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Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred

...business prospering. But Stock Exchange men have always been "sportsmen" in the best sense of that much-abused term. The other day Lord Derby in a speech in "the House" paid a well merited tribute to the splendid manner in which available members had responded to the call of their country, and those who were prevented by age of other disablement from taking up arms had...
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How to celebrate Halloween with young children
Education & Development

How to celebrate Halloween with young children

...busy time. When it comes to treats, be extremely mindful of food allergies; simple spooky foods can be created such as ghost bananas (simply put raisin eyes on half a banana!) using healthy choices. You can also think about offering non-food treats (like stickers, pencils or small toys) as an alternative. If you are hosting a party, clearly label all ingredients or serve...
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Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why

...business that top clubs are under great pressure to ensure they recruit the next Cristiano Ronaldo before their nearest rival. As a result, they are taking on players very young. British clubs commonly take advantage of the fact that they can sign players on schoolboy terms from the age of nine. And the clubs invite even younger children to their development centres and...
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...Business, Innovation and Skills. The Met gets its income through providing a range of specialised forecasts, for example on behalf of the aviation and insurance industries, but the BBC contract remains a key part of its work. At a time when government is reducing spending, it is natural that the Met Office should seek to maximise income and the BBC should seek to cut...
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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
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...business is going to need to be able to run effectively into the future, you can't deny that digital and data are going to be ubiquitous skills and knowledge that people will need across the business. But it's not that simple. It's a very simple thing to say, well, let's retrain everybody so they understand data and digital. Well, how do you do that and what do you...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...business and the workplace. We are also leading the way in developing short courses for academic research methods and pre-sessional English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs