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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?

...history and takes the first step on the road to healing and seeking help. Being TI in practice also needs to have a wider organisational lens. It does not just rest with the individuals working within it but needs to be part of the organisational ethos, with policies and working practices also being TI, and an TI organisational culture supported by the Senior Leadership...
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...Family!” It was their misconceptions and stereotypes that annoyed me the most. I’ve grown up and I’ve had to learn to accept dumb, condescending comments: “You speak posh like a white girl” (sorry am I meant to have a thick Indian accent, despite being born in the UK?); “You’re quite funny for an Indian girl” (since when did having a sense of humour derive...
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Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...family living under the U.S. poverty line, which for a family of two is a bit above $16,000, or about $44 per day. It is doubtful a poor family of two would be able to regularly spend more than a third of its daily income eating fast food. The lure of fast food If politicians really want to improve the health of the poor, limiting fast-food restaurants in low-income...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany

...families buy their bread in one of many bakeries found on German high streets, either independent or part of local chains such as Dat Backhus or Nur Hier in Hamburg. Rye bread is the most popular. It can be made of pure rye flour or with mixed flours, with or without grains and seeds. On a Sunday afternoon it's quite typical to sit with friends and family members for...
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The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...history is a history of bodies. Bodies attend parliaments and move to different regions; it is in human brains that ideas are conceived and decisions are made; it is human limbs that embrace friends and fight enemies. Moreover, history is shaped by bodily experience: lives of important people have been cut short by illnesses; large groups of migrants have decided to stay...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...history of the Paralympics hasn't always been smooth The University Of Kent's Julie Anderson reviews Steve Bailey's Athlete First: A History of the Paralympic Movement for Reviews In History, and discovers a tale of a movement that hasn't always progressed smoothly: As the embryonic Paralympic movement develops it becomes more administratively organised and Bailey follows...
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The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary

...history was the successful negotiation by Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair of the Good Friday Agreement between the British and Irish Governments and the political parties in Northern Ireland in April 1998.He was re-elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) in June 2002. These years were a period of unprecedented economic growth and social change in Ireland. It was also a period of...
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Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...family, let alone provide money for anything more. We were a generation without advanced education or training, anxious about our future. Some of us had shown great promise at school, but now we were stuck, most of our parents could not pay for our further education and there were no national projects to employ us. And here we were, hating the place we loved, because it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs