Tomorrow’s generation of engineers are already learning on the job thanks to a pioneering project in a Winchester nursery. Yes, a nursery! With hands no bigger than Donald Trump’s, preschool kids at West Downs Day Nursery are learning how to engineer and build their own ‘race car’. This has meant researching how different parts work, […]
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When Davey watched Beyonce in concert at Glasgow’s SEC Hydro it’s fair to say his attention rarely strayed from her bootylicious performance. He certainly didn’t notice the building’s elaborate latticed steelwork nor the translucent ‘cushions’ on its façade. If he had, he’d have seen why the Hydro has become a superstar in its own right. Not only has the
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If you’ve ever tried to buy a loaf in faltering French or tapas in stuttering Spanish, you’ll recognise the sense of achievement when you’re finally understood. It’s that spring in your step as you triumphantly walk out of the bakery with a pain de campagne under your arm instead of being directed to the nearest
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Before you finally chose a career in education, what did you want to be when you were growing up? A pop star, perhaps, or an astronaut? Yes, we all had big dreams and it seemed entirely possible, probable even, that one day they would come true. Alas, very few of us are currently on a
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Since the days of Ancient Egypt, when the Pharaohs’ architects based their pyramids on mountaintops, nature has served as an inspiration for construction. Today is no different and architects all over the world still find themselves motivated to mimic the natural world. One driver for this is in the face of shrinking material and energy
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If you don’t pay attention, you’ll pay too much! A bargain is something you don’t need at a price you can’t resist. Yes, Granny Ina’s pearls of financial wisdom have served her well down the years. But if they also chime with your own opinions on finances, you might want to consider a career as
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Faster than the Flash, bigger than Godzilla, accountancy is on the rise. Between 2012 and 2016 membership of international accountancy bodies grew by 3.2% worldwide and 2.4% (to 335,000 members) in the UK and Ireland. There’s also been a subtle 0.7% rise in UK and Irish accountancy students in that period. This means there’s more
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The technological revolution coming to the customer service sector is seen by many as the apocalyptic rise of an all-conquering Artificial Intelligence army – sent here to crush job opportunities and customers’ patience. We hear stories of human voices being replaced with the shrill tones of howling machines, who will order us to pay our
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It doesn’t bear thinking about, does it? A world without customer service professionals could bring panic and anarchy to the streets overnight. This would be a world with no-one to call when your broadband crashes, the brand new fridge floods the kitchen or your car insurance premiums inexplicably rocket. There are five customer service roles,
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It’s not often you get good news from the tax man. The latest announcement, however, is most definitely just that. HM Revenue & Customs has just hired 800 extra staff to help speed up its helplines. The move comes after it was discovered a 5600 jobs cut in 2015 had left callers waiting for
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