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Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...articles relevant to different age bands; it contains news and reviews, about a variety of new books and classics. The Guardian UK Children's Books (formerly known as The Word Pool) arranges its lists by topic and type rather than age. UK Children's Books The Reading Is Fundamental project has age-related lists plus suggestions for motivating children to read, books for...
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...et al. (2002) using historical returns during the period 1900–2000. They showed that, during this period, UK equities achieved mean annual nominal returns of 12.1% compared with 6.1% for UK gilts. Their work also demonstrated how three-month UK Treasury bills yielded, on average, an annual 5.1% in nominal terms over the same period. Therefore, in the past, companies...
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...et al., 2010). Skill training and personal development become central when demands on service change or increase, when roles are altered and resources are updated. Investment in skills by individual practitioners and their employers is necessary if the service is to remain responsive and able to seize new opportunities. Activity 4 Make a note in the box below regarding...
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...et al., 2014, p. 4). This term is used to describe a variety of conditions children may experience, including mild, moderate to severe, and ensuing conditions ranging from anxiety or depression through to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders. Health promotion The World Health Organisation (2018) define health promotion as the process of enabling people to...
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...Articles splashed across their pages tell of drug-barons and teenage gangs that take over and terrorise communities. Cities are pock-marked by ‘no-go’ areas, made derelict by senseless acts of vandalism. Tales of sexual violence and child abuse have begun to appear with alarming regularity. The police are either incapable of controlling this disorder, or have even...
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Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...et al., 2017) and between staff and students to support general study skills (van Beynen and Swenson, 2016)...Session 3: The most popular social platforms in Higher Education: 1.3 Facebook groups - Anyone, including you, can start a Facebook group. Groups can be limited to the network of students on your module, course, or institution, and the admins of the group can...
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...articles and free courses from the Open University. Video 2 How do you know what is alive? What are the two main types of cells? Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. What is the main difference between these two types of cells? Eukaryotic cells have their internal contents packaged up in compartments, including the nucleus that contains DNA. Prokaryotic cells do not have any...
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...et al., 2001), children need time and opportunities to explore and develop their conceptual understanding (Mooney, 2013). Across the curriculum, teaching should ensure that children reconstruct ‘faulty alternative’ frameworks and change their conceptual understanding, to restructure what has been previously learned. This is particularly the case in science, as...