This section contains resources that support your learning of important policy issues, as well as gain knowledge and understanding of the policy context within which you will operate as a councillor in Scottish local government. This includes elements of how the legal system in Scotland and how the Scottish Parliament operates.
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The Scottish Parliament and Law Making
This free course, The Scottish Parliament and law making, explores the law making powers of the Scottish Parliament and examines its place in the UK’s constitution.
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Legal skills and debates in Scotland
This free course, Legal skills and debates in Scotland, explores the role, function and purpose of the courts in Scotland and their relationship with the law.
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Understanding economic inequality
This free course, Understanding economic inequality, explores the causes of economic inequality in modern times and its consequences for success for the economy.
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Who counts as a refugee?
This free course, Who counts as a refugee?, explores how changing social policy and terminology help to shape, and are shaped by, the experiences of people seeking asylum in the UK.
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