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Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...leadership of Louis Essen, who had earlier made accurate measurements of the speed of light. It is now at the Science Museum in London. [This is a black-and-white photograph of two men examining the first practical atomic clock.] Figure 1 Louis Essen (right) and the first practical atomic clock With these clocks, physicists soon discovered that ‘atomic time’ is far...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...leadership through his involvement in the quest to establish a national penitentiary (what became Millbank Penitentiary). His design for what he termed the ‘Panopticon’ assumed that humans wanted to maximise their pleasure and minimise their pain. If prisoners believed that they were constantly under surveillance they would be motivated to regulate their own...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...leadership to help them really think about curriculum that can support learning of students so that students are learning more, but that can also support the mental health and well being of students right across their University. TAMSIN BOWERS-BROWN: So we focused right from the start on thinking about how the toolkit could support student learning and welleing. We wanted...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...leadership, staff knowledge of texts and readers, funding and ensuring quality book provision in attractive library spaces are all essential. It is also crucial to allocate ample time for this. With a clear understanding of the educational and wider social and emotional value of recreational reading, you will want to design your curriculum accordingly and allocate space...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...leadership and the latest news and updates from across the organisation. It provides links to other NCSC publications, and events and initiatives of the NCSC Krebs On Security Brian Krebs is an American journalist and investigative reporter. He is best known for his coverage of profit-seeking cybercriminals. His interest grew after a computer worm locked him out of his...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs