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Approaching plays
History & The Arts

Approaching plays

...work to create tension and conflict? Discussion I think it does. We are told that the girls are aged 16 and 12, but there is no clear sense of the older girl taking charge of the younger one. Questions are asked and not answered immediately, actions are proposed and are met by objections. The prevailing tone is set by Angie's first speech: ‘Wish she was dead’....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...working out from the evidence where the truth lies is generally known as fact-finding. There are some instances when the opposing parties are agreed on the facts, but these are quite rare. Generally, one side makes claims that the other side disagrees with, so the court has first to decide where it thinks the truth lies. A legal dispute often comes to court some time...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...social issues. Lack of senior leadership: Although it is complicated to provide a precise, definitive number of UK football clubs owned by racially minoritised organisations or individuals. This is most likely because many clubs have complex ownership structures (e.g., trusts, partnerships, private entities) that can make it difficult to determine who ultimately owns the...
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Article 10 mins
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...working for them are motivated, well qualified and work well together. In other ways, however, small businesses operate very differently from large businesses. Small businesses are often owned and managed by the same person. This ‘owner-manager’ may be the founder of the business, or sometimes a relative, perhaps a son or daughter of the founder. Owner-managers are...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum

...working class should be opposed to the Common Market”. The EEC was “a capitalist institution, designed to strengthen the power of the ruling classes of the different countries within it”. The opposition was unequivocal: “No to the capitalists’ Common Market – on any terms.” In an explicit re-run of the point made in 1971, the IMG argued that “the job of...
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Video 2 hrs
Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash
History & The Arts

Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash

...work further down the line. He could not tell the reason why the distance signal was taken off, because the line was not clear. It was turned off some distance up the line. As soon as he saw the wharf train he told the driver, and he jumped off the engine. The cause of the accident appeared to arise from some person having turned off the danger signal. The signal being...
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Article 10 mins
Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...work is aimed to understand the causes of the heart dysfunction observed in later life in individuals with CLN3 Disease (read about Broken Hearts in Batten Disease). Other groups in the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences at The Open University also incorporate the study of rare diseases into their research. As one of the many diseases they study, the Blood Brain...
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Article 10 mins
England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses
History & The Arts

England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses

...work hard to raise awareness of Britain’s military heritage. Annual festivals, like that held on the site of the Battle of Tewkesbury, commemorate the events of centuries past, bringing together reenactors, ‘Living History’ enthusiasts and the wider public as part of a burgeoning heritage industry. Yet the history relating to historic battlefields is often hard to...
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Video 10 mins