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Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...think of a house being heated solely by some form of heating system, in practice it is likely to be warmed by energy from three sources: the heating system ‘free heat’ gains − from occupants, lights, appliances and from hot water use passive solar gains from solar energy penetrating the windows. In a really low-energy house design, free heat and solar gains may...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?
History & The Arts

What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?

...think John Mullan in How Novels Work makes a very interesting point about this which is that in a way if you do pile in the bibliographies the, you know, the historical notes, the further reading and… and all the rest of it, that’s sort of apologetic. You’re confessing to a sort of lesser status, you’re explaining yourself, and, on the whole, I’m on his side....
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Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...think that often it feels like everyone expects us to be destroying society and contributing negatively, rather than positively. So for example, things like the London riots that happened a couple of years back; that did not do wonders at all for the reputation of young people. I would say that in terms of which groups of young people in society are more able to make a...
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Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...think of their driving as safe, but most drivers have performed an overtaking or other manoeuvre which, in retrospect, would be considered ‘risky’. This section investigates how engineers can identify, assess and manage risks, and looks at what part they play in this process...Assessing risk in engineering, work and life: 1.1 Engineers and risk - The role of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...think about what can be discovered in research literature about different practices and about different benefits to young children. To begin with, take a few minutes to listen to the following audio in which Joanne Josephidou, Session 1 author, introduces the content. JOANNE JOSEPHIDOU: Approximately, 385,000 babies are born every single day. Each will have their own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...systems describe the difference between direct and external modulation of a laser describe the difference in structure and performance of step-index multimode, graded-index multimode and single-mode optical fibres draw up a power budget for an optical-fibre communication link and use it to estimate the maximum link distance...Digital communications: 1.1 Uses of optical...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...think about other planets, such as Mars, we know that right now, there’s not a lot of water on the Martian surface. We know water used to flow on Mars, because it has the remains of river deltas and lakes. The question is, where did it all go? Was it lost to the atmosphere or is it now under the surface? That’s where I come in, modelling what might be happening in the...
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Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...system and families’ expectations In recent years, the shifting landscape of home education (Jolly and Matthews, 2020), has witnessed a notable increase in the number of ‘accidental home educators’ (English, 2021), warranting additional attention. Many families are opting for home education not for a deliberate choice, but as the ‘last resort option’, especially...
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