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Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...families in poverty may not be able to have a child in school rather than in labour. All nations demonstrate some inequality in the quality of life enjoyed by citizens and struggles for equality and justice are widely experienced across the world. A central theme to your study in this course is the idea of ‘equality’ and how we consider achieving ‘equity’ in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Cider with Rosie
History & The Arts

Cider with Rosie

...Family friends and local historians will testify that Lee was not always strictly faithful to the literal truth in the book, blending fact with fiction in his wistful elegy to a disappeared rural world. Nevertheless, these intoxicating and poetic descriptions of youth capture the essence of a life lived one hundred years ago, an aspect of the book which has made readers...
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Article 5 mins
Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...despite not having money, despite living elsewhere than the south of the country – too! Take part in our Quiz: Which Brontë ​sister wrote it Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Read Prof. Sara’s article: Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Practise the Brontës’ art with our free courses...
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Article 5 mins
Enduring Love
Society, Politics & Law

Enduring Love

...future lives together, as a family. That Synching Feeling Emma and Bex plan to get married next year. They talk about being in a same-sex relationship and their hopes and plans for the future. Opposites Attract Elsa and John have been together for 13 years. They reflect on how they keep their relationship alive and interesting by acknowledging their individual needs....
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Audio 1 hr 10 mins
Rundblick: beginners' German second edition
Languages

Rundblick: beginners' German second edition

...white horses are bred What’s your marital status? People’s marital and family status Singing in a choir People talking about singing in a choir Lost luggage Lost luggage at an airport Health insurance Health insurance systems in Switzerland Plans for Easter Interviews with 4 people about their plans for Easter The New Year 7 people describe their plans for New Year...
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Audio 33 mins
The Perseid meteor shower 2017
Science, Maths & Technology

The Perseid meteor shower 2017

...history.” The Leonid meteor storms of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s were much more spectacular, and had rates 10 times greater than the best Perseid display. The Met Office suggest that there's a chance of cloud making the night less than memorable across much of the UK, but have a forecast of the best times to look up: We heading towards the peak of the...
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Video 30 mins
Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...and an Observer columnist since 1987. I am now the paper’s Technology columnist writing a weekly column and occasional OpEds and editorials.” John is author of three books: A Brief History of the Future: the origins of the Internet 1999); From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet (2012); and 100 Not Out: A Lockdown Diary (2020)”...
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Audio 15 mins
How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?
History & The Arts

How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?

...history of wizardry in the Potterverse, JK Rowling drew heavily on classical languages. The OU's Joanna Paul explores...[Hogwarts crest superimposed on the Hogwarts bridge] The Hogwarts Crest and its Latin motto Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus – classical scholars might struggle to find this Latin phrase in their texts of Cicero or Virgil, Ovid or Juvenal; but ardent...
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Article 5 mins