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Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...Introduction - [Image of men and women helping each other to climb over a mud barrier in a challenge race] A Japanese proverb ‘Fall seven times, stand up eight’ effectively captures the essence of psychological resilience. We know that athletes will face highs and lows and will constantly withstand a wide range of pressures to attain and sustain high performance...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide

...introduction...[Black background with a halogen light strip positioned diagonally from top left corner to right-hand corner in the middle. Text saying "In the 1920s, workers at the Hawthorne Works in Chicago were observed to be more productive in better-lit conditions" is positioned above the light.] [A bright yellow halogen bar light is positioned horizontally across the...
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Article 5 mins
Simple Coding - Summary
Digital & Computing

Simple Coding - Summary

...introduction to programming you have seen the fundamental building blocks that almost every programming language provides: variables and assignment (=) to store and update data arithmetic operators (+, -, *) simple data types (strings and numbers, both integers and floating point) data structures (lists) sequence (one instruction per line) iteration (for and while loops)...
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Activity 5 mins
Global responses to Darwin's ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Global responses to Darwin's ideas

...introduction to this album. Darwin's controversial reception Prior to publishing his theories, Darwin built up a network of supporters around the world. Nevertheless, his theory of evolution prompted a lot of debate. The cultural context was key to its approval or rejection. Darwinism and politics Darwin's theories were particularly subject to political interpretation:...
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Audio 25 mins
Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer
History & The Arts

Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer

...introduction to this album. Pygmalion and Popular Culture: Paula James How an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer parallels the myth of Pygmalion. Pygmalion and Popular Culture: Lorna Jowett Gender, femininity and identity in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Pygmalion and Popular Culture: Amanda Potter How viewers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer relate to the storyline as a...
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Audio 48 mins
Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...introduction to the contents of this album. Learning with “mini-beasts” A teacher observes and reflects on the learning patterns of the children she works with. Planning in teams How planning for children’s activities requires flexibility and adaptation. Including all children How adults support learning for children with special needs and mother tongues other than...
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Audio 1 hr
Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing
History & The Arts

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

...introduction to this album Becoming a folk singer Norma Waterson remembers her childhood and reveals how she became a traditional English folk singer. Telling a Story Stories as the foundations of traditional folk music. Tradition and History How traditional songs relate to other musical movements. Differences in gender within the music. Rituals and Ceremonies The...
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Audio 39 mins
Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...introduction to this album. Interpreting Homer Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey. Homer's people Metaphor, imagery, characterisation and the portrayal of strong emotion in Homer's Odyssey, with dramatised excerpts from book iv. Homer's world The power of the...
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Audio 2 hrs 54 mins