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History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

...accounts. At the core of UK RED rests the notion of a ‘reading experience’, that is, a recorded engagement with a written or printed text beyond the mere fact of possession. The evidence collected in UK RED is therefore mostly anecdotal or personal. But contributors have gone beyond the traditional sources used for studying reading, such as diaries and
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...account the clever ones who are offending and not getting caught-. RICHARD SPARKS Alison Liebling, of the Institute of Criminology in Cambridge. ALISON LEIBLING My feeling at the moment is that prison is being over used, that expectations of what it can do are very high and that if we're realistic we have to start from where we are, I do believe you could make the...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...account the prior learning of the class. A beginner teacher is highly self-critical, completing every lesson with a list of things that went wrong. Words: 0 Rather than simply telling them what needs to be done, it’s usually far more effective to ask questions in a way that encourages beginner teachers to reflect and recognise for themselves where development is needed....
Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...accounts, housing, cars, jewellery to corporate shares, stocks and bonds. Activity 4 Income and wealth Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Look at the following examples. Decide which contribute to the flow of income and which contribute to the stock of wealth. Drag each answer so that they are in the correct position below. Dividends received from shares held in Tesco PLC....
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...account of late Victorian village life, Lark Rise to Candleford. The author, Flora Thompson mentions the annual feast, the dancing and the parades when members would wear ‘their club colours in the shape of rosettes and wide sashes’. This banner, especially if it appeared in recentlyinvented newspaper photographs, could tell the story above the noise of a parade,...
London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...account of the hazard of infection to which they are exposed. The events of the last year are not certainly calculated to weaken these opinions, and your Committee feel assured, that to diminish the number of fever cases in every hospital, by increasing the powers of receiving them in institutions exclusively set apart for that disease, would not only dfo away with the...
Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...accountability and penalties, Jones sets out why she feels the UK environment could fare better outside of the Union. Julian Sayarer (JS): In terms of environmental regulation, what are the big worries about the UK outside of the EU and its law? Jenny Jones (JJ): We clearly need international action to deal with Climate Change and the EU has been one of the main drivers...
Article 10 mins
‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982
Society, Politics & Law

‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982

...accounts, they are primarily support figures for men coming to terms with displacement from manufacturing work. However, over a 13-month period in 1981 and 1982, the three most militant actions taken in opposition to factory closure in Scotland were conducted by women workforces. Faced with shutdown due to the decisions by their multinational employers, the workers at Lee...