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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...change the employment rights and conditions of some staff When three members of staff were suspended we ended up with what was known as a ‘wild cat’ strike: over 1,200 of us walked out and stayed out for over three days. We organised picket lines, had a rally in the city centre and all over Glasgow staff made their own banners and placards. The majority of these staff...
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Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...change their form when they are used as comparatives: Table 1 Comparatives ADJECTIVE/ ADVERB COMPARATIVE (POSITIVE) COMPARATIVE (NEGATIVE) bon meilleur que moins bon que mauvais pire que moins mauvais que bien mieux que moins bien que For example: La nouvelle exposition au MUCEM est meilleure que la précédente. Le film est pire que le livre dont il est inspiré...Upper...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...changes in society, which is, of course, not true. NADIA HINDI: A way to avoid simplistic views and opinions is through studying the context. And this helps us to have more deeper understanding. NARRATOR: As the young people work through this stage, they are invited to develop a more critical line of inquiry. STUDENT 4: I think my ideas about religious peace and tolerance...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...changed to a place where now the vast majority of content we interact with is put up by average users, either in YouTube videos or blog posts or product reviews or social media postings. And it's also become a much more interactive place, where people are interacting with others, they're commenting, they're sharing, they're not just reading. So Facebook is not the only...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...change came with the case of Jones v KaneyFootnote 18 where the Supreme Court swept away the immunity for expert witnesses in proceedings for breach of contract or negligence. Jones was a victim of a road traffic accident which he claimed had led to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Kaney was his expert clinical psychologist. However, during the ‘hot-tubbing’...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...changes can have really significant effects on individuals and on society more widely. [Described image] Figure 1 You may have seen headlines and comments like these yourself. But is this really the whole story? Do older people necessarily make greater demands on health care services? Shouldn’t we be celebrating the fact that most people are living longer? What about...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...change over time, within and between cultures. In the west, death is sometimes considered a taboo topic and we use careful or sensitive language when talking about death. In Activity 1, you will explore different perspectives on talking about death. [Described image] Figure 2 How we are introduced to the topic of death as children or young people can shape our attitudes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...change in blood flow within the auditory primary cortices. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Nicholas Schiff was finding that within catastrophically injured brains lay partially working regions, clusters of remnant neural activity. What did it all mean? At that time, doctors thought they already knew the answers: no patient in a persistent vegetative state...
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