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Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned
Society, Politics & Law

Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned

...variables after the global financial crisis and the pandemic. Austerity policies after the global financial crisis left a lasting negative impact on the trajectory of important economic variables. Dr Ilori argues that expansionary fiscal policies following the pandemic-shock are an indication of the lessons learned from the global financial crisis – that contractionary...
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Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...classes demonstrate an awareness of the inequalities of services – in terms of both quality of care and access to different services – open to different social groups and classes assess the significance of the roles of central and local governments, the private sector and voluntary associations in providing medical services understand the concept of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The Language of Comedy
Languages

The Language of Comedy

...Class with Charlie Higson How is social class used as a topic for comedy, and what part do social dialects play in the generation of humour? Innuendo with David McGilivray How comedians exploit the ambiguities of language in the production of innuendo and similar forms of language play. Cross Cultural Humour with Henning Wehn How comedians play with cultural stereotypes...
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Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...de Deletreo en Español] Fifth-grader Mariana Moya-Rubiano from Thomas Harrison Middle School, Harrisburg, Virginia, correctly spells her first word in the competition. 27 students competed %u2014 accents, tildes and all %u2014 in the bee this year. It is sixth grader Jybr Reynoso Hidrogos’ second time competing. He made the top five last year, but fell short of a...
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Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms
Education & Development

Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms

...class discussions, and the app was used on iPads, by students, during group discussions and during an exciting outdoor activity in the school grounds. This was done to answer two research questions: ‘What are young people’s experiences of using Talk Factory across indoor and outdoor spaces?’ ‘How can young people be facilitated to share their Talk Factory...
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More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...variables. In other words, it shows how one thing varies by comparison to another. For example, a distance-time graph shows distance varying against the time of day, or the start time of a journey. The distance increases when a vehicle is moving but remains the same when the vehicle is stationary...More working with charts, graphs and tables: 4.1.2 When is a line graph...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet
Science, Maths & Technology

Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet

...classed as a planet? There may seem no obvious reason why not. After all, the Earth is only 0.3% the mass of Jupiter. Planets clearly span a wide range of masses. But the main reasons why delegates to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted to demote Pluto from planet status are not based primarily on mass or size. Pluto is one of many Since the 1990s, many other...
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Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation
Society, Politics & Law

Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation

...variables such as gender, race, sexuality, disability and class. The outcome of this understanding is that practitioners and organisations create a supportive and understanding environment that empowers individuals to thrive. The principles of TI practice include safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment. These principles, that in ways align with...
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