Educational Wii Games
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Big Brain Academy (Wii) £13.56 Flexing your brain can be loads of fun, so enrol in a Wii education at Big Brain Academy for Wii! Putting your grey matter to the test with a variety of fun mental exercises in five different categories, Big Brain Academy for Wii was designed to be enjoyable for players of all ages and experience levels. Thanks to the easy to use Wii Remote, it’s simplicity itself to control the game and take o… |
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Smartypants (Wii) £22.98 It`s Anybody`s Game! 20,000 questions in multiple categories are filtered according to age, giving every player an equal shot at being the ultimate Smarty Pants. Raise Your Hands and Dance! From cranking the spinner and dancing to the intuitive gesture of raising your hand, Smarty Pants features userfriendly controls. Use 1-4 Wii Remotes- no nunchuck required! The Fun Never Ends! Take on your fri… |
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Junior Brain Trainer 2 (Nintendo DS) £9.98 Back with new exercises and puzzles, Junior Brain Trainer 2 puts young minds to the ultimate test with a collection of over 130 new mind-boggling puzzles and activities and 11 new mini-games. Complete 5 activities each day and unlock games, quizzes and puzzles, all designed to improve memory, spelling, reading, logic and problem solving skills! Choose from 2 game modes: Progressive where you … |
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Trivial Pursuit Bet You Know It Game £8.59 … |
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LeapFrog ClickStart My First Computer (Green) £39.14 … |
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VTech VSmile Motion Learning Console £49.99 … |
Qualified Plumbers can Combat Climate Change by Martin Hofschroer
Improving water efficiency is one way that qualified plumbers can play a key role in Britain’s fight against climate change.
NGO Waterwise has launched its own White Paper which sets out how the coalition government can reduce the nation’s carbon footprint and combat emerging environmental problems by wasting less water.
Proposals incorporated in the White Paper include the installation of showers in social housing refurbishment and new build homes and a toilet scrappage scheme to help homeowners invest in more water efficient lavatories.
Thousands of plumbers, who have passed approved and accredited plumbing courses, will be required to implement this work if the coalition government adopts Waterwise’s proposals.
Nicci Russell, Waterwise Policy Director, said: “Water efficiency will be needed to make sure less water goes further – at the same time cutting carbon emissions, household and private and public sector bills, developing green jobs and making homes more sustainable.”
Waterwise has called on the government to help drive more homeowners to install energy efficient appliances, which could result in more plumbers having to take green energy courses in order to meet consumer demand.
The coalition government should use green financial products such as green mortgages and a renewed Energy Performance Certificate to encourage water and energy efficiency measures in homes.
Blane Judd, chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), welcomed the White Paper and emphasised how important qualified plumbers were to realising Waterwise’s goals.
He said: “It is vitally important that consumers understand the need to use competent plumbing and heating professionals who have the training, knowledge and skills required to specify appropriate products and then carry the installation correctly and safely to make these changes happen.”
Mr Judd went onto say that homeowners should use the services of a qualified plumber as they can help advise on how to improve energy efficiency within a property.
People looking to become a plumber will have to learn the trade at private training centres as many colleges are cutting their plumbing courses because of government cutbacks.
Peter Nangle, vice-principal for learning and achievement at Calderdale College, told the Halifax and Calderdale Evening Courier: “There is provision elsewhere with private training providers.”
It is important that potential plumbers learn with training centres that have been accredited and approved by recognised industry organisations.
The NVQ 6129 level 2 course in plumbing is the first step on the road to becoming a fully qualified plumber and it will allow progression onto the NVQ level 3.
About the Author
Able Skills provide training through green energy courses, plumbing courses and electrical courses and much more. Able Skills have opened an Energy Saving Training Centre to provide approved training on the installation of energy efficient forms of heating and lighting.
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