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Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...money. You will already be using these skills in everyday life when: working out which train you need to catch to get to your meeting on time weighing or measuring ingredients when cooking doing rough conversions if you are abroad to work out how much your meal costs in British pounds. By the end of this session you will be able to: understand that there are different...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...business, while decreasing the journey time between Belfast and Dublin would encourage shoppers to continue en route to their final destinations. Initial predictions, however, are positive. The reduced journey time to Newry from Belfast and Dublin is encouraging shoppers to travel to Newry, safe in the knowledge that the level of traffic congestion within the city has...
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Article 15 mins
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...business organisations to model financial activities. Database software, such as Microsoft Access, stores information in a form that can be organised and searched. Databases range in size and complexity. An example of a small database might be an address book that you keep on your own computer to store the names and contact details of friends and family. There are much...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...money, so there’s a 100,000 pound extension, which will be built on. KAWSAR: A 100,000 pound. So what happened to the other areas? ANDREW LAKE: No, we can’t get planning permission for them. They’re too expensive, or they’d need lots more money. It’s not feasible. KAWSAR: Yeah but, 100,000 pound is good enough for us. ANDREW LAKE: I think it’s pretty good....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...business closures. Around the world all but essential workers stayed at home. But what exactly is “essential work”? Employers and authorities were slow to ensure adequately safe working conditions for many of them...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. On 22 June 2022, OU Economics hosted a seminar with Dr Sara...
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Are things changing in world rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are things changing in world rugby?

...business, although England’s early departure does upset the geographical axes of power of world rugby. The southern hemisphere, and especially the Commonwealth nations of Australia and New Zealand retain dominance however, although maybe we should wait and see if there are any more upsets to our expectations. [Welsh rugby fans] Rugby is a very traditional sport in many...
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Article 5 mins
Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...business. This presents a substantial challenge to tracking their movements and quantifying the major causes and effects of population declines. Current studies tend to count the number of bees that do not return to a hive as lost or dead, for example. And any attempt to determine a cause of death is lost in the wider environment as we don’t know where the missing bees...
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Article 5 mins
Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...business. It calls for a renewed focus on literacy and numeracy skills to ensure we are able to address economic needs. Does this mean teachers aren’t spending enough time on literacy and numeracy, or are there other issues? The mere mention of mathematics within a social situation often strikes fear into the hearts of young and old. A lack of confidence with basic...
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Article 5 mins