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Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...research, student participants across 99 universities were asked about relevant contributing factors to any ethnicity attainment gaps – the highest response (87%) was the lack of HE role models representing all ethnic groups. The research goes on to identify that having a more diverse workforce is a key factor to addressing the attainment gap (Universities UK, 2019)....
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Article 15 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...children are quite clear about what they like and don't like. It is possible to get children to discuss why they liked or did not like particular books and to encourage them to think more deeply about the books they've read. This free course, Encouraging book talk in the school library, offers ideas and activities to engage pupils in discussing books. It is aimed at...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
After Manchester: Pause, and carry on
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Pause, and carry on

...children and young people”. She told us that we would in the coming days “struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish but as an opportunity for carnage”. Further, although always conceding the unimaginable pain involved, she said the images we should hold in our minds are not those of the...
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Article 5 mins
EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...children’s EdTech? Currently, numerous EdTech evaluation frameworks exist (65 frameworks for efficacy and effectiveness alone). The various frameworks do not necessarily negate each other. A robust evaluation routine for EdTech considers a diverse range of questions and methods, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Furthermore, a robust evaluation...
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Article 5 mins
Explore your digestive system
Nature & Environment

Explore your digestive system

An interactive exploration of how the digestive system works...Take it further Try one of our delicious recipes. Discover the new approach to health offered by healthy living centres.
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Activity 10 mins
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...research groups and centres if those have a focus that interests you. Another useful approach is to find conferences related to your interests (British Psychological Society Section websites can be useful) then follow up the names of presenters. If you already have a university in mind, you will need to check whether your proposed research fits into its psychology...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
What do men and women do?
Education & Development

What do men and women do?

...children make based on gender with this activity that you can download and print...[Child wearing a hard hat] This activity is something you can do with children between about 4 and 11 years old. It’s based on a test that psychologists have used to explore children’s expectations of gender. At the very least, it can get you and your child into an interesting talk....
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Activity 5 mins
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...Centre Plus on a grey cold day] The pull of the JobCentrePlus benefits advisor's desk is largely irrelevant in discussions about Europe's migration crisis The sideshow Meanwhile, UK prime minister David Cameron is trying to renegotiate Britain’s EU membership. He now appears to have come a step closer to a deal that would restrict state support for EU migrants working...
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