Accessibility in Educational Resources
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1M ago
Westchester Education Content and Services Manager, Emma Hudson, speaks to Stacy Scott, Head of Accessibility at Taylor and Francis about accessibility in educational publishing, including some of Stacy's own experiences as a visually impaired student, what it means to create 'born accessible' content and tips about what publishers need to think about when the European Accessibility Act comes into force in 2025.  Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Applying a Global Perspective to Improve English Language teaching
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
7M ago
Rebecca Durose-Croft and Jennifer Cole explain how a global perspective is beneficial when developing content to meet the specific requirements of English Language learners.  Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Renewable English
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1y ago
Managing Director for Education, Rebecca Durose-Croft, talks to Harry Waters, teacher and founder of Renewable English, about giving teachers the tools to raise climate change awareness and how to bring the climate change discussion into the classroom.  Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Working outside traditional publishing: Supporting foundations, charities and institutions
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1y ago
Rosie Stewart leads a discussion with Tyler Carey and Julie Willis on the ways in which Westchester works with foundations, charities and institutions. This fast-paced and often highly confidential work comes with its own requirements and challenges Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Editorial Processes, Part 2: Working with Freelancers
Westchester Words: UK and International, Education and Edtech
by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1y ago
In this second instalment about editorial processes, Rosie Stewart and Kat Mitchell discuss their experiences of working with freelance editors and proofreaders, including the importance of maintaining open communication, and ways in which editing and proofreading have been affected by the development of digital publishing. Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Editorial Processes, Part 1: Past, Present and Future
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and Kat Mitchell, emc Design
1y ago
Rosie Stewart, Editorial and Pre-press Director at River Editorial, in conversation with Kat Mitchell, Publishing Services Manager at emc design, discussing the relationship between design and editorial mark-up, as well as how proofreading methods and mark-up have changed over the past decade, where we are now, and what the future might look like. Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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The Importance of Reading Aloud
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1y ago
Managing Director, Rebecca Durose-Croft talks to Literacy Consultant Sarah Loader, about what reading aloud can provide, at what age we can read aloud to our children, and how it can promote a lifelong love of reading. Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Reading for Pleasure
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by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1y ago
Managing Director, Education, Rebecca Durose-Croft talks to Literacy Consultant Sarah Loader, about reading enjoyment in children post-pandemic. Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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The Use of Video in Educational Material
Westchester Words: UK and International, Education and Edtech
by Westchester Education UK and International, and guests
1y ago
Content and Services Director, Rebecca Durose-Croft talks with Simon Haynes, producer and owner of film and video production company S H Creative, about how the use of video in educational materials has changed over the past decade, and what the future of video looks like in the advent of new media. Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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Lessons Learnt in Lockdown
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by Rebecca Durose-Croft, Westchester Education UK and International, and Sarah Loader, Literacy Consultant
1y ago
During the first eighteen months of the pandemic, many schools across the UK were on lockdown, with primary and secondary education taking place in the home environment. As a result there was a greater deal of parental involvement in the education of the children. In this episode, Rebecca Durose-Croft has a conversation with literacy consultant, Sarah Loader about the lessons educators and parents learnt as a result of the lockdown, and what will be carried forward as children return to the classroom setting. Find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platform or at our website ..read more
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