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Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...Scotland and Wales showed a huge increase in the use of the internet and social media since their first annual report. These were the key findings: 87% of all adults used the internet daily or almost every day in 2019. 93% of households had access to the internet in 2019. This was an increase of 23 percentage points in the last decade. Of those households who did not have...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland – and in the near future England, too. The UK government is expected to amend this policy to include an exemption for new, innovative biodegradable carrier bags, which is where our research at The Open University comes in where we develop biodegradable polymer films, such as this one here. Here at The Open University, we’re...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...Scotland: Robert Gordon University...Session 6: Building reading communities in school: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Lucy Rodriguez Leon, Teresa Cremin, Helen Hendry and Sarah-Jane Mukherjee. It was first published in January 2022. With special thanks to staff and students at Elmhurst Primary School, London; St. Matthew's C of E Primary School,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...Scotland a Coordinated Support Plan (CSP), or in Wales or Northern Ireland a statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN). These are legal documents drawn up by the local authority to specify the additional support needs of the child, objectives for them to achieve and the help that they need in order to achieve those objectives. However, some parents report a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...Scotland – Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (Gov.SCOTLAND, n.d.) Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, n.d.)...Hybrid working: Planning for the future: 1.2 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 - In the UK, the most developed...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...Scotland’s National Wellbeing Hub (no date), then spend some time reflecting on the following questions: Have you tried any of the suggestions in the article? If so, how successful were they? What sort of response did they elicit? To what extent do you feel responsible for supporting your colleagues’ wellbeing at work? What other actions, ideas, approaches and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...Scotland, Monday), but it is always worth checking! ‘I’ always needs a capital letter, wherever it appears in the sentence. Abbreviations – such as the OU, the BBC, the UK – also need capitals. Finally, the best guideline to go by is that if you are unsure don’t use them. Follow the rules above and you should be accurate most of the time. Too many capitals...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...Scotland. In 1871 he agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to become the first Professor of Experimental Physics in the University of Cambridge. He died, from cancer, at the early age of 47, but by that time he had already made fundamental contributions to the theory of gases, the study of heat and thermodynamics, and, above all, to electromagnetism. He recast the discoveries of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs