8 Million More Reasons To Fix Numeracy. FE Soundbite 872
8 Million More Reasons To Fix Numeracy. This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095. We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership…
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Yes, saunas are great – but have you heard of this amazing thing called a bath?
But if a trip to the spa seems like too much effort or money, then good news! An alternative could be waiting for you right behind your bathroom door: hot baths. Though washing habits have shifted towards showers in…
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Autism, masking, and building a more inclusive world | Letters
From a young age I sensed that I was experiencing the world differently to other people. I was bullied, and worked hard to fit in. I was fortunate as structurally I had a stable life that mitigated some of the more…
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Measles, mumps and misinformation: how Crunchy Moms became ‘the most dangerous’ group on Facebook
They were considering getting their three-year-old vaccinated, in part to protect their six-month-old. "I'm nervous for my baby," the parent wrote. "First of all your children cannot die of measles. It is literally…
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Green Ambitions need Investment in Skills
Every home made more energy efficient, every wind turbine installed and every electric vehicle maintained requires someone with the skills to do the job. Workforce development must therefore be part of our planning from…
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Rapid Fusion strikes ‘Zeus’ deal with Kingston University
Located at its Roehampton Vale campus, the state-of-the-art manufacturing platform combines 3D printing with integrated CNC milling in one modular system, giving researchers and industrial partners access to seamless…
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The Level 3 assessment has changed. What gets early years apprentices to the finish line hasn’t.
It points to a Scunthorpe nursery where one apprentice has gone from Level 3 learner to Assistant Manager. The revised Level 3 Early Years Educator standard applies to new starts from and it replaces end-point assessment…
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This is an age of anti-vaccine unreason – and even NHS staff are not immune | Polly Toynbee
Here he became the single human being to save more lives than any other person who has ever lived. This triumph of the age of enlightenment, at a time when a third of children died before adulthood, is too easily…
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'Misleading' student loans information left out examples of higher-salary repayments
She also said the Department for Education (DfE) must include higher-salary examples on its own website, too. The DfE said it would review the information it provides, while universities said their websites referred to…
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Numeracy for Life: Summing up our inquiry
For the past year the cross-party House of Lords Numeracy for Life Committee, which I chair, has been taking evidence to get a clearer picture of the current state of numeracy in the country and how it is impacting the…
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