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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...learning which continues on into secondary school, this process further serves to label too many Black boys as ‘at-risk’ and is clearly the initial starting point for their later criminalisation. Unfortunately, many of these young people are residing in communities and families that are at crisis point and /or under severe strain, as such there are too few adults who...
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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: read Social Science materials critically and effectively...Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences: 1 Developing reading skills - John Clarke and course team member Ross Fergusson, look at developing reading skills in the context of Social Science resources, with suggestions on how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: have an insight into the impact having a mental health condition can have on a student’s ability to study understand what skills are needed by a tutor to support a student with a mental health condition understand what support some students who have a mental health condition feel they would benefit...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
How I wrote Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How I wrote Frankenstein

...fiction. My husband, however, was from the first, very anxious that I should prove myself worthy of my parentage, and enrol myself on the page of fame. He was for ever inciting me to obtain literary reputation, which even on my own part I cared for then, though since I have become infinitely indifferent to it. At this time he desired that I should write, not so much with...
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Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...learn the 24 Greek letters, upper and lower case, along with a small number of extra markings needed to read and write ancient Greek. Activity 1 The Greek alphabet Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Spend a couple of minutes looking at the table of letters, which contains both capitals and lower case. You will find it helpful to have the alphabet constantly available, whether...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...learning about the Fitness to Practise process and being a witness...According to the Professional Standards Authority, Fitness to Practise is ‘the process used by statutory professional regulators to handle complaints or deal with concerns made about health and care professionals on their registers’. Witnesses to misconduct can be called to give evidence in a Fitness...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...learning requires more than a quick revision, don’t panic. It’s okay to say “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember how to do that”. Try and find a way to assist your child in finding an explanation. This could be by seeking help online, encouraging them to seek help from their teacher, or, if required, finding an appropriate tutor who may be able to provide...
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Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP
Education & Development

Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP

...learn about the COP26 conference and give pupils a taste of real negotiations. The participating schools had all previously taken part in the OU in Scotland’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS) which offers senior phase pupils at Scottish schools the chance to study first-year university level modules while still at school. [Reporter Becca Cooper gets the inside...
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