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Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...thinking about yourself and others in a different way. This runs straight into the obstacle of the deeply ingrained habits that we all have in thinking in this area. I suggest that you adopt a quite moderate aim at first and try out one or, at most, two of the ideas presented. Choose the idea that seems to you most attractive, for whatever reason, and decide upon some...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...think these school lessons are so crucial to teaching morals and values, respect for all people and communities, and it provides us with the foundation frameworks to make life decisions. Others are not: [RE was] ‘very unfocussed – not really exploring the roots of faith or the philosophy of major religions – instead just learning some trivia about a few...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...Think about Whatever your objectives, look at the comments below to help you assess what you want from voluntary work. A range of volunteers give their reasons for wanting to get involved. Try and think which voluntary activities might meet their needs, then look at the answers to see what they ended up doing. You may identify with some of them, but this should at least...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...system pronounce and write the Arabic alphabet understand the influence of Arabic on other languages...Week 1: Introduction to the Arabic alphabet: 1 Arabic alphabet - The first step to learning any language is to learn the alphabet. The Arabic alphabet consists of twenty-eight letters, which you will find in the following table with the English transliteration. Listen...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
How we talk about Savile
Society, Politics & Law

How we talk about Savile

...think this was a relic of a bygone age, but my work on more recent press reporting of Savile suggests there is no room for complacency. The UK press’s coverage of Savile between his death in October 2011 and three days after the ITV broadcast of Exposure in October 2012, which named him as a serial abuser of girls (the evidence of his abuse of boys came later), shows a...
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Article 5 mins
First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?
Money & Business

First, they came for the Marmite... but what next as the pound falls?

...think, irreversible. While everyone has noticed the slide in the value of sterling in travel exchange shops, its impact on daily life had not been fully appreciated until Britons picked up morning newspapers bearing headlines of doom, threatening the disappearance of British staples such as Marmite and Dove soap from supermarket shelves. In the most notable case, Tesco...
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Article 5 mins
Why has Theresa May called for a snap election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Theresa May called for a snap election?

...think the public will warm to Jeremy and his policies once they see more of him: Not. Going. To. Happen. If the Labour leader and his team think they’ve had a raw deal from the media – and from the Tories – since he took over, they ain’t seen nothing yet. Even on a level playing field (and it won’t be one) they’d still stand no chance: they’re miles behind...
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Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...thinking (posed by model)] (Posed by a model) My research focuses on children and young people who, following migration, act as translators and interpreters for family and friends who don’t speak the local language. Termed ‘child language brokers,’ their rapid language learning at school means they often linguistically mediate on behalf of family very soon after...
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Article 5 mins