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The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions
Society, Politics & Law

The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions

...working as an NHS nurse, and spent the rest of his life in the UK. His mother now believes that he was a victim of the Government’s so-called ‘hostile environment’ policy which was introduced by Theresa May when she was Home Secretary. The ‘Windrush scandal’ came to light as a result of excellent investigative journalism by Amelia Gentleman in The Guardian and...
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The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...work and even get a chance to have a go yourself at creating creepy characters and sinister settings. About the collection The Irish Gothic collection is made up of two parts. Each of them lets you study and explore different themes. Part 1: Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic This part will help you learn more about the history...
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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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Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...working in a band 6 role with potential to progress further. Many people do not wish to complete their registered nurse training and the NA role has a wealth of strengths and opportunities outside of the top-up option. Amy’s story [A photo of Amy ]Amy (pictured right) has been qualified as a NA working in paediatrics for over three years. She had been working as a...
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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...working and project-based contracts, with many employees having portfolio careers with multiple employers. How do we prevent people becoming demotivated and disconnected, and heading towards lower wellbeing and perhaps even burnout? Employee Engagement [Tech start up office] Employee engagement may be a management approach that you are already familiar with, as it has...
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Are you driven to distraction?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you driven to distraction?

...work effectively at the same time? If you ever need to make your vehicle a mobile office, by having hands free phone conversations, how confident are you that neither your work, nor your driving suffers? ...Take our interactive to find out how well you perform when trying to spot hazards and keep track of a work call. Turn up your sound and select here to begin the...
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Young lives: is now a good time to be young?
Education & Development

Young lives: is now a good time to be young?

...working with, or intending to work with, children and young people and for those who have a more general interest in issues and debates related to children and young people...This free course, Young lives: is now a good time to be young?, looks at young lives in the UK today, asking the question is this a good time to be young? It focuses on some of the factors that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...working as an engineer, and what career opportunities are available? On this album, 6 practicing engineers talk about the work they do and the career path they have followed. This material forms part of The Open University course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The...
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