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Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...Scotland, Land Transactions Tax in Wales and similar taxes in other countries), and valuation and legal fees. There may also be a fee for arranging a mortgage that can either be paid upfront or added to the loan. Taken together, these additional costs can be substantial – for example, equivalent to another 5 to 15% of the value of the property, so must be estimated and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...Scotland on Sunday, 2001) The Turner Prize's potential to stimulate debate, engage and provoke is one of the reasons why we have chosen to focus on it. We will continue by exploring some reactions prompted by the Turner Prize. The Tate Gallery, which hosts the Turner Prize exhibition, encourages the general public to record their comments on the nominated art works both...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...Scotland. You can get a fuller picture of how these components contribute to their definition of sustainability by drawing on the plentiful web resources produced by what used to be called communes, but are now sometimes referred to as ‘intentional communities’. Of course, Findhorn is a very special place, although there are others like it, and it is not easy to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...Scotland. Select the answer for Question 1e here It is illegal to jump the queue in the London Underground ticket hall. True False a. True b. False The correct answer is a. Discussion Under the Transport for London Railway Bye-Laws, Bye-Law 1, any person directed to queue by an authorised person or a sign must join the end of the queue and obey reasonable instructions by...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...Scotland and has been promoted by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) for a number of years. For example, see the IRISS publication Using an assets approach for positive mental health and well-being. This type of approach helps to encourage people to become more independent by gradually withdrawing support once the carer can see the person...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...Scotland, or colonial imposition of western farming and land management practices in Africa, the Americas, Australia and India have all resulted in marked and often detrimental changes to human–environment relationships. Activity 4 Environmental management timelines Search for a few environmental management timelines on the internet. To help you get started, there is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...Scotland Since 1999 Scotland has had some discretion in respect of taxes and now has an increasingly different income tax structure. The tax rates are presently as follows: income between £12,571 and £15, 397 is taxed at 19% (i.e. starter rate) income between £15,398 and £27,491 is taxed at 20% (i.e. basic rate) income between £27,492 and £43,662 is taxed at 21%...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...Scotland (Public domain https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/4700232268. Figure 2 Photograph: Horace Nicolls (Public domain) Figure 3 Poem by Wilfrid Owen and Photograph in Public domain https://archive.org/details/poemsowenwil00owenrich Figure 4 This item is from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); ©...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs