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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...de vivre when speaking English – in both cases invoking images of French culture to enhance the meaning of what is being communicated. Other loanwords, however, become completely naturalised, until speakers of the language no longer notice their ‘foreignness’ at all. Below is a short selection of words of foreign origin which are in use in modern-day English. As you...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...De Spectaculis (‘On the Spectacles’), written to commemorate the inaugural gladiatorial games which were held in the amphitheatre over a period of 100 days in 80 CE. Martial’s poetry was often overtly flattering to his imperial patrons, as the celebratory tone of the opening poem in the collection makes clear: Let savage Memphis speak not of the Wonders that are her...
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing (especially the wellbeing audit section)...Session 5: Looking after yourself: 2 Summary of Session 5 - Even if you do not feel that all of what Gail has to say about looking after yourself is relevant to you at the moment, it is worth adding points they make to your ‘Tips’ for future reference. It’s also worth making a note of the...
School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...Class Licence Number C01W0000065 with the permission of the Controller if HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland (Various extracts) Davies, B. and Ellison, L. (1999) Strategic Direction and Development of the School, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Handy, C (1995) ‘The Sigmoid Curve’, The Empty Raincoat: Making sense of the Future, Arrow Books, Random House Photo,...
Key historic LGBTQI+ figures
Education & Development

Key historic LGBTQI+ figures

...class and race. She was born in Philadelphia and at age 16 left for New York City. Her big career break came when she became the main performer at Harry Hansberry’s Clam House, which was a popular gay speakeasy in Harlem. She made sure to openly include sexuality in her act with her songs, moves and attire. She was well known for performing in traditionally male...
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation 3 An interview transcript 4 Examination scores for a class of children 5 A clay model made by a vulnerable young person in a therapeutic session 6 Numerical responses to a survey 7 An anonymised child’s drawing 8 A youth worker’s audio reflection of their day at work 9 Performance management data on an employee 10 Frequency records of how many times an activity was carried out per day ......
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...class Don Hello Lyn, it's Don from VEST. How are you? All right? Maria Williams Hello. Lyn Smith Hiya. How are you? Nice to see you, Don Don And you, sweetheart. And you. Lyn Smith Yeah, I haven't seen you for a while. Don A couple of weeks. Lyn Smith Yeah. Don They're keeping us apart. Lyn Smith Yeah, that's it, because we have such a laugh when we're together. Don...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...class, economics and family. The ‘structure–agency’ debate has dominated discussions in sociology since the 1970s, particularly in relation to the capacity of individuals and groups (‘collective agency’) to change the context (or social structures) within which they exist. Moving beyond those oppositional views, Anthony Giddens (1984) argued that individuals...