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The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...work in one environment, stamina, strength or speed may be needed in another. [The image shows a small pack of cream white Arctic wolves howling together in a deserted landscape of rocky rubble and hard frosted ground. There are three adult wolves and two small cubs, with all of the adults howling with one of the two cubs. The other cub is leaning into it's parent wolf. ]...
Are businesses just leaping on transgender trends to turn a profit?
Society, Politics & Law

Are businesses just leaping on transgender trends to turn a profit?

...working with trans actors, transgender people might seem to be riding a wave into the heart of the mainstream. But, says Ray Fillar, until the media goes deeper than just jumping on the transwagon, we've still a long way to go...[Selfridges bags] Does Selfridges really have the agender agenda at the heart of their business - or are they just transwagon jumping? Nowadays,...
“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...struggles before. But it also represented a challenge to how we see ‘women’s work’ and, in particular, to initiate a shift in our understanding of the impact of the key workers of early years’ education. ‘A special kinda strike’ [Picket line of nursery nurses dressed in beach attire]That the strike played an important role in changing views about who was fundamentally delivering early years education and child ......
International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour
Society, Politics & Law

International health service: How the NHS has always relied on overseas labour

...work in the UK. Yet doctors and nurses from the EEA may no longer have the right to do so. Dr Parvati Raghuram looks at how the NHS has depended on foreign workers since its creation...[NHS leaflet 1948] NHS leaflet from 1948 The claim that the National Health Service (NHS) would get an additional £350m per week if the UK quit the EU was arguably one of the most...
How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...working poor.” For this reason, he concluded: … every rational proposal for the augmentation of them merits our regard. The number of the people is confessedly the national stock: the estate, which has no body to work it, is so far good for nothing; and the same rule extends to a whole country or nation. “There is not a single politician,” agreed the Spanish...
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...working with young people on how to engage them in learning about religious diversity past and present through the creative process of making short, creative films (Docutubes). It is based on the RETOPEA (Religious Toleration and Peace) project, which has worked extensively with schools and other organisations in various European countries to develop this unique approach...
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete another week's study. You can also take as long as you want to complete it. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...worked well with the children. Sometimes it is necessary to adapt your own resources before uploading them, for example if you’ve got any children’s names on planning you would need to take away obviously nothing that can identify learners or the children. Sometimes it’ll be your own details on there if you’ve used an example but apart from that most of the time...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs