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Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed
Education & Development

Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed

...families left fighting for justice over their loved ones suffering state violence, so we know there’s a problem in the UK…In Britain, somebody dies every six days in police custody, not just Black people. But Black people are over-represented in these cases’. Also noted by Kojo Koram (2020): ‘those who argue that Black Lives Matter protesters are jumping on an...
How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...history, Donald Trump won a truly historic victory in the U.S. presidential election. Trump’s remarkably decisive win stunned most political pundits, myself included. Throughout the campaign, Trump seemed to have a polling ceiling of about 44 percent and he consistently had the highest unfavorability rating of any major party nominee in history. Accordingly, months ago...
Understanding Fitness to Practise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Fitness to Practise

...family member had died or believed that someone seriously harmed them. The project involved input from members of the public, regulators, professionals, employers, lawyers and the public. Its aim was to find out about public experiences of the Fitness to Practise process and what regulators can do to improve it. As part of the project, the OpenLearn course Improving...
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Education & Development

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...familial learning, topics or specific initiatives relevant to learning within and across formal schooling. The resources are offered at different learning levels, suitable for anyone receiving or facilitating home education, including those who work with home-educating families. While we can’t guarantee that there is content on every topic area, we will continue to add...
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Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...history of mental health approaches. In the next section you will undertake another activity which will give you further opportunity to consider meaning in mental health and to develop your note-taking skills...Mental health in society: 1.1 Definitions in mental health discussions - You will now be introduced to four key professionals discussing mental health. Also, as a...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Rugby: A game of risk and reward
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A game of risk and reward

...family is astounding. In particular I was interested to hear both George and his father’s views on rugby and the current debate whether to remove tackling from the school game. Talking to The Times George’s father Simon Robinson said: “We have discussed it as a family…I would do anything for this not to have happened but I just think [that] it is the nature of...
Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...families centred around the females – mothers and their daughters are the family focal points. Based on this social structure, the common assumption has long been that healthy animals strand themselves as an altruistic gesture, that they do so to continue caring for distressed family members. Recent work, however, casts doubt on this analysis, with genetic tests showing...
Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...families of graduates know how to celebrate! I graduated in a beautiful cathedral and will forever have the memory of the stained-glass windows, the lanterns and the joy all around that you can’t help but absorb even when your minute of high-stakes walking is done. The OU are fairly relaxed so despite the formal outfits and hand-shaking, the audible whoops and just...