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Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...world view had shifted significantly. I remember feeling that another child should not face the humiliation I had felt, which is why I wanted to share my story publicly, hoping it would empower other children and young people to challenge school hair policies. The BBC article contains a video that was shot in 2018, but not made public until 2020. When I was finally...
Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...world problems, improving lives – that’s the allure of design education. Students get actively involved as a project begins with identifying a problem or topic. After researching existing solutions, they brainstorm ideas tailored to a specific group or situation. These ideas are refined into detailed plans, built into prototypes, and tested. The final stage involves...
Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...world, including in the UK and Ireland. It is a significant safeguarding and child protection issue. FGM inflicts lifelong physical, mental, emotional, sexual and reproductive health consequences and has social and economic implications for the women and girls who have been subjected to this practice. We invite you to listen in to this informative, evidence-based, and...
How to keep your kidneys healthy
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to keep your kidneys healthy

...World Kidney Day, a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys. This article explores how we can promote good kidney health and emphasis is placed on the preventative aspects of care, to minimise the risk of kidney disease...10 March is World Kidney Day! Learn more by exploring www.worldkidneyday.org What are the kidneys and what do they...
How to say no at work without guilt or conflict
Education & Development

How to say no at work without guilt or conflict

...world examples of how to say no professionally and constructively. Fauci’s constructive refusal In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci, an American immunologist who was one of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, received countless requests for his time. Here’s an example of how he managed expectations while maintaining...
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...world and your teaching practice to support them, enabling them to develop an awareness of their place in the world. This unit is primarily for secondary school geography teachers at the beginning of their careers. It takes a learner-centred approach and looks at some key ideas and concepts you can use to inform your actions in the classroom. It explores geographical...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...world views that underpin educational leadership research and practice; and some key concepts such as agency, power and authority and context. You will consider some differences between concepts, models and theories and be introduced to some questions that will help you evaluate different educational leadership theories and models...This free course, Exploring educational...
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...world views were dance became a popular expression of religious sentiment. The consequence was an intimate connection between dance and the Catholic Church rituals that would last to this date. [Seises in Seville Cathedral] Seises in Seville Cathedral The dance of the seises has been practised in major Catholic festivities within the cathedral of Seville since the first...