Health, Sports & Psychology
Olympics 2012: Keeping it in the family
Family and location play a vital role in an athlete's success. Find out how with these articles and videos.
Education & Development
Family summer learning hub
The school holidays are here, but learning doesn't have to stop! Check out our range of fun FREE games, interactives, animations and courses - perfect for the whole family to enjoy together.
Education & Development
A history of child protection
...history of the development of child protection provision in the UK...[Help me] While the practice of child abuse goes back to the roots of human history, it is only in the last century or so that it has been recognized as a distinct phenomenon, something that children have a right to be protected from. In 1868, in rural Cheshire, John Bradley and his wife died within a...
History & The Arts
Black History Month
...History Month we have pulled together some content about some inspirational individuals and events for you to explore. ...Black History Month – an international annual month, celebrating, recognising and valuing the inspirational individuals and events from within the Black community. During Black History Month, we remember and celebrate the important people from the...
Education & Development
Art history in Wales
...History courses I am the Chair of the Open Qualifications at The Open University, including the Open Degree and Open Masters, and I was part of the team that developed YXM130. What excited me about the development of the module was the way it allowed learners to take control of their own learning and bring different resources together in a way that was valid, and also...
Society, Politics & Law
A brief history of Harlem
...history of the New York neighbourhood of Harlem to understand why investment can cause as many problems as lack of investment and how this has considerable impacts on the African-American community...Find out more about The OU's Social Sciences qualifications. [ Three African American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, ca. 192] Three African American women in...
History & The Arts
The history of Blaenau Gwent
...history of Blaenau Gwent were developed by participants in a series of history workshops run by the BG REACH project at Aberbeeg Community Centre in the spring of 2020...Blaenau Gwent Through the Ages Based on discussions held by the BG REACH History group [A preview image of the ‘Blaenau Gwent Through the Ages’ timeline PDF.] Download Blaenau Gwent Through the Ages...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Secret History of Sterilisation
...history of the sterilisation of women with learning disabilities is highly controversial and remains, to a large extent, a secret. Preventing intellectually disabled women from having children was actively canvassed across the Western world in the early 20th century as a solution to the ‘problem of mental deficiency’. In some countries, dark, forbidding institutions...