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Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?
Education & Development

Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?

...education, parents tended to view home education as young person-led and described themselves as ‘facilitators’ not teachers. Further research on this underrepresented community is needed to understand the wider experiences of the different communities within home education. Research carried out/funded by the Centre for Social Mobility at the University of Exeter....
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Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...community. Education as a public good According to the Ministry of Justice, "research evidence strongly suggests that education in prison can help people desist (move away) from offending". The UK has one of the highest rates of re-offending in the Western world and this comes at huge costs to both taxpayers and victims. Encouraging engagement with education in prisons...
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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...communities in the New World, and insects carry pathogens such as Xylella fastidiosa, which has become closely associated with the death of olive trees. Planetary protection is the discipline of promoting the sustainable and responsible exploration of space by tackling the potential transfer of biological matter to and from Earth and other objects in the Solar System....
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Article 10 mins
'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race
Education & Development

'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race

...Community...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses and qualifications. 1969 was the year that a human first landed on the moon. It was also the year that I first saw a Black person on the telly. Both events were equally stellar for me. I was allowed to stay up late, even though it was a school night (I was only seven), to watch the grainy but...
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People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...communal settings such as care homes it is not always easy to cater for individual tastes, as the needs of a group of residents may have to be balanced (McDermott et al, 2014). You can complete this Playlist for Life chart to identify your musical preferences and begin to map your musical identity and see how these link with key memories from your own life. Making music...
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Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...communication and meeting platforms mean that hybrid working now has the potential to be a more streamlined and efficient experience. However, hybrid work was still an uncommon practice, even into the late 2010s. It was only the COVID-19 pandemic which accelerated the numbers of hybrid workers, with lockdowns forcing many people to work from home if they could. Almost...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...Communicate (allows two way communication between citizens, patients or healthcare professionals). The final section illustrates Evidence tier one; these are Systems services (DHTs with no measurable patient outcomes but which provide services to the health and social care system).] Figure 2 NICE (2019) Evidence Standards framework for digital health technologies....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...community. Of course, you might have already used them as part of an online course for school, college, work or university. For instance, most Open University courses and modules use online learning forums where learners can share experiences and ideas, raise questions and work on course tasks. 2. How do you feel about using an online learning forum? If you haven’t yet...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs