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History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...manage it properly and then tried to deconstruct free movement arrangements. The question now has to be, where does the UK go from here? And there are some important clues in history. The Commonwealth Immigrants Act In the 1940s and 1950s, migration from Commonwealth countries helped efforts to rebuild the UK after World War II and to bolster Britain’s depleted...
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Article 5 mins
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...managers and clinicians not to pay attention to awkward realities that patients or their carers try to bring to their attention. Precisely this kind of thing has been documented in detail by Robert Francis QC in his inquiry into how very poor care was some years ago allowed to persist at Stafford General Hospital. The approach set out by the ‘Berwick Report’ is...
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Are you ready for online study?
Digital & Computing

Are you ready for online study?

...managing files, submitting assignments, and taking part in online discussions. These skills are different from everyday digital skills, like using social media or streaming videos. Tutors reported digital disparities across all three areas (internet access, device access, and digital skills). However, difficulties with digital skills was the most common issue, followed by...
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The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course introduces you to the different sources of law in England and Wales. The course begins by providing an overview of the different sources of law. It then considers what is meant by democracy and how and by whom proposed legislation is initiated, before introducing you to the Westminster Parliament, which creates legislation. It is...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...managers in England’s top four divisions consisting of 92 professional clubs (5%). There isn’t one black club owner or senior administrator at a club yet there are around 160 BAME players in Premiership out of a total of 500 players (32%). When you read the comments on social media platforms and mainstream media, the main reason that we don’t have more BAME coaches...
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Article 15 mins
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...Introduction - The issue of ‘citizenship, work and the economy’ is often neglected in everyday discussions of citizenship. But a moment's reflection should demonstrate how important it is. The vast majority of us will spend the bulk of our adult lives working in some context or another, and our engagement with economic activity more generally is obvious (and not just...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...Introduction - In this course you will consider key developments in the English language from the end of the fifteenth century to the nineteenth century. You will study how the social and political changes of this period affected the English language as well as the development of new tools and ways of thinking about language. Firstly, however, some useful ‘tools of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...Introduction - This course looks at the process of design – from assessing the complexity of design as an activity, to exposing the difficulty in making general conclusions about how designers work. You will be able to identify innovation in a wide variety of designed objects and evaluate the impact of this innovation. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs