This extremely topical and updated second edition of Assessment of Prior Learning: A Practitioners Guide focuses on the methods of correctly documenting and comprehensively assessing evidence of prior learning at institutions, outside formal education or training or via previous careers which enables students to gain credits on an academic course of study. Fully in-line with the updated Nursing and Midwifery Councils standards, this accessible text provides a wealth of activities to promote reflective study, fully customisable diary and assessment records and new contributors providing an insight to Assessment of Prior Leaning from a wider international context.

"Amazing & Extraordinary Facts about Kings and Queens" unearths a wealth of fascinating truths about British monarchs from pre-Roman times to the present day. Discover revealing stories about the lives and personalities of each monarch and how they have shaped history. Tales of wickedness, greed, adultery and madness make this guide to Britain's kings and queens utterly compelling. "The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series" presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects make them the perfect books to dip in to.

"Ghosts" unearths a wealth of fascinating tales about ghosts past and present. Discover trivia about historical ghostly happenings such as the Mary Celeste, as well as hauntings on film sets and the stage. The "Amazing and Extraordinary" facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure. Brief, accessible and entertaining .

A fascinating collection of first-hand accounts of life in the time of Jane Austen (1775-1817), showing how social standing and etiquette were prime considerations of the period. This title reveals the stark contrast that existed in every aspect of domestic and public life, including the gulfs between rich and poor, 'upstairs' and 'downstairs', and the lives of men and women. The 'voices' come from Jane Austen's novels, letters, biographies and memoirs, including previously unpublished material held by The Jane Austen Society, The British Library, Hampshire Record Office and Kent County Archives.

Based upon a study of NVQ assessors working within the nursing home sector, this book meets the requirements of the new Occupational Standards for NVQ assessors and provides practical advice on how to achieve the NVQ Assessors Award. It is primarily aimed at individuals working in the health care sector, but care workers who are working in social care, child care, education, and the criminal justice field should also find parts of the book relevant. Nurse teachers in Schools of Nursing which have implemented competence-based approaches towards Project 2000 programmes should also find the book useful. It covers the following topics: generating the required performance evidence accrediting prior learning and experience planning and maximizing assessments generating the required knowledge evidence and devising a portfolio of evidence. A series of study exercises leads the reader through critical activities which may be recorded as evidence towards Units D32/D33. A mechanism for recording this is provided together with advice on study skills, further reading, and the continued update of Assessors.