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How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?
History & The Arts

How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?

Cuba expert Mervyn Bain reflects on a one man's large influence on a small nation...[Fidel Castro meets cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin] Castro meets Yuri Gagarin Late on November 25 2016, it was announced that one of the last remaining iconic political figures of the 20th century, Fidel Castro Ruz, had died. Castro had played a less prominent role in the Cuban political system...
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Article 5 mins
The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

...family member with learning disabilities (Free course)] Transcript You can see from the Quilt of Excellence animation that really good support for people with learning disabilities and their carers depends on supporting people to live well as they get older (e.g. having a good home and doing the things they really enjoy), supporting people to age well (e.g. helping them...
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Video 10 mins
Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Education & Development

Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child

...family members and friends — don’t forget the pets! Activity Keep your doll family in a special place so that it does not get lost among other toys. Ask your child if they would like to play, or you can just start playing with the dolls yourself — your child may then get interested in what you’re doing and join in. The important thing is not to tell your child to...
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Activity 10 mins
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings: a mixed methods study Our research aimed to understand the experience of people being a witness in the Fitness to Practise process. We focused on cases where the witness or their family member has died or believes that someone seriously harmed them. We examined: the impact of being involved...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
History & The Arts

Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools

...history conversation we speak to Dr Katie Donington, senior lecturer in Black, African and Caribbean History at The Open University, about her most recent project focusing on the teaching of slavery in British schools. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Katie...
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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...History at The Open University. We speak to him here about his current research on smoking in wartime Britain, as part of our Opening up history series...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Michael Reeve]I always find this sort of question interesting, and a bit tricky,...
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Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland
History & The Arts

Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland

...history series, where we delve into the thoughts and work of OU historians. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Suzanne Forbes]I’m not sure there was a single turning point or experience that got me interested in history. I enjoyed history at school, but what really...
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