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What is child-led research and why is it important?
Education & Development

What is child-led research and why is it important?

...think of a topic you want to explore, create a question you want to answer, decide how to get information to help you answer it, get the information, then analyse it and tell other people what you find out. Research led by children and young people is the process of learning about and doing research into something that is relevant to their own lives. There are many...
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...think. Philip Seargeant delves into the fascinating linguistics of expressing gratitude. ...This content is associated with The Open University's BA (Honours) English Language qualification. [Bright pink thank you note with yellow words in an orange envelope.] The practice of saying ‘thank you’ – of expressing gratitude to someone for an act of kindness – is a...
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...think critically about this in more detail. The document Defining global corporate citizenship gives two definitions to begin with. Click ‘view document’ below to download Defining global corporate citizenship View document...Teaching citizenship: work and the economy: 3 ‘Acts’ and ‘status’ citizenship - We aim at no less than a change in the political culture...
Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...think about environmental issues today. Visit the first article in this series here. Press play to hear Joe’s thoughts, or read the transcript below. Transcript Most population specialists now anticipate that human numbers will stabilise in the next couple of decades. They argue that a combination of economic development, and better access to healthcare and education,...
Left behind?
Society, Politics & Law

Left behind?

...think about it and forget the problems for the rest of the year seems, well, still the norm. Our world is designed for right-handed people. If you are left-handed you just have to fit in. Back in ancient history left-handedness was seen as a mark of the devil (in ancient illustrations the devil is depicted left-handed), an indicator of criminality and deviance, low...
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...think Machiavelli was referring to, and yes, sometimes you have to make choices which are way outside ordinary experience. Jon: But if you’re worried about your conscience, don’t be. Machiavelli has it covered. Tip 3 is that different standards of morality apply to the world of politics. Jane Griffiths MP: Politics is about power, and nobody should forget that it’s...
Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...think about study or work, we get feedback in all aspects of our lives. Think about the friend that comments on your new haircut, or the praise we might get from completing a task. All of this is feedback. However feedback often feels more formal in your studies or at work. Study I work with many neurodivergent students and have carried out research with colleagues to...
The Z Files: Jon Chase
Science, Maths & Technology

The Z Files: Jon Chase

...think it’s important for people to know about science. Science has made us understand so much about ourselves that we never knew before. Benjamin Zephaniah And where do you go to communicate this science? Jon Chase I actually go to schools, libraries, museums and sometimes to kids. Benjamin Zephaniah And of course you don’t just communicate in normal words you rap....