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Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...research done in both Ireland and France which showed violence against sex workers had actually increased since the introduction of the Nordic Model, and that it had a negative impact both on the control they had over their job and their lives in general. Matilda has experience with the Nordic Model as it is the same system in place in her city of Portland, Oregon. She...
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The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...research by sociologists Richard Kiely, Frank Bechhofer and David McCrone [2] has shown that for most Scots birth and blood trump territory as markers of belonging. Crucially, popular understandings of the national past are also replete with European connections. These include the Auld Alliance with France, the influence of Roman law on Scottish jurisprudence, the...
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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...research what's available near you use the search box or map search when visiting the 24 Hour Museum. You may like to print out a list of venues and their collection details and keep it handy when planning, or post it as web link for colleagues if you have a school web or intranet site. This makes it easier to incorporate museum visits into your teaching at the planning...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...research collaborators to observe behaviours, assess emotional readiness, and plan responsive activities. An online version is also available: https://bit.ly/selic1 Fostering ‘CARE’ to build a zone of emotional safety For children affected by trauma, instability or displacement, emotional safety is the foundation for all learning. ‘CARE’ focuses on creating...
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Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...research suggests that high numbers of professional pilots may be severely fatigued and still flying (Venus, 2020). As we can see from the case studies, there can be complex, personal, professional, and commercial reasons pressuring pilots to fly while feeling fatigued. What is Fatigue? Fatigue is both mental and physical which can be brought on by performing a demanding...
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First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design
Education & Development

First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design

...research’ (OECD). OpenLearn has guidance on how to find and evaluate OERs. The OpenLearn sustainability hub contains free, expert-led OER content that can help you to turn knowledge into action. It covers a wealth of resources from climate change to the UN’s SDGs. It is also possible to filter resources by SDG if you want to focus in on a specific area. Resources...
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Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...research, and understand the ideas and tools that shape how we teach and learn online. You will also learn useful methods that will guide you to test out these new ideas in your own practice...Online learning is now found in every area of education, from schools to skills training. More people than ever learn through online courses. Even where teaching is primarily...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...researchers examine crime and harm. It might be tempting to think of such ‘natural’ events as no business of criminology, for example to suggest that, although shocking and socially harmful, they are ‘unavoidable’. Zemiologists, however, may examine the context surrounding a ‘natural disaster’, the underlying reasons why harm results from such ‘natural’...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs