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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...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 parents had never had - to carry their education on (if they passed the examination) into grammar...
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Article 10 mins
“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...education was transformed in public consciousness and in reality. This short piece, based partly on research conducted during the strike in 2004 (see Mooney and McCafferty, 2005 and 2007), is my attempt to address this to an extent, and to ensure Scotland’s nursery nurses are given their rightful place in our awareness and understanding of women’s workplace struggles...
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The Open University's Carbon Calculator
Nature & Environment

The Open University's Carbon Calculator

...education. Different calculators therefore give different results depending on their assumptions, data sources and what they include. This calculator attempts to be comprehensive by including the effects of income, goods and services consumption and infrastructure emissions as well as the usual energy, food and transport footprints. For this article we are using the...
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What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...technological change is becoming the norm. Climate change, the technological impact of AI, future pandemics, and political/economic upheavals, are likely to disrupt societies and individuals in the future. Adapting to this context requires flexibility in coping with such disruptions effectively and without the certainty of what such problems will look like in the future....
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...Technological support in recording can be helpful but there are some challenges. Research shows that AI is not yet reliable in predicting risk or reflecting the nuances of language and context that are essential within social work practice (Gillon and Weaver, 2026; Haider et al., 2026). Social workers are dealing with highly sensitive data so there are also regulatory and...
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...Education. A Professional Doctorate is usually studied part-time by mid- to late-career professionals. While it may lead to a career in Higher Education, it aims to improve and develop professional practice. We offer two Professional Doctorates: A Doctorate in Education, the EdD and a Doctorate in Health and Social Care, the DHSC. Achieving a doctorate, whether a PhD, EdD...
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...education and careers to starting families and owning homes, and highlights the support that can help them achieve their goals...Click here for the Punjabi audio version of this article. South Asian young adult carers in England South Asian young people aged 16 to 25 years are often caring for one or more ill or disabled family members, that is, caring on an unpaid basis....
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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...educators making the most of museum artefacts...Museums give children experiences above and beyond the everyday experiences that enrich and build upon classroom teaching and learning. Taking pupils to a museum, or bringing museum artefacts into school, instantly changes the dynamics of the usual learning environment. It gives you as a teacher the opportunity to start...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs