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A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
Education & Development

A brief introduction to the Chinese education system

...working at their desks in a Chinese school] Structure of the Chinese education system In China, education is divided into three categories: basic education, higher education, and adult education. By law, each child must have nine years of compulsory education from primary school (six years) to junior secondary education (three years). Basic education Basic education in...
UK must balance food farming impacts
Nature & Environment

UK must balance food farming impacts

...worked out how to turn agricultural land – which currently produces 10% of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions – into a “carbon sink” that soaks up carbon dioxide. The answer is simple: take more land out of food production, restore natural habitats, and allow forests to grow again. If, in the next 35 years, the UK increased forest cover from 12% to 30%, and...
How to help your child become a future Olympian
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to help your child become a future Olympian

...working to the Olympics yourself, or even have to try and win the parents’ race on Sports Day, just find something that you like. [Lady and child doing yoga together] If you’ve been walking laps of the local park in lockdown take that a step further and join a walking sports team - there’s walking rugby, football, netball and lots more. Have a look at what’s...
Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)

...works best on materials with a high electrical conductivity, such as aluminium, copper, brass and low carbon steel. The resistivity of material is best if it is less than 15 x 10-6 Ω cm. Materials of poor conductivity, such as stainless steels, can be formed by using a highly conductive driver, such as aluminium sheet, or a specially built high frequency machine....
Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...work. Many Chinese children wear tiger-headed embroidered shoes for good luck. Each Chinese Lunar year is associated with an animal sign according to a 12-year-cycle. Babies born between 1 February 2022 and 22 January 2023 will be given the animal sign ‘Tiger’. Recent and upcoming years of the Tiger are 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022. As the tiger...
Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence

...work has been done in recent years to address the public’s confidence in the use of forensic evidence relied upon for criminal trials. The Law Commission’s recommendations led to guidance for criminal courts (see 19A.5-6) on assessing the reliability of expert evidence. The Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) continues to push for statutory powers to govern the use of...
What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...working in a lab. ] Forensic science, or forensics, is the application of science to establish how historical events occurred and thereby provide impartial evidence that can be used in a court of law. Science can be defined as the collection of information through systematic experimentation and observation. Science often involves the detailed study of natural or man-made...
An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward
Health, Sports & Psychology

An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward

...workings of the ward, and decide it's time to leave. Scene 6: Where's Nurse Moking? Gus, the unit manager, discusses the incident with Nurse O'Render. Nurse Moking is no-where to be found.They prepare for the the Mental Health Act Commissioner's visit. Scene 7: The Truth About Medication Nurse O'Render confides in Maria and Deidre what happened to Nurse Moking. She needs...