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The physical impacts of ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

The physical impacts of ADHD

...classed as a ‘learning difference’ or ‘neurodiversity’ means that people can assume it is about the brain and therefore primarily impacts the brain – but what about other parts of the body? Here, we explore four examples of how ADHD can also impact someone’s body and reflect on these in relation to school and workplace accommodations. These examples are taken...
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The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...Class Movements Library in Salford, demonstrate that they had received this advice early in the dispute, and their legal advisors believed the sit-in was legal. After the workers had been in occupation for six weeks, the union finally relented, and asked for a formal ballot to be cast among the workers; 97 per cent voted in favour of continuing the dispute. Despite...
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Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
History & The Arts

Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company

...class loyalty was on the rise, the Edwardians used imperial propaganda to create a sense of nationalist pride.The period around 1890 to 1914 saw several statues erected to imperialists, including Bristol’s Edward Colston (1895) and Oriel College’s Cecil Rhodes in Oxford (1910). By then, British imperialists had lost their swagger abroad and were nervous of the threat...
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Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...variable, as well as the proportion of individuals in a dataset with a certain characteristic. You will use spreadsheets throughout the course as the central tool used by professionals for simple data management and analysis...Making decisions about the world based on data requires a process that bridges the gap between unstructured data and the decision. Statistical...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
History & The Arts

Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?

...variables that are known to impact viewers. These include identification with main characters, a sense of being drawn into the world of the story (what media scholars call “transportation”) and the emotions evoked by the storyline. We found that “Royal Pains” viewers who saw Anna’s story had more supportive attitudes toward transgender people and policies, and...
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Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...de facto because it's so important with everything that happens to do with the climate. TS: Absolutely, but I would not call myself an expert on this. RH: There are a lot of people, you probably don't come across many of them, but there are still a lot of people in the world particularly in the USA, some in the UK, who think that climate change is all natural. How are you...
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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...classes, particularly those in factories. What was more radical was the solution. This was founded on the belief that moral reform could only come through reform of the environment. Give the workforce better conditions and they will behave better. In the first decade of his time at New Lanark Owen instituted many radical reforms. Jim Arnold (Director, New Lanark...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...class or individual. Recognising the level of support or challenge that is needed in a particular circumstance and being flexible in your approach is a key mentoring skill. Activity 2: Challenge and support Timing: Time: 20 minutes Using the model above, think about mentoring a student teacher. What student behaviours might indicate a need to modify the balance between...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs