Please note: this course will be closing on 24 February 2022. If you wish to use this resource please make sure you complete the course before this date.

Interpersonal communication in health and social care services is by its nature diverse. As a consequence, achieving good or effective communication whether between service providers and service users, or among those working in a service means taking account of diversity, rather than assuming that every interaction will be the same. This free course, Diversity and difference in communication, explores the ways in which difference and diversity impact on the nature of communication in health and social care services.

This free course, Introducing Union Black, aims to build your confidence as a change agent for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

How diverse is the tutor population at The Open University? This article explores ...

As part of Black History Month 2020, Jessica Aguti of Makerere University and Charles Mbalyohere of The Open University were invited to talk about an exciting partnership between their two institutions.

This free course, Working with diversity in services for children and young people, will provide you with an understanding of the ways in which diverse and intersecting social identities structure the lives and experiences of children and young people, and the implications of those identities for professional practice. Although designed primarily for those working with or supporting children or young people, whether in a paid or voluntary role, it will also be of interest to those who wish to improve their understanding of services for children and young people.

This free course, Teaching the First World War, is designed for history teachers and their pupils. It provides a wide range of visual, textual and oral sources to enrich the teaching of the First World War. It covers familiar and less familiar aspects of the history of the First World War, ranging from the debate on the origins of the war and propaganda to non-European combatants’ experiences of fighting in a global war, and the memory and commemoration of the conflict.

It includes skills development for teachers and their pupils, including document analysis, advanced techniques in internet searches for primary and secondary sources, and how to evaluate and identify the most suitable literature on the topic.

There is still much work to do to address institutional, structural and systemic racism directly. What is being done now? What can be done moving forward?