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Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...works and that this is achieved through social interaction. The classroom is a social situation which is itself very complex. Think of all the interactions which occur between teacher and learners and between learners...Week 8: Working with data and uncertainty: Tell us what you think - Now you’ve come to the end of the course, we would appreciate a few minutes of your...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in

...work together (or not) to direct her behavior. The film’s primary conflict is a compelling one: it depicts Riley’s response to a major, life-changing event – a cross-country move. But from the perspective of a practicing clinical child psychologist with 30 years of experience, it’s only partly successful in accurately depicting why children react the way they do....
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Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit

...working. Up until now, they have been entitled to the same rights as any other EU citizen. That includes access to healthcare in any EU member state and access to certain child benefits. They also have the right to support when seeking work or for housing. But what happens to these hundreds of thousands of people when their home country is no longer part of the EU deal?...
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Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...work out what’s inside the sun – you can’t send a probe inside to fly about. The trick is to use seismology in a similar way that earthquakes are monitored. It’s possible to work out what’s inside the Earth under our feet, right to the core, without digging, by measuring how “seismic waves” (vibrations from earthquakes) pass through the Earth. We know from...
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A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
Education & Development

A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents

...work with parents who may have had a negative experience of previous local authority support?...Find out more about The Open University’s Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. Background Elective home education is becoming an increasingly popular choice for parents who are seeking a more suitable approach for their child’s education than is provided by a...
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Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism
History & The Arts

Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism

...works exclusively with upcycled materials found in illegal waste in the streets of the city. Given the fact that 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are thrown away each year, she has a plethora of free materials at her disposal. “Plastic Pillar” is a real-life scale sculpture of a woman created using only upcycled plastic bottles, plastic bags and plastic containers,...
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What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...work. This principle of benefits that you contribute to was first introduced in the UK in 1911 and became enshrined in the Beveridge reforms of the 1940s that still underpin today’s welfare state. There are different types of national insurance contribution, called “classes”. They are paid by different people and carry different benefit entitlements. The main...
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A very brief history of AI
Digital & Computing

A very brief history of AI

...work on the program for many months and therefore surely knew it to be merely a computer program, started conversing with it. After only a few interchanges with it, she asked me to leave the room. Such was the excitement of seeing a computer actively participate in a conversation, to seemingly understand the patient and drive further discussion, that shortly after...
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