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Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
History & The Arts

Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools

...social, cultural, political and economic afterlives of slavery within the present. I find the way that this history connects people, places, and ideas over time fascinating – it gives meaning to the work, even if that meaning can sometimes be difficult and complicated to grapple with. 4. What is your research project about? My most recent project focuses on the teaching...
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British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Education & Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

...social responsibility At the bottom of the list you'll find a selection of badged courses. These courses take 24 hours to complete and provide a free digital badge on completion which you can download, display and share as a mark of your achievement. The badges are not accredited by the Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate and provide evidence of your...
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Negotiating trade deals
Money & Business

Negotiating trade deals

...work?” There are also larger questions about current free trade agreements. In particular, many object to their benefiting of corporations and political elites. It reflects a broader global “race to the bottom” where countries compete with each other for business investment through reducing their social welfare, taxes and labour as well as environmental regulations....
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Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...social science perspectives. [introduction to mental health science] You will broaden your knowledge and understanding of anxiety and depression, recognise different lines of evidence and appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of current knowledge. You will look at theoretical models, biological and psychological explanations, and explore some of the more...
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World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker

...worked as a maid from the age of ten. By her fourteenth birthday, Sarah had married and three years later gave birth to her only daughter. In 1887, having been widowed, she moved with her daughter to St. Louis where her brothers lived. She earned $1.50 a day as a laundress and cook, struggling to send her daughter to school. By the age of thirty-five life did not look...
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Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...social engineering as a means of deciding who could be a citizen. Gurus and Citizens Dr Aya Ikegame argues that religious gurus who act as providers of social care and justice represent a form of ‘citizenship’ as they successfully administer support to the community where the state is inadequate. Sexual Citizens and Orientalism Dr Leticia Sabsay’s research focuses...
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Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...working life and your social life or family responsibilities. These skills are: organising yourself, managing time and managing stress. Unfortunately, there is no universal prescription for any of these skills. However, you will consider what events make you stressed, the impact that different demands and pressures have on you, and different ways of dealing with them so...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...working towards a social enterprise, the long-term financial viability is still a fundamental necessity. In reality, however, many other motives and objectives also influence business and managerial behaviour, particularly among small organisations of less than 20 employees (which would include almost all new start ups). Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter (1934) defined...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs