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The budget warns about danger ahead
Money & Business

The budget warns about danger ahead

...maths teaching in schools. Considering how widely the now-discredited claim that Brexit equals £350million additional weekly funding for the NHS was propagated – not least by his colleague, Boris Johnson – this may be some form of consolation offered in this year’s Budget. This article was originally published by the LSE British Politics & Policy blog under a...
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Gwirfoddoli yn y gymuned
Education & Development

Gwirfoddoli yn y gymuned

...math o gefndiroedd, ac sy’n meddu ar amrywiaeth o setiau sgiliau, “Po fwyaf y bobl o’r gymuned sy’n cael eu cynrychioli yn y Llys, gwell ydy’r penderfyniadau a wneir” meddai. Mae angen i ynadon eistedd yn y llys am 13 diwrnod llawn neu 26 hanner diwrnod y flwyddyn. Bydd Emily fel arfer yn eistedd am 13 diwrnod, ac mae’n manteisio ar y 18 diwrnod o absenoldeb...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...maths, just to raise the number of pictures of black and minority ethnic people on the classroom wall, would be tokenistic. Look to include diverse writers and artists on a range of subjects as normal parts of your curriculum, not just writing or painting about issues of race and ethnicity, and not just in Black History Month or South Asian Heritage Month. Critics of...
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The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...de Pompadour by Francois Boucher 1759] Madame de Pompadour by François Boucher 1759 The idea that pink is feminine is something that we tend to take for granted. It works as a convenient shorthand – an obvious example is the wearing of pink ribbons to mark breast cancer awareness. However, this colour coding can also be a cause for concern – there has been much...
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Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...maths and science skills in later life. To address this, some app developers are introducing companion toys that can be manipulated by little hands alongside the apps. What we don’t yet fully understand is how much value there is to the tactile element of touching interactive screens, something that requires a connection between the eyes, fingers and brain, and that...
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Nouvelles mises au point
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Nouvelles mises au point

...des Sciences et de l'Industrie (Science and Industrial Museum) in Paris. Science Museum: children's zone Shows various exhibits in the children's area of the museum where a hands-on approach is encouraged. Discusses whether girls and boys are equally interested in science and if the museum reaches the people it really wants to reach Science Museum: library A look at the...
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...de Benito. Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource A radio-style programme where presenter Juan Carlos Jaramillo travels round various Latin-American capitals to find out how people are using and abusing this vital resource. Radio programme 2: Spanish in the world A short talk by Eduardo de Benito resuming the origins of Spanish, the adoption of words from Latin...
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Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...of the war - the Belfast republican Brian Keenan; a man the Canadian General John de Chastelain only ever referred to as ‘O’Neill’. Not once did I hear him call him by his name. It was part of the confidentiality of decommissioning - part of not telling its detail, and the IRA, at all times, was pushing back unionist demands for a published inventory and photographic proof. None of this happened. Nor was the DUP’s ......
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