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Michael Atcheson attended Dunlambert Secondary School in Belfast and left at age 15 with no qualifications. He was imprisoned in 1978 in the H blocks (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) studied for O-levels in 1980-81 and then A-levels and Arts and Technology courses with The Open University 1982-1987. After his release in 1988 he worked in the community work sector and at the same time studied for a Diploma in Community Education at the University of Ulster and Managing Voluntary and Non Profit Organisations with The Open University. He then studied for a degree in Community Development at the University of Ulster graduating in 2012 with a Fi...rst class honours degree.
Michael Atcheson attended Dunlambert Secondary School in Belfast and left at age 15 with no qualifications. He was imprisoned in 1978 in the H blocks (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) studied for O-levels in 1980-81 and then A-levels and Arts and Technology courses with The Open University 1982-1987. After his release in 1988 he worked in the community work sector and at the same time studied for a Diploma in Community Education at the University of Ulster and Managing Voluntary and Non Profit Organisations with The Open University. He then studied for a degree in Community Development at the University of Ulster graduating in 2012 with a Fi...rst class honours degree.
| Title: | Studying the Arts in a H Block cell |
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| Description: | Michael Atcheson, a Loyalist ex-prisoner, describes his enjoyment of studying the level 1 OU Arts course in the H Blocks in 1982 | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Contributors: | Michael Atcheson; Jenny Meegan |
| Duration: | 00:01:42 |
| Master programe code and title: | Michael Atcheson Interview |
| Master programme start time: | 00:05:34 |
| Master programme end time: | 00:07:15 |
| Master programme production number: | 024_S_01_AA |
| Available to public: | yes |
