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Question Bridge
Society, Politics & Law

Question Bridge

...by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through an online platform and special events. Question Bridge is local and national in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, education, research, knowledge production and information access and media democratisation. It began in 1996 and is ongoing....
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Article 5 mins
Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022
Society, Politics & Law

Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022

...Social Sciences courses. 20th November 2022 marked UK Equal Pay Day. The EIS film highlights the prevalent undervaluing of professions where women represent the majority of the workforce. This includes teaching (compared to other graduate professions) and the disproportionate impact of the cost-of-living crisis on women across key areas of the public sector (Engender,...
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Contesting power through satire
History & The Arts

Contesting power through satire

...social change and helps us fight oppression. Others are less optimistic. In their view, children and half-wits may well point out that the emperor has no clothes, but, in the end, a half-wit usually remains a half-wit and the emperor remains an emperor. Have your say Is satire a powerful tool against oppression, or pointless antics? Share your thoughts using the Comments...
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Activity 30 mins
Exploring youth violence: what would you do?
Education & Development

Exploring youth violence: what would you do?

...social ills and risks: crime, violence, substance misuse, fragile families, homelessness, and limited access to education and welfare services. To understand some of the problems these young people can face today, step into the shoes of Tyler and Rafi and live a day of their life in our ‘What would you do’ interactive. Please note, that this interactive contains...
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Activity 15 mins
Radiotherapy and its Physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Radiotherapy and its Physics

...ionising radiation on biological tissues. By the end of the course, your understanding of these topics will enable you to discuss confidently the ethical, social and financial constraints in delivering radiotherapy. This material is taken from The Open University course S819 Radiotherapy and its physics... Radiotherapy and its Physics A short introduction to this album....
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Audio 1 hr 20 mins
EU Referendum - Economy
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Economy

...social arrangements in a similar way. They also argue that the UK could now relinquish its membership without losing any of the advantages of the Single Market. The EU would damage its own living standards, as well as ours, if it put up new barriers against a departing member state, especially its second largest. By joining the European Economic Area (EEA), non-members...
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Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...social order (Blagg, 2008). The UK In the UK, figures available from the Ministry of Justice for 2008/09 show that within the criminal justice system ‘substantial differences continue to exist in the experiences of people from BME groups compared with people from a White background’. It is worth looking at some examples taken from the report in a little more detail:...
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Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...work or from the work/volunteering in a primary setting? This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E103 Learning and teaching in the primary years....Supporting children’s learning in primary education today: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Supporting children’s learning in primary education today. [Described image] Figure...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs