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Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...Ben+Sam In Australia approximately one student in five is bullied at school every few weeks or more often. Many of these students suffer serious emotional and psychological harm, such as persistent anxiety, depression and suicidal thinking, and are unable to concentrate on their school work. It is clear they need help. Teachers routinely inform students that if they are...
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Article 5 mins
Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...Ben Lewis, the Director of The Open University in Wales also spoke of life-long learning within the evolving educational landscape in Wales. In particular, he identified the recent changes in the school curriculum and the imminent introduction of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (CTER) – a new body that will have a wide remit to oversee post-16...
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Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...Ben Briggs is a learning disability nurse and the Senior Clinical Advisor on Learning Disability at the national Nursing Directorate, NHS England. This course is for anyone working with older people with learning disabilities, including those whose behaviour may challenge others; it is for registered professionals and non-registered health and social care workers. There...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...Ben Taylor, a land agent based in Cambridgeshire, has hands-on experience of these recent changes. BEN TAYLOR: When I started practice seven years ago, back in 2005, the land market was at around about 3000 pounds an acre for a bit of arable land in where we are now in East Anglia. You could now put that at about 8000 pounds an acre. At the moment, around about 20 per...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Intermediate French: 14 July
Languages

Intermediate French: 14 July

...ben, le Révolution française, enfin, ça c'est incontestable, mais je ne sais pas si tout lemonde le sait, au fond, parce que les gens me demandent toute la journée, 'Qu'est-ce que c'est, dehors?' Enfin, c'est pas toujours évident. NARRATOR Le 14 juillet, qu'est-ce que ça célèbre? THIERRY Je ne m'en souviens plus du tout, alors... Je sais que le 14 juillet,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...Ben Dryer, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Electronic Imaging at The Open University, explains more...Space may seem calm, but it is a more hostile environment than that on Earth. Invisible radiation is a big problem for space enthusiasts and scientific instruments. Substituting electronic devices to do human tasks reduces risk, but it doesn’t eliminate all risk. Every...
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Article 15 mins
How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English
Languages

How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English

...Ben Stiller-produced Netflix comedy, The Eggplant Emoji, which tells the story of a teenager who accidentally emasculates himself while on a camping trip and then runs around trying to save the severed member before it’s too late. In fact, the term has become so established that the metaphor is transferring out into the world in a variety of both abstract and concrete...
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Article 20 mins
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...Ben Rigsby. Visit the iSpot observation. Do you want to get involved now? iSpot supporting biodiversity and ecosystems In June 2021 (World Environment Day) #GenerationRestoration was launched: a ten year global challenge for the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, and conserve ecosystems that are still intact. How can we Reimagine. Recreate....
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Article 10 mins