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Shakespeare: A critical analysis
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

...work influence pop culture today? Do the themes of his plays continue to resonate with modern audiences or as a result of his legacy has he become a caricature of himself? Stephen Regan, accompanied by experts from the world Shakespeare congress examine Shakespeare ‘s work from a critical perspective, putting his plays in historical and social context as well as making...
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Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...working in teams or groups...This free course, Developing your skills as an HR professional, will help you to develop some of the skills you will need to be effective as an HR professional. You will practise learning reflectively and you will also develop the skills of organising yourself, managing time and stress, and working in teams or groups....Developing your skills...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
Society, Politics & Law

The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone

...working in a modern corporate firm. One of the main characters, Harvey Specter, dresses impeccably in an expensive designer suit and expects others around him to do the same. The lawyers in the firm are hugely ambitious, work late into the night (we rarely see them away from the office) and demand excellence in everything they do. For these professionals, work is life....
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Article 10 mins
Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...working in different time zones. The project manager needs all the traditional soft skills, and more. This free course, Managing virtual project teams, looks at knowledge and techniques which underpin team selection and then consider the additional expertise needed to manage teams in a virtual environment...Many projects are now ‘virtual’, i.e. some or all of the team...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health
Languages

The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health

...work is very visible to the outside world. The risks taken daily by the armies of British doctors, nurses and healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients have been starkly illustrated by a growing number of deaths which have been widely reported. The mental health of frontline staff has also attracted increasing attention, as they are believed to be at high risk of...
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Article 10 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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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