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Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...sustainable for the foreseeable future. There may also be cost, staffing and accommodation issues which have to be resolved at local level. For information, contact your local education service, the Gaelic parental association Comann nam Pàrant or Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Gaelic Learners in the Primary School (GLPS) This is a national scheme which provides training for...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...sustain much hope of a comic denouement, and Webster’s language steadily reminds us that in this play love and death are inextricable...John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi: Act 2: discovery - Nine months elapse between Acts 1 and 2, and the bulk of the second act is taken up with Bosola’s attempt to determine whether or not the Duchess is pregnant. On this level, the...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...Sustainable Development: Interpreting the UNCRC for Future Generations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Phoenix, A. Boddy, J. Walker, C and Vennam, U. (2017) Environment in the Lives of Children and Families: Perspectives from India and the UK. Bristol: Policy Press Thunberg, G. (2019) No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. London: Penguin...Climate justice for...
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. For more information, go to www.imf.org/ external/ about.htm. Treasury bills can be considered to be the safest investments available on the international capital markets, given the credit-worthiness of (most) governments, their short-term nature and the fact that they can be easily bought and sold. As you...
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...sustain our modern economies and enable us to enjoy more pleasant work...Employee engagement: 3 The contemporary emphasis on employee engagement - It is perhaps in recognition of changes in people’s work and the growing emphasis on the delivery of ‘services’ that the idea that senior strategic management should pay serious attention to employee engagement is...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...sustainability, social responsibility and regulation that all create new challenges. So the first step is to identify these challenges. The second step is to prioritise which ones to deal with...Leadership challenges in turbulent times: 1.2 Step 2: Prioritising leadership challenges - As you saw in the previous section, the first step can lead to a long list of complex...
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...sustained period of time. And I think, often, that lack of attention to discipline is where a lot of us fall down. Absolutely not. And to me, some of the greatest change leaders have been people at all levels within the organisation. And I think it's a critical point to make that, actually, when you get into your process of change, you absolutely have to have people...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...sustained interest, commitment and self-discipline. As I mentioned earlier, increasingly people all over Europe are realizing that education and learning are lifelong processes, much too valuable to belong only to the young. The oldest Open University graduate is 92. More and more mature students are entering Higher Education. In 1971, the first 24 000 Open University...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs