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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...system of Universal Credit (UC), which by 2018 will have replaced tax credits for most. And cuts to UC have not attracted the same level of opposition. As Patrick Wintour tweeted, these cuts were approved last week with just 12 MPs present. Cuts to universal credit passed in committee last Thursday. This is successor scheme to tax credits. Approx 12 MPs present. —...
Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...System. I imagine that looking at Venus could tell us something about the future of our own planet. Venus is very similar to Earth in many aspects. It’s the same size. It has the same mass and same density. It could have been Earth's twin. But during its history, something happened. We know that it lost its water but we don’t know how much water it had. For example,...
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...system and families’ expectations In recent years, the shifting landscape of home education (Jolly and Matthews, 2020), has witnessed a notable increase in the number of ‘accidental home educators’ (English, 2021), warranting additional attention. Many families are opting for home education not for a deliberate choice, but as the ‘last resort option’, especially...
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...system of racism still exists, seeping into society's ideas and conversations.Parents are not the only sources for modelling and imparting racial attitudes to young children. There is evidence suggesting that children's racial attitudes and early prejudices actually reflect the widespread racial attitudes embedded within the larger society. In contemporary societies,...
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...system to deliver it. Inclusive practice has to be situated in our day-to-day relationships and the trust we build amongst ourselves. In many ways we will only achieve inclusion despite our systems and what they throw at us. To achieve our inclusive goals we have to lead the change, accepting that we are part of ‘a society which organises itself without authority, is...
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...system builders? The good news is that one doesn’t necessarily need to exclude the other! The grand vision behind this quote is that learning to program, build large systems, and so on, allows you to develop something which is much more valuable than any of these on their own, namely the ability to think like a computer scientist. Over the past decade or so, Jeannette...
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...systems...This free course, Introduction to critical criminology, provides a brief introduction to critical criminological thinking. It defines the ways in which critical criminologists take a 'critical stance' on the fundamental concepts, practices and institutions associated with crime and criminal justice systems....Introduction to critical criminology: Introduction -...
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...system and a sexagesimal one; appreciate the advanced understanding of mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia in relation to anyone in medieval Christian Europe 3000 years later...Babylonian mathematics: 1 Babylonian mathematics - In Mesopotamia, the scribes of Babylon and the other big cities were impressing on clay tablets economic and administrative records, literary,...
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