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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...2 (ages 7 and 11). Pupils in the pilot areas made between four and eight weeks’ more progress than similar pupils in comparison areas. The strongest improvements in attainment tended to be among pupils from less affluent families and among those with lower prior attainment. However, the effects for different types of pupils were not always significantly different from...
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The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...2 under intervention. Kaustubh: What are the main observations and recommendations from your model? Sayantan: From the model forecasts, we can make predictions about how the COVID-19 situation is likely to play out in India. As before, forecasts are likely to be similar in other countries as well, while the time of the peak and its extent will depend on each country’s...
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Promoting equality through the Arts
History & The Arts

Promoting equality through the Arts

...2] The Democratic Set MK The Stables, the charity that produces IF: Milton Keynes International Festival, managed the delivery of the Democratic Set in Milton Keynes for The Open University, working with Ursula White of Independent Cinema Milton Keynes (ICMK) to engage the widest possible range of local participants though a community liaison programme. An open call was...
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The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade
History & The Arts

The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade

...2 with the Sam Sharpe rebellion in Jamaica, reports of which had a direct impact on Parliament's decision to end colonial slavery. For historians, the most controversial issue regarding the demise of the slave trade has been the degree to which economic change itself played a part. It has been asked, were the British slave plantations of the West Indies already in...
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How to age well while self-isolating
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to age well while self-isolating

...2 litres per day (around 8 cups, or 3.5 pints) the better. Physical activity/stimulation [Fitness portrayed with rocks] We know how important nutrition and hydration are to both physical and mental health and wellbeing. To keep our good health while we are getting older, we need to keep the blood regularly circulating. Good hydration (drinking plenty) and regular physical...
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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...2 principal characters. Miss Cushman took the part of Romeo, & no one would ever have imagined she was a woman, her figure & voice being so masculine, but her face was very plain. Her acting is not pleasing, though clever, & she entered well into the character, bringing out so forcibly its impetuosity. Miss Swanborough, who personified the lovely character of Juliet, is...
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Sut mae penodi Prif Weinidog newydd i Gymru
Society, Politics & Law

Sut mae penodi Prif Weinidog newydd i Gymru

...Rheol Sefydlog Rhif 8 [ii] Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006, a. 46 [iii] Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006, a. 47(4) [iv] Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006, a. 116(2) [v] Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006, a. 55 Mwy fel hyn ar OpenLearn [AC Collection] Mae’r adnodd hwn yn rhan o gasgliad Dinasyddiaeth Weithgar yng Nghymru. Gallwch ddod o hyd i fwy o adnoddau fel hyn ar hafan y casgliad....
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28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...and what happened after the IRA decision to end its armed campaign at 4pm on Thursday, July 28th 2005...[Impossible Peace 2: Dismantling the wars collection trailer] Click here to download the video transcript (docx) We often highlight the 1994 ceasefires and the political agreement of '98 as the headline phase in the Northern Ireland peace process. But think of...
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