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Diagrams, charts and graphs
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams, charts and graphs

...Scotland) © Office for National Statistics, Social Trends 29, 1999, Crown copyright material is reproduced under Class Licence Number C01W0000065 with permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland. Thus, in 1961, 14% of households consisted of only one person, compared with 27% in 1991. You can see a steady rise in the percentage of smaller...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...Scotland, the Northern Isles and parts of Ulster. Along with Gaelic and Scottish English, this is one of the three main languages spoken in Scotland. It has its roots in the Anglo-Saxon dialects which arrived on the British mainland in the fifth century, so it’s related to English but has developed mostly independently. Some people consider it to be a dialect of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...Scotland. They often provide both specialist learning support and more general support to teachers. When filming the videos for this unit at the school we focused on Jean as she went about her work with children and staff. We put these aspects of her work together to give a sense of her day and the professional and personal skills she brings to her role. Activity 1 A day...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is an interesting example, and one to which we will return below. For now we can say that it is part of the state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but only some would consider it a nation or would describe their nationality as Northern Irish. Some refer to it as a state-within-a-state, others as the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...Scotland as a result of the devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament. More details can be accessed here: income tax in Scotland. Discretion over Income Tax has now been extended to Wales. By taxing additional income slices at higher rates, the proportion of tax increases with income. UK Income Tax is an example of ‘progressive’ taxation because the proportion...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...Scotland (J. J. D. Greenwood, pers. com.). In May 1968 in South Africa colonies of penguins were seriously affected by oil (D. Hey, pers. com.). The Canvasback Aythya vallisneria and the Mute Swan Cygnus olor provide examples of freshwater birds which often suffer destruction from oiling. The world demand for oil is still increasing and tankers are already carrying more...
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Article 10 mins
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...Scotland did not vote to leave the EU. And this scapegoating has been given ideological support by the bulk of my professional peers in economics. The 2016 referendum was the chance to stick two fingers in the face of elites. Of course immigration had become a real problem all over Europe and sensible controls were warranted, but the issue of immigration has become a...
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Article 10 mins
School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...Scotland (Various extracts) Davies, B. and Ellison, L. (1999) Strategic Direction and Development of the School, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Handy, C (1995) ‘The Sigmoid Curve’, The Empty Raincoat: Making sense of the Future, Arrow Books, Random House Photo, screen 1: Copyright © 2005 JupiterImages.com Photo, screen 2: Courtesy of Specialist Schools Trust All other...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs