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Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...health and education in late 2022 and into 2023. In October 2022, the University and College Union (UCU) became the third trade union to secure a national mandate for action since the introduction of the Conservative trade union laws introduced in 2016 aimed at curtailing industrial action by unions, joining RMT and CWU. Over 70,000 university staff at 150 institutions...
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Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...health’ of grassroots is important because a large participation base from youth level upwards increases competition and raises the standards at the elite level – producing the next superstars that will drive the sport’s popularity. So what is it like for women’s cricket teams down at the grassroots? Tales from the grassroots [A cartoon of a woman playing cricket]...
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Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...health and social care) recognise children are not making a choice to be involved in these criminal activities. Children will push boundaries and experiment, but this developmental behaviour of adolescence and an age-appropriate response to risk and increasing need for autonomy does not mean they consent to act criminally. Who is being exploited? From children...
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COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #4814 Figure 9: © The Open University based on SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 live updates (lubio.ch) Audio visual Video 1: Introduction to the Course: © The Open University (2023) Images: Getty Images Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...mental states are simply thoughts of the form ‘he thinks that …’, whereas second-order mental states take the form ‘he thinks that she thinks’. For children to give the correct responses in this task, they need some basic competence in this latter kind of mental reasoning. Underpinning this ability to make accurate judgements about others is a whole raft of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...health service in the youth centre at lunchtime – in cooperation with the school nurse and a specialist sexual health worker in the voluntary sector. I’ve also been working with an education welfare officer who supports young people in care – encouraging them to take part in youth work. I’ve just had a young woman in care on work experience for a week, which was...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...mental health?' The quest to unravel the answer to your question could be the start of a unique journey of study tailored just for you. It may be that you have a particular challenge in your life, either at home or at work. The module is your chance to answer your own question in a rigorous and structured way. Working with your tutor on YXM830, you are in the driving...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'
Languages

My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'

...Health and Safety regulations in science laboratories, which did not permit eating and drinking, and I was satisfied with his attitude. But it wasn’t long before Joshua brought another cup of tea into the laboratory again. This time he did not try to hide it from me. He is quite a tall young man and as he strode towards his seat holding his favourite cup of English tea,...
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