Author Archives: Martin Robb

About Martin Robb

K802 Team Chair; Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University

Child abuse – or love’s young dream?

(This is re-posted from the K802 blog for registered students – as an example of the posts to be found there, and as an illustration of the kind of issues covered by the module) I don’t know about you, but … Continue reading

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Update

The Open University module Critical Practice with Children and Young People is currently ‘in presentation’ – to use a bit of OU jargon. In other words, students are part-way through the module – they started back in October 2012 – … Continue reading

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Changing course

There’s been a change of personnel at the K802 team – the Open University team that’s responsible for the Masters module Critical Practice with Children and Young People. Rachel Thomson, who co-edited the Reader with Martin Robb, and contributed a … Continue reading

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Looking for a new course for October 2012?

It’s not too early to be thinking about your study plans for the autumn. If you work with children or young people, and already have a first degree, but want to progress academically as well as professionally – why not … Continue reading

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A new year of K802 is about to begin…

Registration for the October 2011 presentation of the Open University Masters module Critical Practice with Children and Young People (K802) has now closed. The K802 module website is now live, so if you’ve registered for the module, you’ll be able to log … Continue reading

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Countdown to a new year of K802

The next presentation of the Open University’s Masters module, Critical Practice with Children and Young People (K802) begins in just over one month’s time – on 1st October 2011. However, it’s not too late to sign up for K802: registration … Continue reading

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Study for a PhD with the OU

The main focus of this blog is the Open University MA module Critical Practice with Children and Young People (K802) – but maybe what you’re really interested in is studying for a research degree? Perhaps you’ve already done some Masters-level … Continue reading

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Professionals walking on egg shells?

In a speech earlier this year, prime minister David Cameron argued that what he called ‘state multiculturalism’ has failed: Under the doctrine of state multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and apart … Continue reading

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Men wanted?

Over the past decade or so we’ve seen a succession of initiatives, aimed at increasing the number of men working in services for children. Whether this emphasis will continue under the Coalition government remains to be seen, though Nick Clegg’s … Continue reading

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Signed up yet?

Have you signed up for the the Open University’s postgraduate module Critical Practice with Children and Young People (K802)? The next presentation of the module begins in October 2011 and runs until June 2012 – and it’s not too late … Continue reading

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