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Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...English speaking countries, England has the lowest ranking for enjoyment and the lowest for pupil engagement in reading, except Australia (McGrane, et al., 2017). So sustained time in school needs to be set aside for reading, alone and with others, for hearing narratives, poetry and nonfiction, and for book talk and recommendations through responsive use of this pedagogy....
Key historic LGBTQI+ figures
Education & Development

Key historic LGBTQI+ figures

...English, by Chloe O. Davis Black on Both Sides, A Racial History of Trans Identity, by C. Riley Snorton The Days of Good Looks, by Cheryl Clarke Bad Feminist, by Roxane Gay Black. Queer. Southern. Women: An Oral History, by E. Patrick Johnson Poetry Black Girl, Call Home, by Jasmine Mans Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson HoodWitch: Poems, by Faylita Hicks Don’t...
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...English Dictionary defines wellbeing as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy’. Statham and Chase (2010, p. 2) define wellbeing as ‘generally understood as the quality of peoples’ lives … it is understood … in relation to objective measures, such as health status’ … You may find other definitions. Physical health Physical health is often used...
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...English proficiency), Indigenous peoples, children and pregnant women, older adults, vulnerable occupational groups, persons with disabilities, and persons with pre-existing or chronic medical conditions. (Global Change, 2016) Whatever your sector, a good place to start when teaching climate justice is the Climate Impact Map, an evidence-based tool featuring...
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...English settlers established political control over Ireland in the seventeenth century, they created social and legal systems that designated the Irish as ‘uncivilised’ and therefore, in English eyes, as inferior. [An illustration of an octopus with human hands and a human head. The octopus is labelled ‘England’ and its hands are ‘grabbing’ different...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...English towns and cities. North of the border a General Convention of the Friends of the People in Scotland met in 1792. Apart from an extreme fringe, this was a movement for peaceful constitutional change rather than violent revolution. It was also strongly and effectively opposed at a popular level by loyalist’ organisations that upheld the existing social and...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...English ‘I am looking for’. Où est/Où sont + le/la/les + noun Où est la gare? La gare, c’est où? Where is the station? Où sont les toilettes? Les toilettes, c’est où? Where are the toilets? Note: C’est où? is another, more informal, way to ask ‘Where is/Where are …?’ Il y a/Est-ce qu’il y a + un/une + noun + près d’ici/par ici? Il y a un...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...English prison. Originally drawn in the late 1700s by Francis Wheatley. Note the squalor of the prison, the lack of separation between men and women, and the presence of children, imprisoned with their mothers. Howard’s work was extremely influential and informed a raft of legislation which encouraged local authorities to reform their prisons. Between 1780 and 1799,...