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Education & Development
Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Learn about how the Williams family is trying to cope in the aftermath of Afro hair discrimination by pushing for change.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough
Only a small minority of LGBT young people learn about sexual health in the classroom, which could put them at risk.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Astrobiology on OpenLearn
Astrobiology explores whether there might be life elsewhere in the Universe. We've got a fantastic range of FREE resources on OpenLearn so that you can learn more about this fascinating area.
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Education & Development
The importance of education for students in secure environments
Marina Postlethwaite Bowler looks at the benefits of education for students in secure environments (SiSE) and the challenges faced by SiSE learners.
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Education & Development
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
This course will help you to develop your understanding of how to promote and support learning for all, within classrooms with a diverse student and staff population. It will encourage you to embrace your own capacity to lead at any level of an organisation. You will explore the tensions around collective responses and individualised challenges,...
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Education & Development
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
This course will help you to think about your professional educational situation and the ways in which you can develop your practices alongside others. It will provide you with a better understanding of competing values within the school system and how to identify and build upon opportunities to lead and collaborate in this context. You will ...
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OpenLearn Ireland
Change in the West of Ireland
Introducing a collection of articles asking 'How can unique and distinctive regions, like the West of Ireland, retain the qualities that make them unique while continuing to modernise and interact with the wider world?'
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Education & Development
Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Born in a rural village in Nigeria, Julie Asumu gives us a personal account of her journey to England and her support for refugees and asylum seekers.
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Education & Development
A ydych wedi ymddieithrio oddi wrth eich teulu ac yn ystyried mynd i’r brifysgol?
Mae’n anodd gwneud penderfyniad mawr o’r fath heb rwydwaith teuluol agos, ond gall Stand Alone eich helpu.
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Education & Development
Open sanctuary hub
This hub is a space of welcome for refugees, people in the asylum system and the wider community. It offers free courses covering a range of subjects.
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Education & Development
Are you estranged from your family and considering university?
It can be difficult making such a big decision without a close family network but Stand Alone can help.
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Education & Development
Geirfa prifysgol
A ydych chi'n gwybod beth yw’r gwahaniaeth rhwng dewis cadarn a chynnig diamod? Neu beth yw seminar neu semester? Archwiliwch y nodwedd ryngweithiol hon er mwyn dod i ddeall terminoleg prifysgol.