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Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to explore the effect that humans are having on the environment...What is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This free course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to explore the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...course, Attachment in the early years, covers theory and research in the area of attachment in early childhood. In the 1950s, John Bowlby was the first person to develop a theory about the significance of early attachments between caregivers and very young children. His work has stimulated a massive and very productive field of research with important implications for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the sentence or simply satisfy a public demand?...Does prison work and what purpose does it serve? This free course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...course, Democracy? You think you know? we explore different interpretations of democracy and strategies for involving pupils in consideration of these issues within the citizenship curriculum...Participating in democratic processes is seen as being a fundamental aspect of citizenship. All pupils need a broad knowledge and understanding of the rights, responsibilities and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...course produced in collaboration with MoneySavingExpert.com...Understanding mortgages is a free, short course produced in collaboration with MoneySavingExpert.com. The course explores the mortgage products available in the UK market – their interest rate and other characteristics – and examines the factors involved in making good choices from the product range. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...course looks at a range of different views on the question, contrasting different conceptions of Europeanness and outlining competing visions for the future of the EU...The European Union (EU), formed out of the ashes of the Second World War, continues to expand in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite the EU's growing size and significance, the question...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...course, Early years team work and leadership, explores aspects of teamwork and leadership for early years practitioners...This free course, Early years team work and leadership, explores aspects of teamwork and leadership for early years practitioners....Early years team work and leadership: Introduction - In this free course, Early years team work and leadership, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...course has been developed in response to requests from learners who had had no contact with Latin before and who felt they would like to spend a little time preparing for the kind of learning that studying a classical language involves. The course will give you a taster of what is involved in the very early stages of learning Latin and will offer you the opportunity to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs