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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...maths? No problem!’. If you’re further away from the Prime Meridian, then the local time zone can be used, as long as 15º (the amount the Earth turns in one hour) east or west are added for every 60 minutes that the time zone is ahead of, or behind, GMT, respectively. The Prime Meridian The Prime Meridian is the imaginary line running between the North and South...
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Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...maths literacy courses, and then on to HLTA. I also just recently finished my course on PSHE and got a certificate from the university for that. And I enjoy my job very much. I think the more courses you go on and the more qualifications you get on, I think it helps you to enhance and help children with their learning abilities, as well as my own learning abilities. JEAN...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...maths behind this is quite simple – it comes down to a comparison between the mortgage rate and interest rate you could get if, instead of overpaying, you placed the money into a savings account. If the mortgage rate is higher than what you can get on a savings product the answer appears to be a ‘no brainer’: pay down the mortgage rather than save the money. There...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...math is on Trump’s side With the Nevada GOP caucuses on Tuesday and the key southern primaries following one week later, Trump is well-positioned to take an insurmountable lead in the delegate race. The reason is because of a quirk in the GOP delegate rules. As Nate Cohn of The New York Times recently pointed out, the GOP’s complex delegate award process makes it...
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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...maths (ECW, 2024; UN, 2017). Across crisis-affected regions, Catch-Up Programmes (CUPs) are life-pathways for children whose education has been interrupted by conflict, climate shocks or displacement. Academic recovery alone is not enough. To thrive, children must also rebuild their confidence, reconnect socially, and develop the resilience and agency to keep learning in...
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Rheoli amser ac astudio
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheoli amser ac astudio

...math symlaf o drefn: Y Rhestr Wneud. Mewn byd ble mae technoleg wastad ar flaenau ein bysedd, mae apiau am ddim fel Trello a Remember the Milk, neu apiau mae’n rhaid talu amdanynt fel Evernote, yn gallu helpu i reoli ein rhestri gwneud a blaenoriaethu tasgau. Drwy gael rhestri gwneud a meddwl am effaith pob tasg, gall hyn wella eich sgiliau rheoli amser gam ymhellach...
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W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...maths classes. As we wrestle with ‘fake news’, thinking about the ways we tell our stories and present factual information are increasingly important. Du Bois still has much to teach us here. References Auerbach, Erich (2003 [1953]) Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. Trans. Willard Trask. Princeton: Princeton...
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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...maths and computing, The Open University, Milton Keynes, available online through the Open University’s OpenLearn project. House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology (2000). Science and society (Third Report), London, HMSO, available online at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199900/ldselect/ldsctech/38/3801.htm. Lloyd, I. (2000, February)...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs