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Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist
Society, Politics & Law

Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist

...public pariahs despite management’s best efforts to scare and demonise us. One regretful memory was my discussions with the late Donald Dewar MP. During the strike ballot period, and prior to the General Election of 1997, he was full of interest in our dispute and offered support and sympathy at first, but after New Labour were elected as the UK government, his tone and...
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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...Publications Waugh A., Time, Headline Publishing Barrow J. D., The Artful Universe, Oxford University Press A quite remarkable book that will change the way you view the world. Extremely accessible. Burton et al., Chemical Storylines, G. Heinemann Educational Publishers Part of the Salters Advanced Chemistry course, which explores the frontiers of research and the...
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Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...public protection and reduction in violence and harm is what we hope to achieve – particularly for women, children and other vulnerable groups – then we first need to consider why acts of violence, such as domestic and sexual violence (for example), occur in the first place. These types of crimes are associated with power imbalances and social structures that...
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Article 12 mins
Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...publication/2021-progress-report-to-parliament/ Cyrchwyd 1 Awst 2022 DEFRA (2022) Carbon footprint for the UK and England to 2019, Adran yr Amgylchedd, Bwyd a Materion Gwledig, 28 Mehefin. Roy, R. (2021) COP26 – Is 1.5 still alive? Design@Open blog, 20 Tachwedd. Ar-lein yn http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/design/cop26-is-1-5-still-alive/ Cyrchwyd 2 Awst 2022. Mwy gan...
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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...public protests and the threat of intervention by football governing bodies and national governments led to the plan being abandoned within two days. Nonetheless, the proposal was based on a clearly profitable financial plan, coming at a time when many clubs are under greater financial pressure than usual due to COVID-19. It is quite possible that plans of this type will...
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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...publication of his original article, ‘Constructing a value map’ (see under the link below), Alex Standish (a former geography teacher) appeared on the Radio 4 Today programme to discuss this topic. Listen to the interview again and read the transcript again by clicking on the link below. Read Alex Standish's 'Constructing a value map' by clicking 'view document'...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...publication of his description of logarithms in 1614, three years before his death, Napier was best known to the world for his Protestant religious treatise A plaine discovery of the whole Revelation of Saint John (1594), a well-received work which was translated into several foreign languages. Napier’s interest in mathematics, and in computational methods in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...public interest in mathematics, and ultimately to ensure its continuation by bringing up the next generation of mathematicians. Mathematics develops statistical understanding that allows learners to test and weigh up many political claims and can develop an understanding of probability that assists learners in making sense of risk, chance and prediction. By working...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs