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From the classroom to the Commonwealth games: Dr Julie McElroy’s story
Education & Development

From the classroom to the Commonwealth games: Dr Julie McElroy’s story

...writing fortnightly columns and producing digital media content that showcased the achievements of disabled athletes. These experiences strengthened my communication skills, my confidence and my commitment to inclusive storytelling. Leadership My leadership journey began even earlier, with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. It was the first time I recognised my own...
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Article 5 mins
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...write very big or very small numbers. You'll also cover units of measurement, like kilogrammes, metres, and litres, and how they came about. This week starts with a video about bottled water consumption. It's a short, documentary-style video from the Open University, which uses numbers in a similar way to news programmes and other documentaries. I hope you'll enjoy the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions
History & The Arts

Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions

...writes Rewan, the prize was celebrated: South Asians Celebrate American Singer-Songwriter Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize in Literature American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the second songwriter to have won the Nobel prize after Indian Nobel Laureate, poet, lyricist and singer Rabindranath Tagore, who received the...
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Video 10 mins
The Life of Saint Andrew
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Andrew

...writings, and those of the fathers. [ Saint Andrew, holding a scroll, looks intently to his left, indicating that the panel once may have formed part of a group of icons with Christ at the center. ] A Greek image of Saint Andrew ST. ANDREW was a native of Bethsaida, a town in Galilee, upon the banks of the lake of Genesareth. He was the son of Jonas or John, a fisherman...
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Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...write two or three sentences that compare (a) the Malayan sun-bear with other bears and (b) the tamandua with other anteaters. Use the LoM index to find helpful information. Video 2 Answer Distinctive features in these tree dwellers are not numerous! (a) The Malayan sun-bear has the strong forearms (and claws) of bears in general. But sun-bears are comparatively small, as...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...write numbers in a specific way - using scientific notation. In scientific notation, 92.3 billion litres is written as 9.23 × 1010 litres. (One billion is 1 × 109, so 92.3 billion becomes 92.3 × 109, which is written in formal scientific notation as 9.23 × 1010.) The UK population in 2010 was approximately 62 million. Express the UK population in scientific notation....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...write two sentences describing each building. Use the nouns and adjectives from the boxes below, and don't forget to put the appropriate endings! You can either use the construction El edificio / El museo / La casa es… or Es un edificio / una casa / un museo… Construya frases. Ejemplos El museo es enorme. Es un edificio educativo. Answer Here is a possible answer: (a)...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...writing is head of a special school and president of the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN), a national organisation for professionals working in the area of inclusion, he described fines inclusion as: a process, not a state… inclusion is not a simple concept restricted to issues of placement… Key principles are valuing diversity, entitlement,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs