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Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...courses as part of their BTEC Business qualification. Students have used their statements of participation to put them ahead of the competition, securing part time work and work experience placements. ...[Students at Stamford College with their certificates of participation.]Caz Dolby, Assistant Head of Faculty at the College, uses OpenLearn courses to support and...
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Introducing practical healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing practical healthcare

...course will help you develop your knowledge and skills for a deeper understanding of healthcare practice...Introducing practical healthcare is an introductory course for healthcare support staff – for example healthcare assistants, porters, and the wider healthcare team – who might be looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to improve their career...
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Your Wellbeing MOT
Health, Sports & Psychology

Your Wellbeing MOT

...activity...Acknowledgements: This content was inspired by our 'How healthy are you?' interactive. [Screengrab from Your Wellbeing MOT interactive] Select the image above to start the 'Your wellbeing MOT' quiz. For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Space, Time and Consciousness
Science, Maths & Technology

Space, Time and Consciousness

...Free Will and Determinism All day long we have to make choices. Professor Russell Stannard asks if were really free to choose. Cosmology Professor Russell Stannard explores what kind of universe we live in and what caused the Big Bang. ET, Life and the Universe Is there intelligent life out there? Professor Russell Stannard examines various possibilities, and our chances...
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Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...free movement zone] Borders are supposed to be at the edges of sovereign territory, a place where access and entry is controlled through checkpoints and passport controls. In the case of the European Union, responsibility for policing its external borders lies with FRONTEX, a European-wide agency that exists to secure the EU’s borders from illegal migrants, smugglers...
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Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...Course, where people come together to think about their own lives and death and learn how to support others. Evaluation of these courses has shown that they reduce fears around death and dying, help people to consider and plan for their own death, and increase their confidence to engage with friends, family and community members who are experiencing death, dying and loss....
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Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...course is part of a UK-wide initiative to tackle racial harassment in Higher Education. In this lecture Lurraine Jones, Deputy Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, shares insights and reflections on the importance of the Union Black, Britain’s Black Cultures and Steps to Anti-racism short course. Lurraine is Lead Academic on this course, which is a...
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What's next for British wages?
Money & Business

What's next for British wages?

...course, wage stagnation does not affect everyone equally. Indeed, low wages are also impacted by existing problems of racism and sexism. Declining pay, perhaps not surprisingly, is especially dramatic for non-white and non-males. There are serious racial and gender pay gaps that persist and in some cases are widening. They are linked to structural issues – such as women...
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