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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,...
A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
OpenLearn Ireland

A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...worked for BBC Northern Ireland for four years before moving to London and joining Newsbeat in 2022. During the Covid-19 pandemic he presented Coronavirus Catch-up on BBC iPlayer. He’s been heard across Radio 4, 5Live and the BBC World Service, and is a regular reporter for The Catch-Up on BBC Three. [Photograph of our guest, Leesa Harker.]Guest: Leesa Harker, writer...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding society: families
Education & Development

Understanding society: families

...work in the home should be divided. You will also investigate the diversity of families. We will see how any discussion of the division of labour has to recognise that families differ in terms of shape and size...In this free course, Understanding society: families, you will explore how different families have different ideas about how work in the home should be divided....
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Dr Anthony Gunter on representing modern Britain, the silent majority and change
Education & Development

Dr Anthony Gunter on representing modern Britain, the silent majority and change

...video Anthony reflects on a Black History Month event, which was well attended, noting that the majority of colleagues were not present – the silent majority. Transcript Time for Change: In this video Anthony outlines how he felt when he came back to work at the OU, after working elsewhere for many years and makes suggestions for changes that could be made. Transcript...
Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...Working memory’ refers to the very limited number of thoughts we can hold in our minds at once. Working memory is easily overloaded so instead we tend to rely on our memories. For example, drivers don’t have to think in detail about the process of driving; they learnt it and now they simply do it from memory. If you had to think in detail about everything involved in...
The Harrison Centre for Social Mobility
Education & Development

The Harrison Centre for Social Mobility

...works with hundreds of young people annually across Wearside and the surrounding areas, providing the tuition and training they need to help them grow in confidence and secure a job. The Harrison Centre also supports a growing number of charities and organisations that aim to tackle low social mobility by working with young people and connecting them up to employment....
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...work within them. This includes nurses who make up the largest occupational group in the health sector. But what does it mean to be a nurse? How do people become Registered Nurses in the UK and what does their education programme look like? What types of roles are nurses in the UK working in and how do you decide if nursing is for you? [A nurse holding a clipboard...