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Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...worked for many years in science education both as a teacher in secondary schools and as a teacher/educator in university. Assessment is a challenging aspect of a science teacher’s work. Science is not simply a fixed collection of facts but a complex discipline. Consequently assessment in secondary science should not be concerned only with what facts students can...
Trusting Statistics in Today’s News
Science, Maths & Technology

Trusting Statistics in Today’s News

...this panel discussion, Dr Katie Chicot hosts statisticians Dr Kaustubh Adhikari & Professor Kevin McConway who explain when you can and can’t trust statistics. The discussion will cover important questions you should ask yourself about the statistics in front of you: Who produced the statistics? Why are they showing me this? Has the work been verified? Transcript...
Business development skills for apprentices
Education & Development

Business development skills for apprentices

...work on your 'soft skills' (like assertiveness and self-confidence) or become adept at 'hard' skills (such as project management or IT applications), The Open University is here to help with our collection of free courses...[Business development skills for apprentices] Try our FREE courses in an array of subjects to support you. IT training Time and priority management...
Engineering your dream career
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering your dream career

...working on the things you love. Discover engineering careers which match your passions in this short interactive experience on women in engineering...Have you ever considered a career in engineering? Perhaps this makes you think of dirty overalls, hard hats and a lot of maths. But in reality, engineering projects and job roles are much more diverse. Explore these 5 areas...
Everyday maths: understanding risk
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths: understanding risk

...information about risk in everyday life – in the news, at work, or when talking about sports or hobbies. In this short activity you will learn to use diagrams, understand risk, and find out how to compare risk using percentages. [Banner image for the interactive activity. Everyday maths: understanding and comparing risk.] Everyday maths: understanding and comparing risk...
A global dimension to science education in schools
Education & Development

A global dimension to science education in schools

...work in a rural school in the outskirts of Oxfordshire which is predominantly non-black ? sort of speakers, pretty much 90 to 99 per cent white. Its eleven to eighteen mixed comparison school. Q Ok, right then I just want you to say who you are? T I’m a British Asian Muslim I have trained here at the department of education here at Oxford and I have been teaching now...
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...work. FALSE. Depending on the severity of their condition, living with mental illness does not necessarily mean that a person is incapable of seeking or maintaining employment. They may require additional support or suitable working arrangements provided by employers. Those with more serious conditions may face some barriers. Mental illness is a result of ‘bad...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
We invented the weekend!
Money & Business

We invented the weekend!

...worked a six day week. Then in 1843, in Greater Manchester, workers’ rights activists launched a campaign to finish early on Saturdays. They won, and in doing so, invented the weekend – a gift to workers the world over! We’re marking this enormous achievement with a new and imaginative free festival from Salford. The festival of free time MediaCity and Salford...