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Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...workings of the UK political institutions and the role they have in making change, as well as other ways of making change. Identify and be able to apply in real-life settings some of the key skills and knowledge needed to make change...Introduction to making political and social change: 1 Becoming a changemaker - We live at a time of multiple challenges – environmental,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...working practices which can inform work with young people...In some people's eyes the development of relationships is a good end in itself, as it is in relationships that we express our humanity. Young people with few good-quality relationships in their lives often find that entering into informal relationships with adults who respect, accept, like and really listen to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...work. To complete this OpenLearn course you will write a short draft of the key points of the interview and reflect on your own learning biography...This free course, Continuity and learning, has a practical and professional development focus. You will explore interactive dimensions of workplace learning: how people and workplace cultures create formal, informal, planned...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...work of those who have inspired us...‘Citation is [...] memory. Citation is how we acknowledge our debt to those who came before; those who helped us find our way when the way was obscured because we deviated from the paths we were told to follow’ (Ahmed, 2017, pp. 15–16). One of the defining features of academic writing is the practice of authors to reference, cite...
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Article 20 mins
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...work is governed by the Equality Act 2010, which is a development of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Race Relations Act 1976. In the UK, implementation of the EqA 2010 is overseen and monitored by the statutory body the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), established in 2007. Enforcement of this Commission’s mandate varies, but...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
Health, Sports & Psychology

Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'

...working within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and were able to showcase the impact of decision making as a result of increasing healthcare demands on staff and patient care interventions at all levels of the organisation. Over six episodes you will see staff working within highly stressed environments – often having to manage resource demands that don’t stretch...
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Article 10 mins
Why Brexit would be bad for employment rights
Society, Politics & Law

Why Brexit would be bad for employment rights

...work, no right to a daily rest period, no laws to prevent employers discriminating against workers who are disabled or who have particular religious beliefs, and no right for employees to take time off work to look after a sick child. This was the UK before the New Labour government was elected in 1997. Since then a substantial number of employment rights have been...
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Article 10 mins
The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
Society, Politics & Law

The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries

...working at the Ryedale Glove Factory went on strike and were victorious against an established national employer. This article explains more about the strike and outcomes...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The town of Dumfries in South West Scotland has an industrial heritage that belies its image today as primarily a market town,...
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Article 10 mins