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Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?

...data has yet to be released, it is possible that some of these people abandoned the SNP in order to vote for a party that was more committed to Brexit, such as the Conservatives, or, potentially, Labour. Whether or not this diminishes their support for Scottish independence remains to be seen. This personal viewpoint was originally published by OpenDemocracy under a...
Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...data are tethered inexorably to the surveys’ options. The complex factors which interact to develop young readers’ identities and the myriad of elements which characterise their experiences are inescapably ignored in such surveys. Layered upon pre-existing national assessment systems, these surveys arguably serve to constrain what counts as reading in school and are...
If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...data from a central server. Thus, despite more than 200,000 infections worldwide, there have been fewer than 200 payments. The weak impact is because this is a different type of ransomware. The most successful ones spread through spear phishing emails and target individuals and small businesses, which often do not have back-ups. This ransomware was different in that it...
Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...data was how all but four of the adults had been in continuous employment since starting their first job. The four who where not in current employment cited reasons outside of their education for their unemployed status such as caring responsibilities and health related issues. For the majority, they felt that home education had given them an “advantage in the working...
The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...Data collected via an England Netball impact report showed that 89% of B2N participants stayed in the scheme for less than two years with 37% progressing to playing formal club netball. Although, of those that didn’t continue with netball, 52% stayed active via other forms of physical activity (running, jogging, walking, fitness classes, gym or swimming). The B2N scheme...
Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...data Sometimes deconstructing feedback can help you sort out what is useful from what is not. Sometimes the thing that is hardest to deal with is not the contents of the feedback but the way it is framed. Try using a highlighter to pull out what is useful for you to move forward. Using others to help you unpack it Sometimes we can’t deal with feedback alone though. Find...
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...data also shows that many drivers who claim to support the law nevertheless continue to use their phones while behind the wheel. One survey found that more than a quarter of drivers admitted to hand-held mobile phone use, at least occasionally. So why do drivers who support the law, and acknowledge the dangers of distracted driving, still use their phones? The answer...
Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...data somewhat oversimplifies the complex relationship between parental imprisonment and childhood experiences. Despite such findings, children are not systematically identified and recorded when a parent goes to prison, and they remain a forgotten and largely unsupported group. Recent research estimates that the number of children of prisoners in the UK is approximately...