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Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...type of balance that a child strikes between an attachment need and on the other hand to explore the play material. Narrator Once Lisa has settled down to play, a stranger enters the room and sits in the chair reading a magazine. After a couple of minutes the stranger attempts to interact with Lisa. Soon after, Lisbeth gets a cue to leave the room. [Lisa starts crying]...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...typing and accounting, as these were the types of jobs most women could expect to obtain after leaving school. However, the main emphasis of girls’ education continued to be on preparing them for future lives as wives and mothers and jobs which typically reflected these kinds of roles, for example, cleaning, catering, clerical, cashiering/retail and childcare. These...
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Article 10 mins
Brexit and Scotland’s fishing communities
Nature & Environment

Brexit and Scotland’s fishing communities

...phrase most associated with support of Brexit elsewhere in the UK, of fishing stocks around Scottish and UK waters. What is on the horizon now is the question of whether such control should be with the UK Parliament, or the Edinburgh Parliament. Acknowledgements and references Acknowledgement Dr Gerry Mooney would like to thank John Whitelaw for his background research...
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Article 5 mins
Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...phrases which are very powerful ones, very resonant ones in our society. “Choice” would be a good example in the examples we’ll be looking at. Is there an appeal to shared views, which aren’t set out? Does this build up its case? Does this text kind of build up a case and try and persuade its reader to gloss over meanings, gloss over things quickly? John Well I...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...phrase ‘Famous waterfalls and fascinating industrial site’ in its literature. Clearly not all visitors are members of the National Trust, and some may feel disappointed that the waterfalls are not central to the visitor experience, or as accessible as some other waterfalls in the region...Aberdulais Falls: A case study in Welsh heritage: 1.11 Facilities and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds
History & The Arts

The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds

...phrase "flower power movement" tend to sort of write it off as a little temporary aberration, a little bit of silly Californian nonsense. But you want to rescue it and say that something was going on here which was significant and you want to trace it actually back to the seventeenth century as well? George McKay: Well I do. I mean I want to go back and look at the...
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Article 15 mins
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...types of feelings and learning that may occur when on a shopping trip, visiting a relative, collecting water, taking a walk together, having a cuddle, splashing in puddles, tending to animals, making jelly, building a train, or pretending to hide from monsters. The way that everyday activities can support the development of children’s relationships and participation can...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...type of experiences that children have access to. (Bento and Dias, 2017, p. 159) It is also seen as important to engage with parents and develop their understanding of the benefits of the outdoors. A study by Rouse (2015), found that settings had a tendency not to document the learning that happened outdoors and so parents were less engaged with it as they felt it had...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs