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Language of Poverty
Society, Politics & Law

Language of Poverty

...double mugging - people will be mugged by their boss, their employers are cutting their wages in real-terms and then, on top of that, their tax credits and other in-work benefits, such as housing benefit, will also be cut as well. But that doesn’t matter for the Tories because what they are doing is, firstly, trying to airbrush out of existence the idea that people in...
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Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...double the number of bags he gave her each week. At this point his accountant got very agitated and asked him to consider very carefully what he was offering! What was he worried about? Answer In order to decide if the king was being exceptionally generous, you need to look at exactly what he was proposing. In the beginning the numbers are quite small, 2 bags of rice in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...et cetera, because these days, you get a lot of teenagers being abusive to people with learning difficulties saying ‘special needs, spastic’. And I don't think special needs-- now that is one that really gives me a bee in my bonnet. And I don't really want to be thought of a special just because I have autism. I would like to be special. We want to be ourselves for...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Stigma erthyliad a'r gweithle
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stigma erthyliad a'r gweithle

...et al., 2020) ac, yn 2021, roedd 214,256 o erthyliadau yng Nghymru a Lloegr (Swyddfa Gwella Iechyd ac Anghyfartaledd, 2023). Ac eithrio'r gwaith a wnaed gan Fiona Bloomer a'i chydweithwyr (2017, 2023) yng nghyd-destun Gogledd Iwerddon, ychydig a wyddys am erthyliad yng nghyd-destunau gweithleoedd y DU. Yn ogystal, mae stigma mawr ynghlwm wrth erthyliad ac yn aml mae'n...
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...et al (2020) COVID-19 The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/social-care-social-work/the-effects-self-isolation-and-lack-physical-activity-on-carers Vseteckova J (2019) Depression, mood and exercise
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Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...et al, 2020;; Gov.uk, 2019; London.gov.uk, 2020) US England & Wales Black and Latinx drivers were stopped and searched roughly two times more than White drivers (from analysis of data from 100 million traffic stops across US police forces) From April 2018 to March 2019, there were 38 stop and searches for every 1,000 Black people compared to 4 stop and searches for every...
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How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Education & Development

How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?

...et al., 2000) publication ‘Institutional Racism and the Police: Fact or Fiction’ which challenges the utility of the concept and emphasises its vagaries. Lea (2000) critiques Macpherson’s definition and use of institutional racism as conflating individual and intentional racism with unconscious racism and bias. Lea argues that individual actions are highlighted over...
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Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...et al., 2007). According to the Culloden website (linked above), the battle, which was fought in just 40 minutes, set in motion a series of events that saw the repression of a ‘distinctive way of life and culture’ and the removal of Highlanders from their homes during the Highland Clearances, in turn leading to mass emigration to Canada, the United States and other...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs