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Choices Housing is a leading not-for-profit care organization based in Newcastle-under-Lyme (in the UK). They provide a range of care and support services, specializing in dementia nursing care, residential learning disability care, over-55s retirement living and...

It seems very strange to be talking about two YouTube phenomena in the context of L&D, but hear us out. Saturday 9 November saw two of the world’s biggest online stars come face to face in the ring for the second time. This time was different, though; the...

On this day in 1825 (27th September 1825) a steam locomotive carried passengers on a public railway for the first time. This historic journey would not have taken place if it weren’t for the vision of Edward Pease, a woollen manufacturer, and the ingenuity of George...

What is Interactive Video? In December 2018 Netflix released Bandersnatch – an interactive film which required the viewer to make various choices throughout in order to mould their own viewing experience. Although this, their fifth interactive film release, was a...

On this day in 1997, Netflix was founded in California by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings. The original concept was to offer online movie rentals, delivering DVDs directly to their customers, and enabling those customers to circumvent the ‘blockbuster’ process of...

During the month of July the Samaritans set a UK-wide challenge to run, jog, walk or cycle 26.2 miles to help raise life-changing funds. Eight members of the Learning Nexus team dusted off their running shoes, put some WD-40 on their bikes and aimed to complete this...