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Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change

...Scotland. And there were two subjects that Tony Blair had chosen: Africa and climate change, and the progress on Africa was really pretty good, you remember Live Aid and all the pressure to increase aid for Africa; most of the people there, including George W Bush, had fought hard about Africa. But the second subject, climate change, there was hardly any substance...
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Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...Scotland, Wales and Ireland. They assume north to be at the top of each vertical line but, if this were really the case, they would not converge at the Poles. A graticule represents the meridians running north-south and the parallels of latitude running east-west. Centring What goes to the centre of a map will become the focus of attention and it can be manipulated...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...Scotland and Wales. [Described image] In 1998, following a series of referendums, powers to make laws in relation to a number of topic areas were devolved from the UK Parliament to legislatures in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. More powers have been devolved in subsequent decades. The Scottish and Welsh Parliaments – the latter is commonly referred to as the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...Scotland professional learning for teachers Teachers in Scotland have to meet professional standards of practice set out by the General Teaching Council of Scotland (GTCS). As part of a revised set of standards, practitioner enquiry is embedded throughout the standards, where enquiry ‘involves teachers questioning their own educational beliefs, assumptions, values and...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...Scotland and Wales. In England the Government introduced a new definition of fuel poverty in 2021. This is the ‘Low Income Low Energy Efficiency’ (LILEE) definition of fuel poverty. A household is fuel poor if: They are living in a property with an energy efficiency rating of band D, E, F or G [i.e. that is poorly insulated]. Their disposable income (income after...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...Scotland. Discussion This portrait is on a much larger scale than the one of Page-Turner. However, like Batoni’s portrayal of Page-Turner, the figure is set against a network of vertical and horizontal lines made up by architectural shapes. These are created by the plinth on which the sculpture of the female figure sits and the setting of antique remains, but there are...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...Scotland is ploughing its way through with you know investment in onshore wind at the moment and I think we need to take account of that diversity. It is the cheapest renewable option at the moment, we can understand that there may be local objections in some places. I’m a little bit sceptical that we discard one of the lowest cost options and take it out of the...
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Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...Scotland, where he has five sisters and brothers all living reasonably close to each other. Harish is the youngest of ten grandchildren to his family in Scotland, but the first to his family in England. Meera: Harish was born by Caesarian in the end. I was determined to have him with me and breastfeed him from the start rather than let the nurses bottle-feed him to allow...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs