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Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...Scotland A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. Designing an eco-village The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village. The design of Hockerton The design and build of the Hockerton housing project. How effective are eco-villages? The impacts that...
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Ready or not, we're having an election
Society, Politics & Law

Ready or not, we're having an election

...Scotland’s vote against Brexit and the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will fight the election seeking a mandate to hold a second independence referendum. If the SNP retains the vast majority of its Westminster seats – it won 56 of Scotland’s 59 seats in 2015 – Sturgeon will claim her mandate and May will find it harder to postpone a so-called #indyref2. However,...
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Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough

...Scotland in 2000, and in the rest of Great Britain in 2003. Whilst sex education guidance for schools was updated in 2010 and 2014 in Wales and Scotland respectively, guidance for schools in England has not been updated since 2000 when Section 28 was still in force. In 2017, the government made the announcement that it would make age-appropriate relationship and sex...
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Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...Scotland, talked of the changing landscape for education and the importance of life-long learning for students. She too highlighted the role of The Open University in reaching students who cannot for various reasons access other forms of Higher Education. Ben Lewis, the Director of The Open University in Wales also spoke of life-long learning within the evolving...
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Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...Scotland and England is now insurmountable. With ‘indyref 2’ a very real prospect, former no voters have already begun signalling their intent to vote yes, unsurprisingly preferring the notion of an independent (quasi) social-democratic Scotland within the EU to the prospect of an isolated, Tory controlled UK. A union which survived wars, depression, strikes,...
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Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...Scotland. You will explore topical issues surrounding young people and crime, such as how rates of victimisation and offending vary, with particular reference to the ways age, gender, race and social class shape young people’s experience of crime...When children do something wrong, something usually needs to be done. In this free course, Youth justice in the UK:...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed
History & The Arts

Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed

...Scotland’s largest city. So let me clarify what really happened in George Square, and explain why January 31 1919 remains so vivid for many in the city today. It was only weeks since World War I had ended. In numerous cities around Europe, returning soldiers were taking to the streets to demand working conditions worthy of their wartime sacrifice. Berlin and Paris saw...
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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...Scotland or The Law Society of Northern Ireland Asylum Support Appeals Project Migrant Help The Scottish Refugee Council or The Refugee Council (England) or The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants - Legal advice, FAQs for EU Settlement Scheme and Basic guide to the UK spouse visa...
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