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Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...C & Teravainen, A. (2017) ‘What it means to be a reader at age 11: valuing skills, affective components and behavioural processes: An outline of the evidence’ National Literacy Trust Cremin, T., Mottram, M., Collins, F., Powell, S. & Safford, K. (2014) Building Communities of Engaged Readers: Reading for pleasure. Routledge Department for Education (2013) ‘English...
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The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...La Palma, Spain, erupting in 2021]Cumbre Vieja erupting in 2021During the eruption of Cumbre Vieja (a volcano on the Spanish Island of La Palma) in 2021 and its aftermath, the public were given a crash course on scientific terminology. However, a more colloquial word from the Canary Islands proved to be the favourite: ‘fajana’, generally meaning flat terrain at the...
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Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...c) Substituting 5 for ‘number of pounds’ gives number of euros = 5 × 1.48 = 7.40. This agrees with the answer in part (a). What would happen to the formula if there was also a handling charge? These two examples illustrate how a word formula can be used to summarise some mathematical process such as converting units of length or currencies. Once a formula has been...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Mathemateg bob dydd 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathemateg bob dydd 1

...c 5 = f 6 = d 7 = e...Sesiwn 2: Unedau mesur: 1.2 Mesur yn gywir - Er mwyn mesur yn gywir, gosodwch un pen yr ysgrifbin wrth y marc 0 ar y pren mesur. Os nad oes marc 0, defnyddiwch ben y pren mesur. Daliwch y pren mesur yn syth yn erbyn yr ysgrifbin. Pa farc mae’r pen arall yn ei gyrraedd? Awgrym: Byddwch yn ofalus gyda’r darn o’r pren mesur neu’r tâp mesur...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...1073741824, shows into how many parts the proportion between 60 and 7 o, or between 1000&c, and 700&c, is divided by 1073741824 means, each of which parts is equal to the proportion between 1000&c, and the 30th mean 999&c, that is, the proportion between 1000&c, and 999&c, is the 1073741824th part of the proportion between 10 and 7. Then by ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...C. The gut microbiome is an important additional source of the water-soluble vitamins, as levels of these vitamins in food are often inadequate and they cannot be stored in the body...The gut microbiome – balancing the body: 2.3 Metabolism of drugs and xenobiotic chemicals - Another important function of the gut microbiome is the metabolism of some chemicals which are...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...C. L., Bindra, A., Blauwet, C., Budgett, R., Campriani, N., Currie, A., Gouttebarge, V., McDuff, D., Mountjoy, M., Purcell, R., Putukian, M., Rice, S. and Hainline, B. (2021) 'Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(11), pp. 608-615. Rowbottom, M. (2021) A bridge too far -...
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How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...C., Maynard-Moody, S. and Haider-Markel, D. (2017) Beyond profiling: The institutional sources of racial disparities in policing’, Public Administration Review, 77(2), pp. 168–178. Illing, S. (2020) ‘Why the policing problem isn’t about “a few bad apples”’, Vox. Available at:
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