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Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...class, testing all the children and communicating to the class teacher which were the exceptional children that he or she had to look out for over the coming year. A year later the inspector returned to the schools in the trial and discovered that the children identified in the earlier tests had indeed excelled and were regarded as being exceptionally able by the teachers...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star
History & The Arts

Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star

...class woman entrusted at just 24 with fronting prime-time BBC Saturday-night television and the only female host simultaneously to front two ratings-devouring behemoths of 80s and 90s ITV. Her career was a succession of breakthroughs, a litany of firsts, but it is only with her death that her pioneering status is being widely recognised. We prefer our cultural pioneers to...
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Article 5 mins
Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...classes. These are, of course, healthy activities but may not be suitable for all of us or not at the beginning of a lifestyle change journey. Being physically active also means not avoiding exercise when there is an “easier” or more convenient alternative, such as walking to the shops instead of driving the car or taking the stairs instead of the lift. Being...
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Article 10 mins
Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...class. Turning out for the third major national vote in two years is tiring enough for those people who are just carrying on with the crucial business of getting on with their lives; asking those same people to turn out to vote for two options they find equally unpalatable is worse still. It could cause lasting damage to relations between voters and the political class....
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Article 5 mins
Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...spaces. Successful Cities The importance of egalitarianism in cities and how this is or is not reflected in town planning. De-industrialisation and Cities Attitudes to cities and the differences between larger and smaller cities. Planning and cities The increase in inequalities between affluent and less affluent. Notions of citizenship and the impact of climate change....
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Audio 51 mins
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...classes of people living in dangerous places. These people and these places are not only dangerous, they are. or are at least potentially, criminal. They represent the dark forces of disorder which threaten the day-to-day order of the city. In this discussion I would like to suggest that not only can neighbourhoods within the city be represented as dangerous but, indeed,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...feedback and helping them to understand why they are learning something. It involves support from peers, learning with others, but also being expected to take responsibility for your own learning. Research into effective support for special education also recommends practices that build on traditional teaching skills and do not require extensive training or deep knowledge...
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Article 15 mins
Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

...feedbacks after trainings etc. I started to avoid things that I newly found stressful, despite my previous competence. It led me to change my roles and activities, and eventually look for less responsibility. This when I was actually at the height of my professional experience, competence and wisdom. Once I realised, after a few years of this, that I was probably in the...
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Article 5 mins