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The Silver Bridge Disaster: Eyebars in suspension
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Eyebars in suspension

...system using a series of vertical hangers. These hangers are also in tension. The bridge should be designed so that the degradation of any one tension element of the structure doesn’t immediately lead to collapse. Nowadays, suspension bridges use cables spun from many individual wires but, in fact, the suspension chains in the Hi Carpenter and Silver bridges were formed...
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Video 5 mins
How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English
Languages

How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English

...systems, which allow an infinite number of words to be written from finite means (the 26 letters of the English alphabet, for example), there are a limited number of emoji ‘words’. This means that if you want to express anything that falls outside the current range, you need to adapt or combine the resources available to you in the best way you can. It’s this that...
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Article 20 mins
Child spirituality
Education & Development

Child spirituality

...think about each child in the context of their particular family and community. This helps practitioners to assess what appears to be universal to children, to understand individual differences, the relationship of behaviour to context, the influence of neighbourhood, cultural background, social and economic situations. A holistic approach to children’s needs balances...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...systems around travel? You might think about cultures and systems within your institution, your local community or the global community. 4. How could you encourage the learners in your context in taking their own individual actions and developing their own ‘carbon handprint’?...Session 1: Preparing to teach the climate emergency: 4 Summary - In Session 1 you’ve...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...systems. And the demands of these systems can lead to assessment which is inherently unmusical. For me it is important then that music teachers understand what assessment in music education is for and how it is best carried out in the classroom. Music teachers need to make the case for approaches to assessment in music that support young people’s musical development and...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...think when they see them, they’re so majestic. They’re like sculpture. And I think that, hopefully, it’s reassured a lot more people. [MUSIC PLAYING] BOY: Yeah. LIZ DALE Now, are you ready to play with the kite? [MUSIC PLAYING] MIKE BLANCH The wind farm generates about 12 gigawatt hours a year, which equates with income of about a million pounds a year. And that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Unlikely Leaders
Money & Business

Unlikely Leaders

...think of a leader? Is the customary vision of the powerful politician or business leader still entirely relevant today? In these recent times of massive political and economic upheaval, it appears that society’s faith in its traditional leaders is at its lowest ebb: for many they're no longer a source of support or trust, and as a result people have started looking...
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Video 58 mins
Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...think to have the right culture you need a mix of males and females, and you need people from different backgrounds. An athlete needs to see someone who looks like them - whether it’s colour, sex or gender. That’s always a good starting point. (Paula Dunn, first women and black women Paralympics head coach) [women playing volleyball] We’re at the stage where we have...
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