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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...management and delivery of children and youth services, not all beleaguered practitioners – whether in housing, youth offending teams, or children and youth services – are happy about their new role as ‘junior partners’ to the police and other justice sector agencies. They don’t learn, and like they continue to target and be heavy handed with our youth, you know...
Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Practice supervision and assessment in nursing, which provides you with the opportunity to develop your skills and understanding of the newly defined roles for supervisory practice as indicated within the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for supervision and...
What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...Introduction - When thinking about waves you may first think of ocean waves. These are a great example of a wave as they are regular, repeating movements of water and a wave may be defined as a periodic, or regularly repeating, disturbance that transports energy from one place to another. In this short course you will discover the difference between transverse and...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...Introduction - Religions are internally diverse; they encompass all aspects of human culture and behaviour; they are dynamic and changing. Harvard University professor, Diane Moore, has emphasised that we need to be aware of these three qualities in order to help us to understand religion (Religion and Public Life, 2022). There is a consensus in Islamic legal scholarship...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
How do empires work?
History & The Arts

How do empires work?

...Introduction - This free course asks you to think about what glues empires together: what makes an empire into a ‘system of power’? It does this by looking at dramatic events in 1842, when Royal Navy ships and British East India troops penetrated right into the inland heart of the Chinese empire, 120 miles up the Yangzi River. It shows what military, economic,...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...introduction to ageing societies and their implications for global health – implications which are only just beginning to be fully understood. The course will help you to deepen your understanding of ageing societies across the globe and the different components of the concept of global health. You will also explore the ways in which population ageing is often framed as...
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Managing my Money for Young Adults, with the wonderful Bobby Seagull from University Challenge. We’ve partnered with some well-known companies to deliver top-notch learning such as CISCO in our Internet of Everything free course and Money Saving Expert in MSE's Academy of Money. In the wake of heightened concerns over black lives, after George Floyd’s murder in May...
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Managing my Money for Young Adults, with the wonderful Bobby Seagull from University Challenge. We’ve partnered with some well-known companies to deliver top-notch learning such as CISCO in our Internet of Everything free course and Money Saving Expert in MSE's Academy of Money. In the wake of heightened concerns over black lives, after George Floyd’s murder in May...