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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...Adult Achievement Award; this helped her feel involved and proud she had accomplished something. Her experience demonstrates the specific impacts the pandemic has had on women as employees and mothers and the positive role opportunities provided by the Union can make to managing the challenges and rebuilding confidence. [Women in Scottish Railway History banner] This...
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Article 10 mins
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...adults are better at reading a foreign language than understanding authentic speech. One possible strategy is to always listen at least twice to a recording without textual support before using subtitles. If you do use transcripts, always make sure to conclude your comprehension activities by listen again to the recording without textual support...Intermediate French:...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...adults. How many adult tickets were sold? Answer 1600 tickets sold to adults: 2400 ÷ 3 = 800 to give one divided by three 2 × 800 = 1600 to give two divided by three A college has raised three divided by five of its £40 000 charity fundraising target. How much money does the college need to raise to meet its target? Answer £16 000 needed to meet target. 40 000 ÷ 5 =...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...adult size. That is thanks to an amazing form of nourishment that is a defining feature of all mammals: milk. Here are two National Geographic video clips with more information about the platypus and echidna. Make sure you open these links in a new tab or window, so you can easily return to this page. The platypus is semi-aquatic and can be found in streams and rivers in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...adults engage in at home, often on a sofa or in bed with a drink or a biscuit and in classrooms, we need to offer far more than a few cushions in the book corner! To be really readerled, we can give children options of who to sit with, where to sit, which text to read or share, whether to talk to friends about what they are reading and whether to hear others’...
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Article 10 mins
An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...Adult Social Care on the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance helps NHS bodies plan and implement how they prevent and control HCAIs (Department of Health, 2009). It states that there is a duty to provide and maintain a clean and appropriate environment for healthcare; the Department of Health has produced a set of benchmarks for the care environment...
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Article 1 hr
Key historic LGBTQI+ figures
Education & Development

Key historic LGBTQI+ figures

...adult The Sound of Stars, by Alechia Dow If It Makes You Happy, by Claire Kann Let’s Talk About Love, by Claire Kann Full Disclosure, by Camryn Garrett This Is Kind Of An Epic Love Story, by Kacen Callender Felix Ever After, by Kacen Callender You Should See Me In A Crown, by Leah Johnson The Summer of Everything, by Julian Winters Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn Cinderella...
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Article 20 mins
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...adults may be difficult to recognise, as it may be less ‘obvious’. Most older adults feel satisfied with their lives, despite living with illness or physical problems, so having depression is not a normal part of growing older (NIMH, 2015). Depressive symptoms may be linked to medical conditions (Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, stroke or cancer) in older people,...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs