Simon Sinek: THE SECRET EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW NEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THjoqO-POao
Danger ahead: Only bad bosses say these five things NEU
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150205-telltale-signs-of-bad-managers
Shift work dulls your brain – report NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-29879521
Virgin’s Richard Branson offers staff unlimited holiday NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29356627
Cure for public-speaking jitters: Stand like a starfish NEU
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140904-jitters-act-like-a-starfish
What the colour of your tie says about you? NEU
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140827-the-psychology-of-tie-colours
Are executive sleepovers the best way for staff to bond? NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-26900904
Drop the “busy” excuse NEU
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140327-drop-the-busy-excuse
Let’s stop the glorification of busy NEU
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140324113914-2484700-let-s-stop-the-glorification-of-busy
Simple, objective ways to know you’re overworked
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140325122509-20017018-simple-objective-ways-to-know-you-re-overworked
How stressed are you?
Feeling under pressure? Take our test, created in collaboration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, to find out how stressed you are.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24756311
Summer career booster, fun included
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130703-summer-career-boosters
Respecting even the most humble employee can pay off for everyone in a company
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130617-what-cubicle-dwellers-really-want/1
The key to inspired leadership
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130614-what-makes-a-great-leader
Why intrinsic motivation is so much better than extrinsic motivation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y&feature
The psychology of the to-do list
https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130129-the-psychology-of-the-to-do-list
What’s the best office temperature?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg likes to keep his conference room at just 15 degrees Celsius.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21767297
Stand up at the office to lose fat.
Office workers should work standing up, recommends an exercise scientist.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20947605
Why stressed out CEOs are bad for business
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20297074
Executives feel the heat in challenging times.
Executives need new skills to cope with the different economic conditions today and that adds extra stress.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19895756
Can personality tests identify the real you? Personality tests are increasingly
being used around the globe, but do they really tell us anything?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18723950
Superflattery: The art of getting what you want
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18410751
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”
https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120528-mach-20-gliders-and-tiny-drones
Who works the longest hours?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/magazine-18144320
Taking dogs to work ‘reduces employee stress’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17561272
Where are you on the global pay scale? Type in your salary and find out
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356
What’s inside Rick Perry’s head?
The potential failures of memory in high pressure situations.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/magazine-15684676
Beware great chief executive myth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/business-15556666
One in three workers ‘admits to skiving’, survey suggests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14177601
“Is stress good for you?”
Could stress and long hours be the route to a good life?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13791271
Spelling mistakes ‘cost millions’ in lost online sales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14130854
“Botnet uncovered”
Security researchers discover ‘indestructible’ botnet:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13973805
Lucy Kellaway: The seven deadly sins CEOs won’t admit:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13974474
Beware: Don’t add this to your CV NEU
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150213-skip-this-on-your-cv-or-else
Can your body language win you the job? NEU
https://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150130-sit-here-look-there-move-over
7 questions on CVs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15336724
How the English language became such a mess. NEU
https://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150605-your-language-is-sinful
English:
Practical literacy skills for adults. NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english
One woman, 17 British accents NEU
https://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20140619-one-woman-17-british-accents
Sleep’s memory role discovered NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-27695144
How do people lose their native language? NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27690891
Learning second language ‘slows brain ageing’ NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-27634990
Does English still borrow words from other languages? NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26014925
How many hours does it take to be fluent in English?
Immigrants are always being told to learn the language. But how long does it take to speak good English?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23407265
The people who hate other people’s bad grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22403731
Does chocolate make you clever?
A study appears to suggest eating chocolate improves a nation’s chances of winning Nobel Prizes. But does cocoa really hold the key to genius?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20356613
Drinking in pregnancy “harms IQ”
Drinking just one or two glasses of wine a week in pregnancy can have an impact on a child’s IQ, a study says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20325000
Parents not schools boost exam success, study suggests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19923891
Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19670686
How did this man learn 11 languages?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17107435
Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have ‘the’?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844
Why not start a sentence with ‘so…’?
https://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9644000/9644002.stm
Fragmented sleep ‘harms memory’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14279123
Are Germans or Brits the rudest?
German and Anglo-Saxon manners are just different, researchers say:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13545386
Walking for 40 minutes a few times a week is enough to preserve memory:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/health-12325285
How ‘OK’ took over the world:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12503686
Germany top for foreign students wanting to do their degree course in the English language:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12610268
How far can a 100-word vocabulary get you?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12894638
Why did LOL infiltrate the language? Slang term “LOL” (laughing out loud) has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, but what does the rise of the acronym tell us about internet language?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12893416
Are dying languages worth saving?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11304255
‘Oldest English words’ identified?
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7911645.stm
The UK Literacy Association (UKLA):
https://www.ukla.org
Train your brain:
https://www.lumosity.com/personal-training-plan
London ranked top city for students NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44039666
The problem with Generation Y – Millenials NEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hER0Qp6QJNU
University admissions: The art of the personal statement NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-41761824
Babies remember their birth language NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38653906
Girl, 12, achieves maximum Mensa IQ test score of 162 NEU
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/02/girl-12-wins-maximum-mensa-iq-test-score
Do you have a problem child? NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qpw9b
Breastfeeding ‘linked to higher IQ’ NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-31925449
Regular naps are ‘key to learning’ NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-30776745
UK ‘second best education in Europe’ NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27314075
Pupils ‘must look away to think’ NEU
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4602178.stm
Lack of sleep blights pupils’ education
Sleep deprivation is a significant hidden factor in the underachievement of school pupils, according to a global study NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818
Get outside and go wild, kids urged
Children are being urged to take back their “wild time” by playing outside more to regain a connection with nature. NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24670232
Exercise ‘boosts academic performance’ of teenagers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24608813
TED Sir Ken Robinson: Schools kill creativity
https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/de/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
Rhythmic ability linked to language
Moving in time to a steady beat is closely linked to better language skills, research suggests.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24124158
Jamie Oliver’s TED Award speech: Poisoning your Kids.
Jamie expresses his wish to teach every child about food and fight obesity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY&feature
Children should be allowed to take risks and make their own mistakes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22338343
Should parents drug babies on long flights?
Is the practice safe – or an abuse of parental power?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21977785
Does the “five-second rule” really exist?
Many parents think that if food has only been on the ground for a matter of seconds, then it is unlikely to have been badly contaminated.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-21945313/does-the-five-second-rule-about-dropping-food-really-exist
Let children get bored, says expert.
Children should be allowed to get bored so they can develop their innate ability to be creative.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-21895704
Babies can hear syllables in womb, says research.
Babies can decipher human speech as early as three months before birth, say scientists.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21572520
The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21537988
Most parents “lie to their children”;
Most parents tells lies to their children as a tactic to change their behaviour, suggests a study of families in the United States and China.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21144827
England in maths global top 10.
Global school rankings for maths, science and reading.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20664752
Dads help babies behave better; Babies whose fathers engage positively with them when they are three months old behave better later in life, research suggests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18900474
Being bilingual ‘boosts brain power’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17892521
Rich children are five months ahead:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16177406
Close-up: Japan’s amazing lunchboxes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/magazine-16069217
Summer-born struggle at school:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-15527145
IQ ‘can change in teenage years’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15369851
Healthy diet ‘boosts childhood IQ’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12381041
Support your child‘s education:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/
School singing can boost children’s well-being:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12392742
Reading test for six-year-olds to include non-words:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12509477
Children ‘missing out on sleep’:
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8520918.stm
The words that could unlock your child:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13128701
Parents ‘wrongly blamed for speech problems’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12307846
Speech problems ‘hamper children’s reading ability’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12249654
Parents admit to ‘using TV as babysitter’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-13308737
Boys are more confident communicators, survey finds:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-13278812
Children ‘missing out on sleep’ Newsround finds NEU
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8520918.stm
Be creative, be confident, be yourself NEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej04VAktzyE
English
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/
English Literature
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/
BBC Bitesize – School subjects for kids
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
BBC – History for Kids
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
How tall can a Lego tower get?
How many Lego bricks, stacked one on top of the other, would it take to destroy the bottom brick?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20578627
Maths for kids in English:
Carol Vorderman’s Online Maths School
https://www.themathsfactor.com
CBBC (Children’s BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/
BBC – Five memory hacks to make you smarter
https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180904-five-memory-hacks-to-make-you-smarter
BBC Article: Five memory hacks to make you smarter
https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180904-five-memory-hacks-to-make-you-smarter
Mid-life stress ‘precedes dementia’
Women who lead a stressful life in their 40s may be at increased risk of developing dementia, researchers say.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24332082
How you can feel more fulfilled, and less anxious, on the job.
Download.pdf
The compelling case for working a lot less
Download.pdf
The slow death of purposeless walking NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27186709
“Arrogance“ of ignoring need for sleep NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-27286872
How much can an extra hour’s sleep change you? NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24444634
How stressed are you?
Feeling under pressure? Take our test, created in collaboration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, to find out how stressed you are. NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24756311
How much can an extra hour’s sleep change you and your memory?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24444634
What is stress?
Stress is your body’s response to mental or emotional pressure.
Stress management is key: a little stress is a good thing, but too much can have
devastating consequences for your health and relationships.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2DqYwhZZkZL3tvqXcGNcfzh/simple-tips-on-managing-pressure-and-stress
Beating stress before it beats you
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130830-beat-stress-before-it-beats-you
Five easy ways to wind down before bed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4n0kNr1BSHLlJnnFbcbkn0F/five-easy-ways-to-wind-down-before-bed
Bad sleep „dramatically“ alters body
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21572686
Does confidence really breed success?
Could high self-esteem actually be bad for your life chances?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20756247
Do those who retire early live longer?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18952037
Explore London by canalboat NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p023ss8z
Herding sheep or building bridges – a working holiday in Britain NEU
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27493290
Scottish islands among world’s top holiday destinations NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-26259809
Love Great Britain NEU
https://www.facebook.com/LoveGreatBritain
The beauty of the Yorkshire Dales NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-21249442
Britain’s heritage: a video slide show
How the men from the ministry saved England’s heritage. NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22616264
English heritage NEU
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
Is Nessie just a tourist conspiracy? NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22125981
Visit Britain website: NEU
https://www.visitbritain.com/en/EN/
Visit England website: NEU
https://www.visitengland.com/ee/
Britain on film. Britain is one glorious movie set: NEU
https://www.visitbritain.com/en/Things-to-do/Culture/Britain-on-film.htm
The New Forest: NEU
https://www.thenewforest.co.uk
Northumberland and Hadrian’s Wall: NEU
https://www.visitnorthumberland.com
Canals and rivers NEU
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers
Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre NEU
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/standedge-tunnel
Aperitivo hour comes to London NEU
https://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20121106-aperitivo-hour-comes-to-london
Mini guide to Georgian Bath NEU
https://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130325-mini-guide-to-georgian-bath
Ten of England’s oddest sights NEU
https://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120516-ten-of-englands-oddest-sights/1
Should Britain let go of London?
Is London’s success dwarfing the country to the point where the rest of the UK would actually be better off without its capital? NEU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21934564
Are there places more British than the UK?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21668477
Whitby – home to Captain Cook and Dracula
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/fast_track/9369594.stm
Lundy – a trip to Devon’s “Puffin Island”
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/fast_track/9598236.stm
Face to face with basking sharks off the Cornish coast
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/fast_track/8718809.stm
James Bond and the Queen arriving for the London Olympic Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AS-dCdYZbo
Old-fashioned fun beside the sea in Blackpool
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/fast_track/9614792.stm
Five British island weekends
https://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130129-five-british-island-weekends
Ten of England’s oddest sights
https://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120516-ten-of-englands-oddest-sights
Sky high at London’s Shard
https://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20130130-sky-high-at-londons-shard
Britain’s best one-day walks
https://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20100901-britains-best-one-day-walks
UK and the EU: Better off out or in? What would be the impact on daily life in Britain outside the EU?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20448450
Why Hong Kong wants to stay British
The former British colony Hong Kong was transferred to Chinese rule 15 years ago, but it still seems as British as ever.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20450184
Nyetimber abandons grape harvest
Award-winning English winemaker Nyetimber decides against harvesting this year’s grapes because of the year’s poor weather.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19895287
Could France learn to love British beef?
There was no love lost between French and British farmers in the wake of the BSE crisis.
So why does Paris now seem to be falling for British beef?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/magazine-17925152
Why British police don’t have guns?
Why does Britain hold firm against issuing guns to officers on the beat?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/magazine-19641398
Could the UK live without The City?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12352171
Debt and the City: London financial tour?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/business-19599454
12 things in 212 words that every UK visitor should know about the British
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18983558
BBC Daily E-mail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/email/
How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TED, NEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGdNEWdn0
Body language, the power is in the palm of your hands | Allan Pease | TED, NEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ7k8cMA-4
TED ideas worth spreading
https://www.ted.com
Jamie Oliver’s TED Award speech: Poisoning your Kids.
Jamie expresses his wish to teach every child about food and fight obesity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY&feature
TED Prize » Prize Winners » Jamie Oliver
https://www.ted.com/pages/prizewinner_jamie_oliver
NEU Why intrinsic motivation is so much better than extrinsic motivation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y&feature
NEU Jamie Oliver’s TED Award speech: Poisoning your Kids. Jamie expresses his wish to teach every child about food and fight obesity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY&feature
NEU TED Prize » Prize Winners » Jamie Oliver
https://www.ted.com/pages/prizewinner_jamie_oliver
NEU Ted Ideas of Worth Spreading
https://www.ted.com