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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...care for them in peacetime by offering them and their families the opportunity for jobs, homes, education, health and a standard of living of which they could be proud. The 1944 Education Act was already on the statute book when the Labour government came to power. By raising the school-leaving age to 15 and later to 16, it was going to give children chances that their...
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Article 10 mins
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...Care graduate) and Dr Pauline Lyseight-Jones (Doctorate in Education graduate) talk about their experiences of undertaking their doctoral studies. You may find that their experiences relate to your own professional context. Transcript In the following video students and supervisors explain the main characteristics of the Doctorate in Education at the Open University....
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Video 5 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive

...caring and for the human toll this takes. We have found in our conversation that the discussion always extends beyond the Northern Ireland peace process and into that wider world frame. That conversation, like the archive itself, is a work-in-progress. [A selection of photographs from our meetings.]A selection of photographs from the meetings. [A selection of photographs...
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What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...adults worldwide used a bank account to make or receive payments over a 12-month period. When cash disappears So what happens when 86 percent of a nation’s currency suddenly disappears? When I returned in December 2016, a month after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that all 500 and 1,000 rupee bills would cease to be legal tender, a scrap collector I knew...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...adult trauma, or directly or indirectly through work’ (Gillespie-Smith et al., 2018, p. 35). Being informed about trauma Trauma can happen at any stage of the life cycle. It is the result of an incident or series of incidents or circumstances that are traumatic in nature. They are ‘physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and … [have] lasting adverse...
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Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...care, the independent or voluntary sector, local government, education and almost any other sector in the UK. You will learn by the end of this course that public health is an issue for all people too, whether they live alone or in a family. In short, public health is ‘everybody’s business’ and the aim of public health bodies is to improve health and wellbeing at...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...adults sharing a house and Tomos, at four, is beginning to play his parents and grandparent off against each other. Siân has decided to go back to work full time now that Tomos is moving on from preschool into mainstream schooling. Mali has been a very clingy baby and Siân is worried about how she will cope with being away from ‘Mummy’ and going into day care. Tomos...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager
Health, Sports & Psychology

A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager

...Care courses and qualifications. Jack Brodie, a former young person with cancer, recounts his experience with Dr Wendy McInally who has spent over 25 years in clinical and educational delivery environments across the United Kingdom and internationally. Wendy has built a comprehensive research and education portfolio around children and young people with cancer. Wendy...
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Audio 20 mins