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Education & Development
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
UNESCO’s 2021 report ‘Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education’ sets out an invitation to all education stakeholders to participate in policy discussion, research and innovation to transform education.
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Education & Development
Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust
This outlines key findings and recommendations from a study with home-educating families whose children had previously been enrolled in schools.
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Education & Development
Home education for children with special educational needs
As a specialist teacher and volunteer with a local autism charity, I had contact with families who had deregistered from school reluctantly, or who considered their children had been ‘off-rolled’.
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Education & Development
Where to take your learning next
By now you will already know all about the amazing learning opportunities available on OpenLearn. You may have completed many OpenLearn courses or perhaps just one or two. However much you’ve done so far, your experience on OpenLearn means you already know what it is like to study online and at a distance.
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Education & Development
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
This free course explores different aspects of learning and teaching in primary education. It gives opportunities to engage with different types of activities that are designed to develop an understanding of learning and teaching in primary education.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance
When a person is being bullied, who’s at fault - the bully, the enablers, or the bystanders? This interactive explores bullying at work, school and even on Twitter at the hands of Donald Trump.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths video: "Doing maths with AI apps"
What's the point of learning maths, if an AI app can work it all out for you? Watch this video to find out why your own maths study still makes sense.
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Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
This free course will develop and improve your essential maths skills for work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding.
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All the content in this hub has been selected by academics across The Open University, specifically for home educators, home-educated young people, practitioners and others interested in home education.
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Understanding autism
Learn about autism, one of the most challenging long-term conditions of the century. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by individuals and families, and why it has become a global concern. The course explains how understanding of the autism spectrum and approaches to diagnosis and care ...
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Child development and learning activities
Are you a parent? Do you work with young children? We've put together a variety of FREE fun tasks to share with your children to help aid them in their learning and development.
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Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Children can communicate well using toys to express themselves. Use this activity with your child so that they can open up about how they are feeling.