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Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...health visitor for her toddler’s two-year check-up. And there was the inspection they were facing at the school where Jill worked as a receptionist. The sound of the alarm forced her out of bed and into the shower. Jill managed to leave the house on time, bundling her toddler into the car seat to take her to nursery. Just as she was leaving, the post arrived. Jill...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...public imaging, it is beyond the public imagination. They are not fully participating members of our society, they are not part of any powerful groups, they are not visible simply. Whilst many indigenous peoples like from Australia where I come from, indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians didn’t get the vote until 1967. In many ways people aren’t even aware...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
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Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...public for others to build upon. The course will help you plan, conduct, and evaluate a SoTL inquiry. In this video Diane Butler, Associate Dean (Academic Excellence), Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, The Open University, welcomes you to the course...This free course, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM, provides a toolkit for...
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...public. This section will explore whether that picture of a criminal case being tried by a jury is the truth, a myth, or a mixture of myth and truth...Truth, myth or mixture?: 1.1 Truth? - It is true that some criminal cases are tried by jury. In the Crown Court, the judge is in charge of the trial. Their role is to ensure that it runs smoothly and fairly, and to decide...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...public of Ireland. While this momentous change afforded LGBTQIA+ people freedom from criminalisation the wider inequalities experienced by this community remained largely invisible. In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement raised the possibility of a new inclusive Northern Ireland that was progressive and celebrated diversity, and to the surprise of many this included people of...
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...publications and grants; it is about audiences, networks and funding streams. When we are seeking to develop a team that reflects values associated with EDI we are situating the social diversity of ‘the embarrassed, etc’ (Butler, 1990) in with this professional diversity. Inevitably there can never be a perfect solution or perfect team, but we can seek a balance of...
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...public service. Working on an equal footing with parents and carers is important, as is the understanding that neither a practitioner nor the parent/carer is seen as ‘knowing best’. Each has a distinctive perspective on a child that complements the other. Working together as a team to support a child’s development and education opportunities maximises that child’s...
Stories of Change Introduction
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change Introduction

...public and political conversations about energy transitions. We asked the BBC’s Environment Analyst, Roger Harrabin, to go out to capture interviews with leading figures from research, business, politics, from a wide range of views, but we asked him to do something slightly different to his normal day job. If he goes to get an interview for a news programme then he will...