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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...English maintained schools aged 15 who progress to Higher Education by the age 19. Around 14 per cent of pupils in our dataset were eligible for and claiming free school meals. The arguments for changing the core measure broadly were twofold. Firstly, there have been ongoing concerns with the quality of the socio-economic class variable that underpinned the FYPSEC...
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...English has already taken precedence as lingua franca, followed by I believe 3 other ‘strong’ languages – Arabic, Mandarin and Spanish. On the other hand my interest in language comes from a background in comparative literatures, from being an ‘integrated foreigner’ and also coming from a mixed culture family and an awareness (that will be familiar to you) that...
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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...English and History) and really enjoyed seeing how the two disciplines overlapped. But, when it came to completing my dissertation, I was fascinated by the historical research process, and loved delving into the archives (and still do!). So, in academic terms, I suppose I went into history at a fairly high level, but I was always motivated by a love of the building blocks...
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The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...English county where I first encountered the problems of the nuclear industry, because there was a threat of nuclear waste where I was. Also as a government advisor which I was for many years and, as you mentioned, on the Committee of Radioactive Waste Management, where I drafted a lot of what is now current policy for radioactive waste management in the UK. And I've also...
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Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...English primary, special and independent schools (LGNTO, 2000) found that each school had an average of 8.5 (includes part-time) volunteer staff. Volunteers are clearly an important, if somewhat under-acknowledged, resource in many schools, and indeed, across a wider workforce...Teaching assistants: Support in action (Wales): 1.3 Professional and personal skills - Jean...
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The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?
History & The Arts

The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?

...English legislature has been peculiarly attentive to the interests of commerce and manufactures”, and he added that “commerce and manufactures have accordingly been continually advancing during all this period”. “The cultivation and improvement of the country”, he said, “has, no doubt, been gradually advancing too; but it seems to have followed slowly, and at...
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What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

...English-speaking nations such as Canada or Australia as ways forward. On their own, however, they are inadequate substitutes for the scale of existing economic and security relations which root Britain firmly into a transatlantic community. Theresa May and a Known Unknown President Close relations between presidents and prime ministers have often personified UK-US...
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Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...houses and associated estates for English and Scottish landowners into a predominantly poor rural subsistence economy with a tribal hierarchy. Many of the origins of Ireland’s troubles can be traced to this invasion. Some of the big houses are now hotels while others are publicly accessible National Trust properties. Find out more about the geology of Northern Ireland....
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