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Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022
Society, Politics & Law

Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022

...Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) released a video commemorating Equal Pay Day 2022, which coincided with the first Scottish teachers’ strike action over pay in 40 years. ...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses. 20th November 2022 marked UK Equal Pay Day. The EIS film highlights the prevalent undervaluing of professions where women...
TESSA: Being a Professional
Education & Development

TESSA: Being a Professional

...education take place? The clips in this album are designed to be used to support the development of teachers' classroom practice in both formal and non formal learning situations. This material is from the TESSA ( Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Viva Umueze Florence wants to take her pupils to a local festival but one parent is upset by the...
How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target
Society, Politics & Law

How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target

...de France was a good opportunity to hit the two countries who are the driving forces of the European Union. The terraces of the bars and restaurants that were attacked embody the choice we all have to frequent a public place – or not. The rock concert illustrates that Paris, as IS claims, is: “the capital of abomination and perversions”. Music, and rock music in...
Why do women need abortions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do women need abortions?

...Education For Choice Voice for Choice – the UK pro-choice coalition Information for health professionals: The care of women requesting induced abortion. Evidence-based clinical guideline number 7 from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Bish Training for training and resources to teach young people about sex and relationships Sex Education Forum for...
World in transition: Managing Resources
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Managing Resources

...education. In the Andean mountains, scarce supplies of water and agricultural challenges give rise to conflict; but the changes engineered by development agencies can start to show a way out of poverty. Meanwhile, Tanzanian rural schoolchildren are instrumental in bringing about positive long-term change within their communities. However, development in practice is very...
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...Educators and learners face continually changing educational structures, resources, technologies and differing ideas about what it means to be literate. There is a complex interaction between the agency of learners and the structures that shape their educational settings and experiences. In this course, we use the term ‘agency’ to mean all people’s inherent capacity...
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...educational leadership engage more positively with collective learning opportunities and individualised challenges reflect upon the unfinished nature of inclusion recognise how anyone can effect change within an educational institution...Leadership for inclusion: what you can do?: 1 Who are leaders? - [speech bubble image with the text: ‘Do I have to be in charge?’]...
Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...Educational Resources (OER) with badged open courses (BOCs). These have been developed in response to the needs of informal learners who are seeking access to study skills and to have their learning recognised. Badged open courses FAQ Why study free courses with OpenLearn? 'We have listened to the changing needs and requirements of our informal learners using our open...