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The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...Scotland in 1864, starting the assembly of sewing machines at a small factory just off John Street in Glasgow. Growing demand for their machines led them to transfer production to a new plant in Bridgeton before constructing a massive new factory on a greenfield site in Clydebank (population around 5,000) between 1882 and 1884. Within a year of production starting in...
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The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The OU mission statement is to be ‘Open to people, places, methods and ideas’ . The OU has an open access policy, supporting learners from a diverse range of backgrounds including those from the lowest socio-economic backgrounds, carers, disabled people, first in family or those with low prior educational qualifications. Many...
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Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...Scotland and Northern Ireland: version 2.2. [Online report] online accessed 17/01/2022 Her Majesties Government (2018) Serious Crime Strategy, online 20/01/2022 Home Office (2018), Criminal Exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: County Lines guidance online accessed 15/12/2021 North Wales Safeguarding Board (2021) County Lines Exploitation online County Lines...
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The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...Scotland, between Dunbriton and Glasgow. He calls himself both a Briton and a Roman, or of a mixed extraction, and says his father was of a good family named Calphurnius, and a denizen of a neighbouring city of the Romans, who not long after abandoned Britain, in 409. Some writers call his mother Conchessa, and say she was niece to St. Martin of Tours. At fifteen years of...
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Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland)’.] Figure 1 The contexts of social care From Figure 1, you can see the different contexts for social care provision. This varies depending on service users’ needs, the setting in which services are provided, the provider type and country they are living in. The delivery of any service depends on the nation where it is delivered....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...Scotland, Ireland and England, as well as further afield, as a major poet. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...The poetry of Sorley MacLean: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the power of MacLean's poetry in its original Gaelic give examples of how such poetry engages with...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...Scotland and Wales. A new addition is the palm-print database. Scotland had a palm-print database previously but the searchable database including England and Wales only became available in late 2007. It is intended that in the future IDENT1 will encompass a wider range of biometric data such as iris (eye) scans and facial imaging. The information in the below extract...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows
Nature & Environment

Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows

...Scotland, is where rich grass communities survive on extensive plains of wind-blown shell sand, just a few feet above the high tide level. They were traditionally fertilised with seaweed from the beach just a short distance away. On the Hebrides, they form parts of small landholdings called crofts, which have often been managed using traditional methods for centuries....
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