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Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...energy supplies, but less worthy with respect to piloting a plane in a crisis situation, or in persuading your child not to harm the neighbour’s pet dog. The aim of Activities 3 and 4 is to illustrate the relationship between a perceived problem situation and the means of making change. The identified problem situation is paramount because it leads on to deciding who...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...energies of others, have strength of character, yet remain flexible in attitude and be willing to learn new techniques and new skills. (McCall and Lawlor, 2000, cited in Jones and Pound, 2008, p. 1) If you do not already have responsibility for aspects of the provision in your setting, as you become more competent, knowledgeable and experienced as a practitioner, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...energy meters, to ensure they are safe from hackers’ (Loeb, 2017). This indicates that the government had already become aware of the need to prevent unsecured computing devices from connecting to the internet. Another lesson to learn is to properly protect your own network by, for example, checking that a firewall has been correctly installed and set up, being vigilant...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...energy is characteristic Wilberforce came into Parliament at a time of considerable political turmoil. Eighteenth-century affiliations were fluid in comparison to the modern party system. The labels ‘Whig’ and ‘Tory’ had first emerged in the religious and constitutional conflicts of the late seventeenth century, but had changed their meaning during the course of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...energy, anxiety) or few (calm)? colour Are colours warm or cool? (Suggesting feelings, relationships) Bright or dark? (Suggesting feelings of fear or optimism, sadness or happiness) According to Moebius, these features have the potential to convey specific meanings, due to the cultural associations that they have, at least for Western readers. In the next activity you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding your customers
Money & Business

Understanding your customers

...energy to acquire. In short, marketing is really all about understanding customers. Activity 1 Marketing definition and development Timing: Allow 60 minutes for this activity Select the answer for Question 1a here Here’s a short document from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a UK-based organisation with international influence on the way marketing is practiced and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...energy devoted to debating the relative importance of different perspectives, and some of that’s very healthy and helpful and sometimes maybe it’s not so helpful. We’re trying to sort of communicate that we think all of these perspectives are important and useful and we should engage with them all – an acknowledgement that we still need to be very open. Our...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...energy producers and hurt companies that have close links with the energy sector. Everyone is saying this prolonged slide in oil prices should help economic growth, but investors are starting to worry that the depth of this downturn from more than $110 per barrel to $50 per barrel is fuelling a lot of concern that it might be a sign of a weaker global economy. MALE...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs