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Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...public and other state assisted schools preoccupies the Spanish electorate at the start of each new school year. [The Blessed Virgin Mary, painted on a tabernacle door in New York] Now just another Mary? Even this year in late August and early September, with the elections in Catalunya imminent and the plight of the political refugees trying to reach Europe dominating the...
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Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...publicity bias (Ruva & Coy, 2020), racial bias (Curley et al, 2022b), rape myth bias (Dinos et al, 2014), and social media influence (Taylor & Tarrant, 2019), all of which can lead to a lack of impartiality and a failure to consider the evidence presented in court. The piloting of juryless trials for rape and attempted rape cases has the potential to reduce bias in the...
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Film and society
History & The Arts

Film and society

...public service remit to ‘educate, inform and entertain’. Although not a public corporation like the BBC, British cinema got government protection in 1927 as both an industry and as a bulwark of British culture. As cinema was also regulated by the British Board of Film Censors, it’s not surprising that 1930s films while not jingoistic were patriotic, consensual and...
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The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...publication of the McPherson Report in 1999. This generated government initiatives including a requirement for the publication of data on the awarding gap by Higher Education Institutions (HEI) (Singh, 2009). Participation in HE from BME students increased indirectly due to the widening participation agenda (Dearing Report, 1997, cited in Singh, 2009; Kennedy, 1997), but...
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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...public arena. The Open University study found that LGBTQ+ partners were less likely to show affection in public, often caused by fears around social stigma and personal safety. Living in a society where your wellbeing is at risk takes bravery and courage to be who you are. It also requires you to own your vulnerabilities and be sensitive to those of your partner....
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OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Nature & Environment

OU Carbon Calculator FAQs

...public transport is excluded because it is counted as a business activity included in Infrastructure. How to estimate car use? You probably know the type and typical annual mileage of household vehicles, but car club and other people’s car details for lifts may be more difficult to identify. For Car clubs and Lifts with others, you have to estimate occupancy (ie, the...
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Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...public money; to monitor the success of health education campaigns; to look for trends in various conditions. Computerised patient information makes the collation of such statistics much easier. They may also find that planning for staff use within the practice is easier. Computer system retailers/maintainers. Clearly they have benefits in selling their products and...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager
Health, Sports & Psychology

A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Jack Brodie, a former young person with cancer, recounts his experience with Dr Wendy McInally who has spent over 25 years in clinical and educational delivery environments across the United Kingdom and internationally. Wendy has built a comprehensive research and education portfolio around children and young people with...
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