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Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...University course K271 Social work law....Applying social work law to asylum and immigration: Introduction - In this free online course, Applying social work law to asylum and immigration, you will hear from social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about the ways in which social work practitioners can support people with insecure immigration...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...universe and accept the existence of God and “his works” without argument or debate; there is no debate built into the way in which subjects are taught in schools and colleges in Spain. Not unlike the practice of some Islamic states, making no pretence to being non-confessional, who indoctrinate their citizens in certain beliefs. It is worth bearing in mind that the...
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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...universal annals as the epochs of the Arts. During the last two centuries, while manners have undergone a rapid transition, while physical civilisation has advanced in an unprecedented degree, and the application of science to social life has diverted the minds of men from other pursuits, the Fine Arts have decayed and vanished. I wish to call the attention of my...
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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...of resources. Alternatively, you can buy one of the many periodicals devoted to the subject, or pick up PC software that has been designed to help you to organise your data. If you are really stuck, you can contact an independent researcher who can undertake work for you, for a fee. The BBC and the Open University are not responsible for the content of external websites...
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Article 10 mins
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Background From its inception in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) has been dependent on migrant labour. Following an NHS recruitment drive in Malaysian secondary schools, Sofi Taylor left Malaysia for Scotland in 1973 to train as a nurse. In Malaysia Sofi came from a wealthy family. Her only sister was...
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Behind the camera
History & The Arts

Behind the camera

...final question: how much real power do we currently, consumer-users of the film, have? Some websites of interest Development of early photography: About.com: Photography section 1930s documentary films: The British Film Institute and screenonline British Universities Film & Video Council Mass-Observation Archive Film archives: Scottish Screen and North West Film Archive...
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Why do England fail in international football competitions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do England fail in international football competitions?

...University of Exeter. [Supporters of England] On their way to more disappointment? I suppose we’ve got to go on being masochistic for a moment, I’ve got to ask you really, for the benefit of those people who don’t know, don’t remember, don’t wake up in the middle of the night screaming about it, tell me how England have fared, say, compared to their Western...
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Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Becoming a widow When my husband Alan was dying, one of the thoughts that haunted me every day I cared for him was: soon I would become a widow. I was 60 and Alan was 63 when on 21 November 2017 he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. We had met in 2006 and married in 2014 and neither of us had children...
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