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Explore articles and advice on wildlife and related topics; and extracts from ebooks written and published by ACS Distance Education.
The headless chicken that lives in the sea or the fish with the transparent brain.
 
DIstance Learning does not always mean being stuck on your computer. 
 
Did you know insects and plants love ivy? It may have a bad reputation, but actually it's a safe harbour and food source for many creatures.
 

The UK Government recently announced that they are cutting funding for over 5000 further education courses due to poor attendance numbers. You could think that these courses are being cut because they are niche courses, but they include courses such as hair dressing, agriculture, horticulture, performing arts, cooking and horse care. In the modern world, we still need the people who are able to grow our crops and tend to our plants. We still need people who are knowledgeable about animals and their care.

 
As another private college goes bust in the UK, the lecturers union blame the “marketisation of education” and warned that funding is a free for all amongst private providers. However, ACS Distance Education Principal, John Mason, warns that the problems in education are far more complex than that.