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Being heard
Education & Development

Being heard

...change and growth. Inclusion and belonging for those with learning disabilities. I feel uncomfortable with the use of the word ‘disability’ and the course I have suggested here considers why we might label people and how we can respectfully support everyone to participate in society. Protest via riots and graffiti. I grew up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles,...
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Stretch forming
Science, Maths & Technology

Stretch forming

...in large sheet panels. No allowance is required for springback. Allowances have to be made for dimensional changes that occur. During stretching the length increases, the width decreases and the thickness decreases. Only one die is required, made out of inexpensive material. See Also: Deep drawing, Fluid and rubber die forming, Metal spinning and Vacuum Forming....
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World Bipolar Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Bipolar Day

...changes in energy levels. Someone with bipolar can have long or short periods of stability, but can then move into a deep depression or into a high, when they might experience hypomania, mania or psychosis. Understanding bipolar To help explain the condition, Bipolar UK uses a Mood Scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being low and 10 being high. For most people without bipolar, on...
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Supporting student-led research
Education & Development

Supporting student-led research

...changes in the A Level Geography curriculum requiring students to design, carry out and report on an independent piece of field work enquiry. These individual investigations are now a compulsory part of A level specifications (launched in September, 2016) for geography. The Children’s Research Centre in partnership with the Field Studies Council [enquiry cycle model]...
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Co-designing professional learning to address evolving challenges
Education & Development

Co-designing professional learning to address evolving challenges

...changes in approaches to teaching practice and inspire creative pedagogies enable practitioners to develop new perspectives and opportunities have an interdisciplinary outlook build on the strengths of the stakeholders involved. Learning opportunities using this approach can have a significant impact on teacher self-belief. A finding that aligns with our TELT impact...
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Navigating Relationship Sex Education (RSE)
Education & Development

Navigating Relationship Sex Education (RSE)

...changes in law and policy, as well as keeping updated on issues which continue to be debated in parliament; particularly relationships education. The discussion of goals naturally led to considering the reality of navigating RSE in each context. This included consideration of practitioner confidence, parents’ and carers’ expectations, finding time and space in an...
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Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

...how these differences affect CSF secretion and drainage. Future impact Being able to link a hormonal change with an increase of CSF inside the skull can open new paths for research, which would eventually lead to finding new therapies that can remarkably increase the quality of life of IIH patients. To learn more about IIH please visit IIH UK web page. More on the brain...
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What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...changes without using our MPs or other representatives. In short, we can engage in direct democracy. We can use on-line social media profiles, hashtags and offline we can create marches, sign e-petitions, and join social movements. With these new powers, come new challenges in the face of mobilisation towards political extremes, hate speech and polarisation. The OppAttune...
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