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An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...attention to the task (‘what we are trying to produce’) and the process (‘how we are getting on together as a team’). However, a leader also has to do more than this. Research shows that successful leaders of teams spend quite a bit of time managing the context in which their team works (for example, managing upwards, or managing outwards to supply resources or...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...Attention to detail: There’s a bit of the pedant in all translators. If you’ve ever ground your teeth when you see a wrongly used apostrophe this profession might be for you! Translators need great revising and proofreading skills. Flexibility/adaptability: Translation is a fast-changing profession and translators have to be prepared to pick up new skills and offer...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...attentively to the things that matter to you and ‘filter out’ the things that don’t matter so much. When you’re listening to things for entertainment, it may be just a bit annoying if you miss something, but in other situations it can be very important to hear all the right information. Activity 9 What affects your listening? Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Select...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...attention to examples of the inadequate wage and the poor working conditions of a particular class of workers – tailoresses. However, she also developed another way of getting her message across: using the ‘true story’ style of writing...The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: 3.2 The true story genre - This style of writing, which you are going to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding your customers
Money & Business

Understanding your customers

...attention can be classed as a customer – so the category covers a wide range of people. Understanding their behaviour can make us more effective in keeping them satisfied, with possible benefits for us in return. We all act as customers ourselves, so studying theories of customer behaviour can help us understand ourselves and make better choices in the future. We can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...attention in the short term. The rest of the EU will want to make life as difficult as possible for Britain to deter others from following in its wake. Young Britons looking to escape their insular, parochial and incredibly short-sighted and badly led homeland may need to look further afield than Europe. The good news is that Australia might get a flood of applications...
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Article 5 mins
Happy GeoWeek!
Nature & Environment

Happy GeoWeek!

...attention to the indicators they use to distinguish between igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks then go out and find your own rock sample. If you can’t go outside or live far away from any rocks, you could use Google Street View to locate a sample. Transcript MARCUS BADGER: Marble is metamorphosed limestone. ANNE JAY: If you look, you can even see quite big...
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Video 5 mins
Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955
Society, Politics & Law

Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955

...attention given to the role of the women workers in the fight for 100% trade unionism (Belfast Telegraph, 1955; New York Times, 1955). The only newspaper to mention the role of women was the Daily Worker. The controversy around the closed shop and the strike at Blantyre also provoked reaction from the organised churches in Britain. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the...
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Article 5 mins