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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...Scotland, UK. The task of dealing with the waste continues. The end date for the entire process is given as 2022–25, that is about 30 years after the last reactor closed in 1994. You can learn more at the Dounreay decommissioning website (Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd, n.d.). Next week you’ll consider the decommissioning of reactors that have malfunctioned...Week 2:...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...Scotland, https://www.playscotland.org Figure 3: anetta/Shutterstock Figures 4 and 5: The Open University Figure 6: Katarinagondova | Dreamstime.com Figure 7: Air Images/Shutterstock Figure 9: Romeo Pj/Shutterstock Figure 10: olaser/iStock/Getty Images Figure 11: kate_sept2004/Getty Images Figure 12: Tommyandone | Dreamstime.com Figure 13: Radist/123RF Figure 14: Alinso |...
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...Scotland) Tel: 08454 242424, NI Direct (Northern Ireland) Tel: 0808 808 8000 or go to Accident and Emergency (A&E). Any educator addressing the climate crisis will need to have strategies for supporting their learners’ emotional responses to climate change, and for taking care of their own wellbeing. In this section of the course, you’ll consider the impact of climate...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...Scotland. These images show a 3000 million-year-old lunar mare basalt (NASA sample 12002) (left) and a 335 million-year-old terrestrial basalt from Scotland (right). ). Although the terrestrial basalt is one tenth of the age of the lunar basalt it has patches of rust throughout, following fractures and cavities. The mare basalt collected by Apollo 12 astronauts is...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so if you live in these areas you might need to widen your search appropriately. Activity 4 Identifying the responsibilities of government departments Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Table 5 lists possible areas that you might want to research about your sector. See if you can identify which government department would be best to...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Entrepreneuriaeth Gwledig yng Nghymru
Money & Business

Entrepreneuriaeth Gwledig yng Nghymru

...scotland-and-northern-ireland/ mid-2011-and-mid-2012/ stb---mid-2011---mid-2012-uk-population-estimates.html (Ar gael 21 Tachwedd 2013). Prahalad, C. and Hamel, G. (1990) ‘The core competence of the organisation’, Harvard Business Review, cyf. 90, tud. 79–93. Porter, M. (1985) Competitive Advantage, Efrog Newydd, The Free Press. Porter, M. (1998) ‘Clusters and the...
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...Scotland at the moment. And, of course, all those places have very different curricular approaches and different cultural contexts too. So I think what I'm trying to say is that a principled approach starting with principles is a very flexible way of working. And there's more information about the principles on our website. And those principles apply just as much to a...
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Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...Scotland, young people can vote in Scottish Parliament elections and be considered sufficiently informed and able to give consent to taking part in research without parental consent. In other countries that might be a lot younger still. Gatekeepers to research participants are likely to have provided written, formal permissions to approach potential participants in the...