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TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils

...Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Public Holiday Kwame tries to ensure that Ejike will not ruin his appraisal but Ejike ends up saving the day TESSA - The Smart Father Linus deals with bullying in a clever way. TESSA - The Lost Boy Ejike suffers from a crisis of confidence and runs away. TESSA - Seeking Help Florence helps a pupil overcome her shyness...
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...Educators as Agents of Change? A Critical Realist Study of a Group of Teacher Educators in a Kenyan University. This study focuses on the professional identity of a group of teacher educators in a Kenyan university. To improve student outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, the quality of teaching and therefore the quality of teacher education (TE) needs to improve. Policy...
What is socialisation? The one minute guide
Education & Development

What is socialisation? The one minute guide

...technologies to do with the necessities of everyday life. Socialisation is also a long, drawn-out process and in some respects can continue throughout our whole lifetime: for example when adults find themselves interacting with people from unfamiliar cultures. Even when we join a new social group in our own culture there may be a need to adjust to new ways of behaving....
Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...technologies. This material forms part of The Open University course E124 Supporting children’s learning in the early years... Supporting children’s learning in the early years An introduction to the contents of this album. Learning with “mini-beasts” A teacher observes and reflects on the learning patterns of the children she works with. Planning in teams How...
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...educated. Finally, Section 4 focuses on children’s street play. The street was a place that children once fairly freely occupied and adapted for play in various spontaneous and imaginative ways. Today, of course, streets are, in the main, claimed by moving and parked vehicles. This section includes some memories from adults reflecting on their childhood days spent...
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Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...educational and professional qualifications and licences relevant experience communication and numeracy personal characteristics, e.g. physical characteristics if they are required for the job willingness to travel team-building or administrative skills. Job descriptions and person specifications can be used for job advertisements, interviews and any other recruitment and...
The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives
Education & Development

The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives

...Narratives in Education Eleanor St Hilaire celebrates the excellence of Black university students while confronting deficit-based narratives that misrepresent their abilities and potential. She discusses systemic barriers in education, shares examples of best practice, and advocates for inclusive environments where Black students can thrive and lead with confidence....
Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Money & Business

Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?

...technology entrepreneurship – women just don’t feature prominently in the industry and the numbers in accelerator programmes reflects this. The evidence, however, indicates that within Europe women own around 15% of all science engineering and technology ventures. So, where are all the women when it comes to accelerators? Their minority status in the sector does not...