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Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette
Society, Politics & Law

Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette

...economists’ code for the higher pay which voters – and the Chancellor’s party – expect to gain when Brexit uncertainty settles. If that promise secures the government’s re-election by 2020, Ed Balls could well claim to be the ghostwriter denied a royalty. [The Conversation]This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Child spirituality
Education & Development

Child spirituality

...code, or practices connected with food or dress or festivals. Much of this practice will be positive for a child, giving meaning to births, coming of age, marriages or deaths in the family. Many people turn to religious beliefs and rituals to help them through times of stress or to celebrate a transition. Children who belong to faith communities need to have such...
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Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...simple pictogram is often used to describe the cloud cover...Watching the weather: 1.2 Weather observations - There is a lot more to taking useful meteorological data than simply reading a handy thermometer. For a start, the measurement instruments must be 'calibrated' and they should be used in specified ways. Calibration is performed to try to ensure that each...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...simple definitions for either systems thinking or systems practice. It’s difficult to find definitions that capture all the perspectives that the ideas carry for people who think of themselves as systems thinkers and systems practitioners. Most systems practitioners seem to experience the same kind of difficulty in explaining what they do or what it means to be systemic...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...simple conclusions from it. Moving around the course The easiest way to navigate around the course is through the ‘My course progress’ page. You can get back there at any time by clicking on ‘Back to course’ in the menu bar. It’s also good practice, if you access a link from within a course page (including links to the quizzes), to open it in a new window or...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...simple outline, it runs like this: (7a) The detail of the world’s design shows that there is a God. This is the classic argument from design. It is sometimes also called the argument for design, or teleological argument (from ‘teleology’, the study of design or purpose in nature). Another ‘way the world is’ is this: it exists! Many theists have argued: (7b) The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...codes of practice/conduct that all registered social workers have to adhere to. In Wales, for example, social care workers must ensure their practice is informed by the National Occupational Standards for social work and underpinned by Social Care Wales’ Codes of Professional Practice To begin with, it is helpful to look at what ‘values’ are, where they come from,...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...simple one. How can it benefit humanity? How we answer that question will determine how successful we are in this next chapter in the evolution of the internet. Learn more about the IoE at Cisco’s IoE website...Session 1: What is the IoE?: 1.3 Globally connected - The reality is that we are all globally connected. For many of us, our friends on social media no longer...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs