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Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...Scotland) Act 1857, required each county to build an asylum. The rationale for this was that this would provide better care for people with mental health problems than the ad hoc and unregulated provision of madhouses and workhouses. The asylum era (in which care was provided in large mental hospitals, often located in rural areas with their own water supplies, farms,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...Scotland and Northern Ireland may also be found in Social Trends). Activity 5 Examine the statistical Tables below and try to note down: For Table 2 what is the overall change from 1945 to 2000; and what are the key moments of growth over the period from 1945 to 2000? For Tables 3 and 4 what is the overall change in recorded crimes? Table 2: Recorded crime, 1945–2000...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...Scotland. Licensed under under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/43461/sustainable-travel.png Figure 9: © Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons via CartoonStock.com Figure 10: Redrawn slightly from Epec engineered technologies https://www.epectec.com/batteries/cell-comparison.html Figure 11: Courtesy of Toyota (GB) plc. Figure 12: © Sjo / Getty...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...Scotland, Wales’, Manchester, University of Manchester. Baxter, C., Poonia, K., Ward, L. and Nadirshaw, Z. (1990) Double Discrimination: Issues and Services for People with Learning Difficulties from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, London, King’s Fund Centre. Bentall, R.P. (1992) ‘A proposal to classify happiness as a psychiatric disorder’, Journal of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...Scotland and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland. Reproduced under the terms of the OGL, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence © Crown Copyright Figure 2 Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M. Roberts, K. and Watson, J.D. (1994) Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Publishing Inc.; Figure 4 Mauro Jermariello/Science Photo Library; Figure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...Scotland for over 30 years. She still speaks Italian with her family and friends back home, and often spends her holiday in Italy, but doesn’t do much else to keep up her Italian. She has occasionally helped in her husband’s company, translating emails and invoices, and interpreting when Italian clients have visited. She never studied English formally, and although...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
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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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
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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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs