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Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...become hostile to all migrants, regardless of whether or not they are lawfully resident in the UK – including, for example, the recent scandal relating to the Windrush generation. Despite these restrictions, there are many examples where social workers can, and do, support people with insecure immigration status in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. For example,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...student with AstrobiologyOU, made a short video to show how she creates a mind map (Figure 5) to identify keywords before starting her literature search. Watch how Devyani creates a mind map Photo of mind map [Devyani's mindmap]Figure 5 Devyani's mind mapShow descriptionA photograph of Devyani's mind map. In the centre is her starting point ‘Tips for finding good...
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Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...answer for Question 1c here What does Verónica’s brother do? He is a teacher. He is a student. He works in IT. a. He is a teacher. b. He is a student. c. He works in IT. The correct answer is a...Week 2: Everyday activities: 6 Finding verbs in a dictionary - When you want to look up a verb in the dictionary, you will generally find only the infinitive form. So, if you are reading a text and come across a ......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...OU PhD student) John Harrison about colour perception and synaesthesia. HELEN KING Hello, I’m Helen King. And I’m Professor of Classical Studies at The Open University. And I’m joined today by John Harrison who’s an applied psychologist and also a PhD student in the Department of Classics here. Thanks very much for coming, John. JOHN HARRISON Pleasure. Thank you,...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...becomes almost closed off at maturity. Members of the Insectivora have numerous (up to 44) small teeth. Look at Figure 2a, which shows the skull and lower jaw of the hedgehog. [Figure 2] Figure 2a: adapted from Reeve, N. (1994) Hedgehogs, illustrated by Ruth Lindsay, T. & A.D. Poyser Natural History Series; Figure 2b: adapted from Churchfield, S. (1986) Shrews, Anthony...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...becomes harmonious and the pieces fall into place of themselves. But the first days, by God, it is such a bewildering chaos of colours that your poor imagination is dazzled ... There is much jostling and arguing and fighting and rolling on the ground ... Semitic syllables crack the air like whiplashes. You brush against all the costumes of the Orient. (pp. 79–80) As...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...become FLOTUS (the First Lady of the United States), revealed in her autobiography that she used one to let her baby get fresh air. [A black-and-white photograph of a baby in a cage next to a window, with the mother looking on.] Figure 1 A baby cage Can you imagine these being installed today? And if not – why would that be? You may have been really shocked to see this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...becoming more of a commercial activity, rather than the more pastoral practice that has been taking place in previous decades. NARRATOR: Fewer people are now directly involved in farming land they own. Investors buying up the land are farming at arm’s length. BEN TAYLOR: On the most part, investors don’t seek to farm the land themselves. They’d far rather take a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs