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Design a school

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Design a school Creative commons imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 27 Sep 2012
As a new academic year gets under way, some schools are settling in to new premises. But what sort of choices and trade-offs are made...

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Opera and grammar schools

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Opera and grammar schools Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 30 Nov 2011
In this week's Thinking Allowed, the focus is on the popularity of opera in Venezuela and Wales, and grammar schools and social mobility

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - neo-liberalism and middle class schools

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - neo-liberalism and middle class schools Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 08 Nov 2011
The Hazards of Neo-Liberalism and white, middle class children in urban schools are the subjects explored in this week's Thinking Allowed

Summer's over; Back to school

Summer's over; Back to school Copyrighted imageCredit: Alberto Tentoni | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 30 Aug 2011
The weather is turning, the days are getting shorter... and for some of us, the summer holidays are almost all gone.

What makes a great school? Oxley Park

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What makes a great school? Oxley Park
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 24 Aug 2011
Success in attracting pupils to Oxley Park has meant design challenges to fit enough classrooms - but pupils are still enthusiastic about their ...

What makes a great school? Water Hall

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What makes a great school? Water Hall Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 01 Aug 2011
The rebuilt Water Hall School in Milton Keynes has found favour with the people who have to use it every day - the pupils. They shared...

Debate: What makes for good design in school buildings?

Debate: What makes for good design in school buildings? Copyrighted imageCredit: Deskcube | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 29 Jul 2011
We nearly all have contact with schools - and we mostly all have ideas about what works and what doesn't. Share your views!

Back to (energy efficiency) school

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Back to (energy efficiency) school Creative commons imageCredit: soil-net under CC-BY-NC-SA
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 01 May 2010
Okehampton College’s 2010 Ashden Award recognises its work to cut energy consumption through improvements in energy efficiency and the installation of renewable energy technology

Wood fuel to warm Suffolk schools

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Wood fuel to warm Suffolk schools Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 01 May 2010
Suffolk County Council’s 2010 Ashden Award recognised its outstanding work in supporting the local wood-fuel supply chain and installing wood-fired boilers in schools

Schooling for displaced children

Schooling for displaced children Creative commons imageCredit: exlux under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 12 Feb 2010
Providing quality education for displaced Iraqi and Palestinian children can pose real challenges.

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The interplay between leading and learning

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The interplay between leading and learning Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Masters Level Duration 8 hours Updated 20 May 2013
Leadership in learning contexts is not confined to those who have it as part of their job title. Everyone has opportunities for leading - be...