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Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...succeeding and that policing and politics and peace are failing. "What are these idiots trying to do?" he asked, "Getting the British Army back onto the streets to spend the next 30 years getting them back off the streets." The Chief Constable will not walk into that trap. He has made that perfectly clear. "Categorically" he states that he has "no intention of bringing...
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Article 5 mins
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...work of qualified professionals. We would argue, however, that teaching assistants have a distinct professionalism themselves which often overlaps with and which is comparable to that of teachers. Since first being introduced into in the 1960s as ‘aides’, ‘helpers’ and ‘auxiliaries’, teaching assistants have become essential to children’s learning in primary...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why has the welfare cap become so complex?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has the welfare cap become so complex?

...working aged families introduced in April 2013 has been one of the most supported policies introduced by the coalition. By setting the maximum eligibility at the median household income and excluding those working over 16 hours (24, if two workers) voters saw it as an equitable constraint which could, with support, also help people to better their circumstances by finding...
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Hacking under your skin?
Digital & Computing

Hacking under your skin?

...worked out how to hack into the communications used by an implanted medical device – that is a piece of technology permanently placed inside a living person. In this case, the device was an unnamed neurostimulator used to treat conditions including Parkinson’s Disease as well as chronic pain. Although these devices are placed within the body, they can be reprogrammed...
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Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...working environment. They include your job, your organisation, and the people you work with. Then you will need to diagnose what you might do to improve your own managerial performance, and take a first step to improve it. This free course, Managing and managing people, is an adapted extract from the Open University course B628 Managing 1: organisations and...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Enduring Love
Society, Politics & Law

Enduring Love

...work' that people do to sustain their enduring love... Finding 'The One' - and Keeping Them Couples describe their experience of meeting ‘the one’ and staying together. 1+1=3: Relationships and Children Couples reflect on how children affect their relationships. Love and Intimacy Couples talk about sex and affection and how they show their love for each other....
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Audio 1 hr 10 mins
Motive: Upper Intermediate German
Languages

Motive: Upper Intermediate German

...working with authentic material from German-speaking countries, you will learn how to communicate in a wide range of situations: expressing opinions; reporting other people’s comments; explaining processes and trends; electronic communications; structured notes and texts. Cultural themes explored include changing demographic and social patterns; jobs and the role of...
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Video 10 mins
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...working hours, discrimination and the exploitation of migrant workers. ETI and our members believe that in order to address labour and human rights issues, you must first understand the root cause (be it political, economic, cultural or a mixture of all three) and then to work together to tackle this and drive long-lasting change for workers. In Bangladesh, our programme...
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