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The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...Education, 2021) the funds and knowledge concept is helpful with all children, but particularly helpful when thinking about bilingual children because they are coming with linguistic and cultural forms of knowledge. This might, for example, include knowledge about languages, histories and places, as well as about types of narratives, foods or clothing, or attitudes to...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...educated, English-born, Cardiff organist using the self-appointed title ‘Professor of Music’. He claimed that ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ was not Welsh at all, but a plagiarised version of a folk song that had been enhanced by the English composer Thomas Dibdin: it was a ‘note for note’ forgery to which seditious, nationalistic Welsh words had been added. The ensuing...
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What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...education, pulled the Republican centre rightward in 2000. Theirs are not necessarily household names, but their influence mattered. George W Bush doubled down on his pro-life rhetoric and ratcheted up his promises for tax breaks in reaction; Sharpton and Kucinich forced John Kerry to pay greater attention to social justice and the anti-war groups among Democrats. Sanders...
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The dark side of American populism in the Trump era
Society, Politics & Law

The dark side of American populism in the Trump era

...Education (which desegregated schools in 1954) and Roe v Wade (which legalised abortion in 1973), and the overall advance of a progressive social agenda – one that to them culminated in the election and presidency of Barack Obama. This politics of resentment gathered steam during the Trump campaign, and as the events in Charlottesville demonstrate, it’s now...
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Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...educational contexts, spoken interaction is also vitally important for learning. Learners speak to their teachers and to their peers. Amongst the kinds of things that pupils need to do in a spoken form in class are: - Understand or get clarification - Ask and answer questions - Make suggestions - Explain reasons. Understanding and asking for clarification A great deal of...
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Article 10 mins
Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...education system also play a part in sustaining the country. A recent World Bank (2017) report shows that the proportion of the shadow economy is very high in Zimbabwe which might have resulted in less commitment which is “measured as protection of property rights, contract enforcement, and lack of arbitrary expropriation without proper compensation”. It is also...
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Article 10 mins
How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
Science, Maths & Technology

How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?

...education, defence and so on, and also includes spending on social security benefits. Central government spending and local government spending are both included. The amount covers the whole of the UK HM Treasury also publishes figures on the payments between the EU and the UK government and estimated the net contribution in 2016 to be £8.6 billion. Its figures differ to...
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No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals
Health, Sports & Psychology

No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals

...educate, inform, and advise about sex. So – in true sex advice “top tips” form – here are the top five problematic messages that we’ve found are perpetuated by the majority of sex advice. 1. There’s a set script for ‘proper’ sex As sex therapist Clare Staunton puts it, the “kiss, kiss, boob, boob, penis in vagina” approach to sex is found everywhere....
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