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OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Nature & Environment

OU Carbon Calculator FAQs

...work and back five days a week and visiting relatives 50 miles every weekend, the total is about 22 days/month x 10 miles+ 4 weekends/month x 50 miles = 420 miles per month by train. At an average train speed of 60 to 80, say 70 mph = 6 hours per month. The UK average is about four and a half hours per month. Approximately how many hours per YEAR do you travel by train,...
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Article 5 mins
DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...work surfaces you’ll be using with newspaper. You must wear rubber gloves and an apron throughout this experiment. It is essential that you read the safety instructions associated with any chemicals before you use them. These are usually printed on the container. What you'll need at least 36 strips of (preferably bleached) cotton(4cm x 10cm) – old, white, cotton...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...work on structure and agency, which provides additional theoretical ‘tools’. Bourdieu argues that while it is true that individuals make choices, those choices are deeply shaped by their environment – whether it is the resources available to them or the unspoken expectations of society. For practitioners and leaders, this means recognising both the barriers learners...
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Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...working towards ‘culturally relevant education to all’, with challenges including the need to ‘re-acculturate’ pedagogy. While Jenny Douglas (2020) notes the importance of ‘checking that all content uses inclusive language; Content (including case studies) draws from sources that reflect a wide range of diversity; Ensuring students are exposed to a range of...
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Article 10 mins
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...work perceiving the world for us and as a result, a lot of our judgements and even our actions are not equitable. We need to be aware of that as we interact with the children around us. Refusal to acknowledge race and racial differences allows people to ignore displays of persistent discrimination and thereby not be able to teach our children about them. How we talk to...
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FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland

...Work regulators) expect registrants to understand the legal, ethical, safeguarding, and health implications of FGM and to deliver person-centred, trauma-informed, sensitive, non-discriminatory care. While FGM training is mandatory for some professional groups in NI (midwives, gynaecologists, obstetricians, social workers) it is not mandatory for NI nurses, beyond...
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FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT

...work, or social life to avoid distress, depression deepens, bringing sadness, shame, disconnection, and hopelessness. Depression then makes it harder to cope with anxiety and trauma symptoms. Low mood can reduce motivation to seek support or use coping strategies, reinforcing the trauma cycle and leaving survivors feeling stuck in patterns of fear, avoidance, and...
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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...work surface. When examining each rock, look up close and from different angles to check for grain shape, evidence of interlocking grains, fragmental texture and layering. You could take advantage of your camera’s magnification slider to look more closely. Don’t worry if you’re not sure what something is. Rocks aren't always so easily categorised – sometimes even...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs