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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...families and the wider republican base. We reiterate our view that the armed struggle was entirely legitimate. We are conscious that many people suffered in the conflict. There is a compelling imperative on all sides to build a just and lasting peace. The issue of the defence of nationalist and republican communities has been raised with us. There is a responsibility on...
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Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...families where there are children on the child protection register, working alongside social workers who don’t have time for frequent visits to all homes of children on ‘at risk’ register. ‘I wasn’t happy with what was going on at my son’s school, so I decided to try and make things change.’ Answer He became a school governor. This was a serious commitment,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...family relationships are, does that mean that I should live somewhere else? Should I live with my dad? Should I live with my mum? Esther I wonder if we can start looking at questions of diversity. What issues were raised for you when looking at that programme, and obviously the children varied, differed from one another in a lot of different ways. Were there particular...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...family, or your own personal experience. Awareness has not always been widespread, however, and in some countries, there is no recognition or acceptance of this condition. The following section illustrates the dyslexia journey in the UK...Week 1: Defining dyslexia: 1.1 Disability rights movement - The 1960s was a period of profound social change during which individuals...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...History teacher. And the reason why they were my favourite teachers was because they took the time to have a conversation with me on my level. I just felt like they had recognised a potential within me and wanted to help me to draw it out of myself. So they weren’t saying ‘you need to be this, you have to be that, you should be this,’ they were saying ‘you know...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...history has turned out otherwise in the sense that what we’re confronted with in Paris now is an agreement that probably won’t have legal binding force. We may not even see numbers adopted in the Paris agreement at this point, but I don’t think that subtracts from the original insight that we need to have a legally binding agreement at some point in order for all...
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An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...history, and our focus and interest in such beings has had significant impact on society and culture. Moreover, the increasing and widespread adoption of AI technology is having even greater impact on society and culture, not only in terms of delivering great benefits to everyday life, but also regarding the great harms, both actual and potential, caused by such rapid...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...family relations in ways that many people would find unappealing or even destructive. The fundamental principle behind the UNCRC is stated in Article 3, which reads: In all actions concerning children … the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration (Unicef, no date) However, when drafting the Convention its authors were very careful not to set up...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs