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Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...law of conservation of energy, but the maximum COP is limited by the laws of thermodynamics. It is possible to have a high COP if the temperature difference through which the heat is raised is small, but the value may drop significantly if the temperature difference is large. This may be particularly true where domestic hot water has to be heated to 60 ºC in midwinter....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...laws governing the whole of the United Kingdom (which included Ireland) were made in the 1800s. Some important features in common with the Parliament of 1823 stand out: all the MPs were men; they were also gentlemen who did not need a salary; there were much fewer of them than there are today. Why was legislation passed for England and Wales and not for Scotland and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...laws. This is a wide range of services that Shelter is involved with. And these different services are so broad and so extensive that we need to source many different sources of money, some from government, some from donations, some from companies who are involved in similar kinds of activities. So we have to draw together a lot of resources to deliver a lot of services...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...Law School; NIHR National Institute for Care and Health Research. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...laws or punishments to keep them in check. There was no need to plough the land or farm animals because the earth simply gave up food of its own free will. Fragment 6 Zeus sent an enormous flood covering the whole of the earth. All mortals were killed as punishment for having gone to war with the gods. Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha were the only humans left alive,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...law on how care and treatment is offered, with provision for individuals to be sectioned if necessary. This means they can be made to accept treatment against their will in some carefully regulated circumstances. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is used to ensure that vulnerable people, particularly older people who are unable to govern their own affairs, are not exploited or...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...law. (Georg Simon Ohm, 1789–1854, was the German physicist who first described this relationship.) [The formula triangle for Ohm's law] Figure 13 The formula triangle for Ohm's law...IT: Information: 4.4.2 Battery parameters - Now that we have covered some background on electricity, I will return to discussing batteries. Activity 19 What do you think would be the...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...law requires of teachers when children are in their care. This means that teaching assistants must be guided and supported by teachers, not only in terms of their curriculum-support practice but also in key areas of work such as health and safety and child protection. The great majority of teachers recognise the part that this extra work plays in the provision of a future...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs