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Wales: Culture and identity
Society, Politics & Law

Wales: Culture and identity

...work, and political and cultural representation in Wales. This material forms part of The Open University course D172 Contemporary Wales... Rugby and Welsh identity Gareth Williams, professor of history at the University of Glamorgan, discusses issues in Welsh life, paying particular attention to rugby. Place and belonging in Wales Graham Day connects place, with the...
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Audio 1 hr 20 mins
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...working with others and decision-making, in the context of policing within a community. We advise strongly that you do not start this course until you have completed the other 9 courses. This last course is to be used to bring all of these ideas together and partly text your knowledge by making you apply those skills in a practical way to a given situation. You take the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...Work on this project commenced in 2021 and the primary aim of the collection was to contribute towards filling the gap in the recorded history of women’s role in workplace struggles in Scotland over the past 120 years or so. Important investigations and research have already been done in this area but more excavation and discussion of women’s key involvement in...
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Article 10 mins
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
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...work within voluntary organisations as paid staff or as volunteers or for people who work regularly with voluntary organisations, such as public sector staff or politicians...This course, Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations, will help you to reflect on and develop collaborative leadership practices that will make a difference. The course is aimed at people...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...work, studying, housework and being a mum. Childhood I was talking to my mum about my childhood, and discussing how busy our lives were. Like me, she was a single mum who was working full-time and studying. She explained how every teacher described me as being ‘a lovely, kind and well-behaved little girl’ but how I was ‘not an academic’. School was a massive...
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Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

...work and then in charities across adult services. I also taught for The Open University and delighted in the variety of my work, which included teaching, practice tutor roles and delivering residential schools, which were large, a real thrill and great fun. Gradually, despite enjoying my various work roles, I began to be a bit more worried about everything, doubting...
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The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...working in partnership with The English Football League Trust. If you are fascinated by men's and women's football and interested in discovering more about business and management, then this engaging and stimulating course is for you...Welcome to this free OpenLearn course produced by The Open University working in partnership with the EFL Trust, the educational arm of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs