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Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...social and violent behaviour, particularly amongst the prison population, and research has indicated that there has been a significant negative impact on the homeless community. This has led the government to take action to criminalise the possession and supply of legal highs last year, but there remains an interesting debate regarding whether prohibition is the best way...
Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise
Education & Development

Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise

...works is The Golden Notebook, first published in 1962. [Portrait image of the British writer, Doris Lessing, black and white] British writer, Doris Lessing “That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.” There was, and still is among some people, a common misconception that learners are like blank slates...
A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
Health, Sports & Psychology

A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

...social, economic, political and environmental explanations for the disproportionate disparities experienced by workers in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. Not only were these workers more likely to be front line workers and therefore at greater risk of acquiring COVID-19 but, because of the structural racism that exists in organisations like the National...
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...working experiences, to explore examples of team working in schools and to reflect on the importance of teamworking and leadership in building successful teams. Throughout you explore the relevance of teamworking to your governor experience and its function within your own governing body. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school...
Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...Social Sciences. Betty and Bryan settled in Manchester in 1961. Bryan worked in Adult Education and Betty began her lifelong connection with the African Caribbean community in her new role as a community development worker employed by the Commission in the UK for the West Indian Federation. The aim of the post was to support newly arrived West Indians settle in the UK....
Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed
Education & Development

Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed

...social justice in terms of greater recognition, one aspect it did reveal was the gender inequity in regard to the publicising of deaths by police using excessive force. Before this time, the lives and experiences of black women and their relationships with the criminal justice system, in particular the police, remained virtually hidden. It was argued by Jamila Aisha Brown...
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my views from a sports and physical activity viewpoint. Can Sports be a beacon of hope in...
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...working in the international design world. Designers from Philips and IDEO explain how they formulate design plans, conduct market research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a...