown to positively correlate with greater earnings and employability (Demos, 2018). The OECD has even gone so far as to argue that literacy is a prerequisite for achievement in life (OECD, 2002). Although libraries support literacy in all its forms, it is with reading that librarians have an...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday English 2
Languages

Everyday English 2

...Maths’ can improve. d. What is Aisha’s phone number? Discussion a.They are free. b.Aisha. c.Any of: Confidence with money Booking holidays Reading to children Learning to drive Using reference books Completing forms Social skills Using the internet. d.01234 567890. 2. How easy did you find this activity? What things about the advert made it hard or easy to read?...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’
History & The Arts

Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’

...maths to music. Michelangelo, the epitome of the artist as divine master, was born under the constellation of Mercury and Venus, said to augur his great genius. (Immanuel Kant explains the origin of genius in his Critique of Judgement (1790) ‘… the word genius is derived from [Latin] genius, [which means] the guardian and guiding spirit that each person is given as...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...maths and English that require them to sit still for long periods and not move about. Technology has undoubtedly affected children’s play choices; babies and children are given access to digital toys and other devices which means that many are spending increasing amounts of time using a screen which is very likely to impact on their motivation to be physically active....
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...math. And I thought, we could just about cover that if we sell enough tables. So, sort of, full of beans, I've said yeah, let's go for it, 210 grand. She said, well, it's not quite as simple as that. We can't just give you Bill Clinton's name to advertise, on the vague hope that you'll pay us the money. We don't really know who you are. So, if you want to do it, you have...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...Maths, and many specific courses aimed at union officials. In addition, their research department provides research briefings for members covering a range of topics and responds to government consultations on areas related to the interests of its membership. These various services will provide different benefits to you. The advice provided on aspects of working life, such...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs