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Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...Statistics has been collecting statistics on the use of the internet since 1998 and has produced an annual report since 2006 based on a survey of people in the UK. The 2019 report for England, Scotland and Wales showed a huge increase in the use of the internet and social media since their first annual report. These were the key findings: 87% of all adults used the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which is produced by the American Psychiatric Association, and which is a comprehensive manual of mental disorders, now in its fifth edition. Chapter V of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) which is produced by the World Health Organization, and is currently in its tenth...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...statistical procedures to arrive at conclusions about the physical world and the behaviour of others (Kelley, 1967). Heuristics are mental shortcuts or ‘rules of thumb’. For example, the British Army saying ‘If it moves salute it, if it doesn't paint it white’ is an example of a heuristic. We use heuristics and take shortcuts to reduce the complexity, cost and...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Advancing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...Statistics (2023) ‘Cost of living insights: Transport’. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/articles/costoflivinginsights/transport#:~:text=Overall%20transport%20price%20rises%20are,lowest%20rate%20since%20November%202020 (Accessed: 28 February 2024). Pidd, H. (2019) ‘‘Massively unfair’ gulf in bus fares between London and rest...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...statistic recently that children are now watching more television online than they are on actual television. And they’re the future and that’s only going to become more. I think advertising is a very interesting one though in the sense that films need to be paid for somewhere, unless you’re a millionaire they need to paid for and a lot of the time that’s by...
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Video 30 mins
Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...statistics through English-language sources, but according to the Korea Joongang Daily there have been allegations of bias toward particular universities.) It’s more than just job prospects that the young of the nation are working towards. “If you’re a good student, you’re respected by your teachers, parents and your friends. You’re very popular. Everybody wants...
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Article 15 mins
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...statistics and graphs. Activity 8 Read the case study in Worksheet 4. Jack evaluates his voluntary experience and what action was taken, by using a STARE grid and ‘action words’ (see also Worksheet 5 in Section 6). Try completing the blank grid provided in Worksheet 4 using examples of your own activities to demonstrate your skills and how you acquired them. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...Statistics that are available tend to measure certain parts of the sector. For example, YouthLink has measured the contribution made by different categories of worker to voluntary youth organisations in Scotland. These volunteers and paid staff work with a total of 386,795 young people, though the age range is wider than the 13–19 group that we are concentrating on in...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs