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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...classes with additional seasonal kindergartens; but other types of provision, including play groups, mobile centres, and mobile services called "caravans" can be found. Primary and Secondary Education The development of primary education in China over the last sixty years has been a formidable achievement. In 1949, enrolment rates were around 20 percent of school-age...
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A global dimension to science education in schools
Education & Development

A global dimension to science education in schools

...classes at Wellingford. The listeners can do this while I run it through, I get the class and I ask them to think of a famous scientist. Few hands pop up, and then I tell them ‘think of a white male scientist’. A couple of kids put their hands up, classic ones come up, Einstein for example or Newton, now try and think of a white female scientist and with one class one...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...class as readers. With such a significant drop in children choosing to read as a pastime, it is the responsibility of policy makers, school leaders, educators, librarians, community and youth workers, and parents to support and encourage children to read, not only as part of the curriculum, but in their own free time, for their own purposes. In the National Curriculum in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
Science, Maths & Technology

Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster

...de-railed through a combination of heavy wind and a weak girder. Tom Martin's Tay Bridge analysis Mathematician Tom Martin uses the modern method of 'structural computer analysis' to understand the failure of the bridge, and looks at how this failure started at the base columns due to heavy winds. Forensic Engineering Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic...
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Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...variability in terms of how much leave is allocated, and this differed across institutions. Legally, all parents who experience the death of a child under the age of 18 (or stillbirth) receive up to two weeks of paid bereavement leave. Other forms of leave are up to the discretion of the employer. In the survey, we heard from people who reported that for some deaths, they...
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Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...variability, small meteorite impacts and radiation damage. The temperature variation in space can be enormous. If an astronaut’s back is facing the sun and the front is not, the temperature difference can be as much as 275°F. The vacuum in space increases the temperature too, as heat cannot escape into the surrounding air as it does on Earth. The vacuum can also free...
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Article 15 mins
Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...variable but not large. It has, however, brought significant externalities for NI. A key issue is that of governance and in particular devolution. The concept of an ‘economic dividend’ has been used to encompass the benefits of devolution. The principal outcomes are identified as generating allocative and productive efficiencies, alongside the accountability and...
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The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...variable . And while some people do consume alcohol to help relieve chronic pain, it is possible for tolerance to occur such that pain relief lessens over time . Enhanced pain sensitivity may even happen in chronic drinkers . 6. It helps me sleep Despite the fact that we may opt to partake in a nightcap, research shows that certain doses of alcohol may reduce the amount...
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