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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...Scotland, the system is different. Most children will be around 15 when they take National exams. They can choose to stay in secondary school for two more years to take exams for Higher qualifications – which they’ll need to apply for university – and Advanced Highers – equivalent to the first year of university and used for applying to enter the second year of...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...Scotland, 2018). The video below explores the role of a performance lifestyle advisor. ANDY FARROW: My name is Andy Farrow. I'm the performance lifestyle advisor here at the VIS. We use a method of positive psychology. And looking at all the different facets of an individual and how we can ensure that they flourish in various aspects of their life. TAYLA HONEY: I've...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...Scotland and Ireland too (Figure 12). [Large text that reads: Choose to live better] Figure 12 Healthy eating campaign for Scotland (Eat better feel better, 2018) [Described image] Figure 13 Healthy eating campaign for Ireland (Choose to live better, 2018)...Week 6: What do people eat?: 3 Vegetarian and vegan diets - Does the Eatwell Guide help people who follow a...
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...Scotland, the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) independently investigates incidents involving the police. In Northern Ireland, The Police Ombudsman handles complaints about the police’s conduct. Complaints through professional and oversight bodies will involve a process like the one in Activity 2 earlier. As a leader, you can lodge a formal complaint...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...Scotland, the establishment of the Professional Academy for Teachers in Egypt, the national schemes of PD in India, etc. Alongside this comes the rise of peer-to-peer PD, of which resource sharing is a part. This is fostered by the democratising actions of technology-enabled social media whereby Twitter and other online networks are tools of PD as well as for...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...Scotland recently where a fee-paying, high-achieving private school banned homework for everyone under the age of 13, and the high-achieving parents freaked out and said, "What are you -- you know, our kids will fall" -- the headmaster said, "No, no, your children need to slow down at the end of the day." And just this last month, the exam results came in, and in math,...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...Scotland. Man (vox pop) We’ve really rediscovered our national identity, and there’s a feeling that, you know, the best is still to come. Susan Denyer It’s not enough to say, ‘well, this is a place associated with some strong ideas that have had worldwide influence’. In terms of World Heritage what one has to be able to demonstrate is how the site manifests...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...Scotland, Northern Ireland and England), and regionally within these nations, will be very different. Within Wales, the rural challenges of Pembrokeshire, for example, will be very different to those experienced in Conwy, andeven within Pembrokeshire, between Narberth and St. Dogmaels. New findings, released by the ONS, show that Wales continues to have many of the most...
Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs