Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Travel & Tourism specification*. Covers all core and mandatory units and a wide selection of optional units. (Units 1-10 in the Student Book and Units 11-13 on the Pearson website.) Each unit of the Student Book is presented in topics to ensure the content is accessible and engaging for learners. Covers of all the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed at level 2 to ensure that learners are fully prepared for this course. Activities in each unit provide support and clear direction for learners and can be used in the classroom or for independent work. New Assessment Zone guides learners through both internal and external assessment. Practice assignments and assessment guidance help learners to achieve their potential in internally assessed units. We can confirm that Units 11-13 are now available online to everyone who purchases the Student Book. * From 2012, Pearson's BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development, so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010 specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification. There are different Student Books to support each specification. If learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.

Resources designed to support learners of the 2010 BTEC Level 2 First in Travel & Tourism specification*. Covers three mandatory and ten optional units, providing the breadth to cover the full diploma. WorkSpace case studies takes learners into the real world of work, showing them how they can apply their knowledge in a real-life context. * From 2012, Pearson's BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development, so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010 specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification. There are different Student Books to support each specification. If learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.

Southend has had more than a dozen hospitals in its history and in this book the authors have produced a lively narrative, full of human and medical interest, enlivened by extracts from the diaries of a former doctor and nurses that throw light on hospital life. There are also biographical sketches of more than 100 individuals who have played prominent roles as consultants, nurses and administrators. It plots the development of clinical and non-clinical services and the work of nurses, organisations providing an insight into the state of medicine in earlier years.