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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...concepts associated with the study of literacy recognise some of the contested positions in relation to literacy understand issues associated with a global agenda for literacy for all understand that literacy can be seen as a cultural activity and that its significance is historically situated...Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice: 1 Learning as a dynamic,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...de Grey, established the charity which focuses on the potential of cellular repair to extend lifespans indefinitely. De Grey has claimed provocatively that the first human to live to the age of 1,000 years has probably already been born. Meanwhile, Russian billionaire, Dmitry Itskov founded the ‘2045 Initiative’ in 2011, with the goal of achieving a...
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Fy llwybr unigryw i’r brifysgol: straeon go iawn
Education & Development

Fy llwybr unigryw i’r brifysgol: straeon go iawn

...De Cymru sy’n rhannu eu profiadau amrywiol, gan gynnwys gofalwyr ifanc, unigolion gydag awtistiaeth a’r rheiny sydd wedi ymuno â’r brifysgol yn hwyrach mewn bywyd...Mae’r gyfres hon o fideos yn dogfennu teithiau myfyrwyr prifysgol o gefndiroedd sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli mewn addysg uwch ar hyn o bryd. Stori Tom Gwrandewch sut y gwnaeth Tom oresgyn heriau...
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Reading communities
Education & Development

Reading communities

...concept of what it means to be a reader in the 21st century Create new social spaces that encouraged choice, parental and library involvement and child ownership of their RfP Make strong connections between children’s home and school reading worlds Foster children’s autonomy as readers who can exercise discrimination within and beyond school Build new and more equal...
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Changing the way we work
Money & Business

Changing the way we work

...concept of Kaisen to motivate employees. Empowerment Getting rid of conventional structures for increased productivity at work. Teleworking Working life is increasingly about working wherever you can plug in your laptop, allowing flexibility and autonomy. Communications How our ability to invent and form relationships will be even more essential assets for business in the...
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What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
Society, Politics & Law

What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?

...concept known as intergenerational elasticity states that child income is heavily influenced by parental income. In the US, around 50% of the variance in child income relates directly to parental income (Pew, 2015). We can illustrate this concept by dividing the population into quintiles – five groups of equal size. Among those who had a father in the bottom fifth, 42%...
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Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...concepts in relation to the Labour Party, and explains how ethos can affect political direction...[Placards from a Labour Party rally in Canterbury, 2016] Placards at a Labour Party rally, Canterbury, 2016 The Labour Party ‘has a life of its own,’ Henry Drucker argued in 1979. Many political commentators, observers, and members of the party will instinctively...
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Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...concepts that underpin knowledge and learning. You will be encouraged to think about these ideas in the context of your subject and how to present your subject in a way that fits in with your values and beliefs about knowledge and learners. There are no correct theories. You will find different ideas to be useful in different contexts. Furthermore, new ideas in this field...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs