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World-Changing Women: Caroline Norton
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Caroline Norton

...English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century (1854). Norton’s efforts were influential in bringing about the Custody of Infants Act 1839, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 and the Married Women's Property Act 1870. Thus her achievement is to have instigated changes in legislation which ameliorated the position of many women. Learn more about women, the law and history...
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175 years of women's activism in the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

175 years of women's activism in the EIS

...English Teacher. [EIS final poster, showing intersectional aspects of the equality agenda and EIS fight for equal rights.] References, sources and links The EIS 175th anniversary book and EIS posters. The materials presented here and in the accompanying links were compiled by a group of women activists at the EIS. If you would like to contact the Educational Institute of...
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Handel: A Classical Icon
History & The Arts

Handel: A Classical Icon

...English choral tradition, his music still played today at every monarch's coronation. This "Great Londoner" became an icon in his own lifetime. What is the secret of his success? What was one of Handel's performances like, and how powerful is his legacy?... Who is Handel? An introduction to Handel's background, his classic hits and his life in London. Handel's Opera A...
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Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...everyday understanding of the word risk? James Hardie-Bick: Well I think when I carried out this research in relation to some of the research on edge work it was really very different than I had anticipated. So some of the work on edge work was suggesting that skydivers increasingly take risks and increase the risk unnecessarily and that’s not something I found at all....
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...everyday practice – often without us realising. This article explores how rethinking those assumptions can lead to more inclusive learning environments where every learner’s strengths are valued...Our beliefs about how people learn are not as abstract as they might seem. They show up in everyday practice, subtly shaping how inclusion is understood and acted on –...
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How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?
History & The Arts

How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?

...English poet Wilfred Owen was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh to recuperate. Much of our awareness of Owen’s time at Craiglockhart comes from Pat Barker’s beautifully crafted novel Regeneration (1991), and Stephen MacDonald’s play Not About Heroes (1982). MacDonald’s work focused mainly on the relationship between Owen and fellow soldier-poet...
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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...English has now become the dominant means of communication over most of what is officially an Irish-speaking area. On the other hand, development, combined with the decreasing job opportunities both overseas and elsewhere in Ireland, stemmed the flow of emigration and the local population increased for the first time in living memory. [inside cottage in Glencolmcille folk...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands

...English Types of bread in the Netherlands have historically been divided east-west and north-south, determined by the cereal that was grown. In the south-west wheat was grown on the clay soil and brown bread was baked from this. In the south and east rye bread was eaten because of rye and oat harvests. White bread used to indicate status. For centuries Dutch bakers...
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