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An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...work in school libraries, whatever their level of qualification, will benefit from learning about ways in which they can ensure their library provision is current and relevant. By ensuring your library’s strategies and policies are aligned with those of the school itself, you will be better placed to support your school, your colleagues, and your stakeholders’ needs...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...work is yours to make and you may wish to experiment with different methods. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Law...Starting with law: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain why the law matters give some examples of legal rights and responsibilities understand how different reading styles suit different...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...work is not crime-related (Boulton, L. et al., 2017) so when we look at decisions such as numbers of police needed we are missing most of the workload. Thirdly, it does not usually tell us when or where officers are needed. The next section looks at an alternative way of understanding patterns in crime...Capacity and demand management: 2 Crime pattern theory -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...work out the best way to tackle the conversation with your respondent. Of course, there are times when you can’t organise events in the best possible way and you will have to be satisfied with a less than perfect ‘interview’. There are two points to consider when this happens. First, it becomes really important in such situations to keep a good record of what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...work or lives are notable matters. It’s fascinating and inspiring. And Wikipedia is a great place to make it easy. We’ve got a lot to do. There is more hole than picture, really, in both the history and the present of science when it comes to women and scientists of color for starters. That’s not going to change naturally. It needs activist energy. Gender bias on...
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Activity 5 mins
Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...working class lives. There was a new mood of militancy in Europe reinforced by a revolutionary surge in Russia. Soviet posters depicted toiling masses with outstretched arms being ground down by larger than life, wealthy and heartless capitalists (they might even come in threes!) And Lenin and the leadership of the Bolshevik government prioritised education and free...
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Video 5 mins
A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...work and what they hope might come from the JUICE mission with Ann Grand, a fellow member of AstrobiologyOU. Tell me something about your current work … Rachael: In my experimental work, I re-create the conditions on the ocean floor of Enceladus – the temperature, pressure and composition of the ocean water – to simulate the chemical reactions that might be...
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Article 5 mins
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...work in? Gemma Ryan-Blackwell explains...This content is associated with The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. Who are nursing associates? Firstly, and most importantly, nursing associates (NAs) should not be viewed as a ‘cheap nurse’ – they bring essential knowledge and skills to a healthcare team. When valued and deployed...
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