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Education & Development
Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Born in a rural village in Nigeria, Julie Asumu gives us a personal account of her journey to England and her support for refugees and asylum seekers.
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Education & Development
Jumpstart University
Aimed to help students starting university this year to prepare for and settle into their studies, the Jumpstart University hub has been developed by The Open University in collaboration with the Russell Group.
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Society, Politics & Law
Introduction to making political and social change
Written in a moment of multiple crises – environmental, economic, political, social and health-related – ‘An Introduction to making political and social change’ gives you a grounding in some of the key citizenship skills and information you will need to intervene in the world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make ...
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Education & Development
Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?
My recent research on Elective Home Educators (EHE) experience of exam cancellations revealed not only systematic and financial disadvantages for these EHE students but interestingly showed new insights into how they learn, approach and regard exams.
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Education & Development
We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
There has been continuing annual growth in the number of children and young people being home-educated across the UK.
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Education & Development
Transitioning from home education to employment
Understanding the experiences of previously home-educated adults.
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Education & Development
How home educators access exams
There are an estimated 80.000 children home-educated in England. No accurate data is available on how many of these children sit national examinations each year. However, a study during the Covid pandemic shed light on challenges when the exams were cancelled, and some significant inequalities came to light.
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Education & Development
A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
As the population of home-educating families continues to grow, how can professionals improve how they work with parents who may have had a negative experience of previous local authority support?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Ruth Collier-Large discusses her research project, which aims to give a platform to non-speaking autistic people, who may communicate independently online.
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Education & Development
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers
It is widely recognised that supporting children to become capable and engaged readers plays an important role in their future success. Reading empowers; it facilitates education and employment, and it enriches one’s personal life and growth. Learning to read is therefore a key goal of primary or elementary education, and high-quality literacy ...
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Education & Development
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
The Open University is 53 on 23rd April 2022, to coincide with the celebrations we put together 53 surprising things about the OU's FREE online learning resources...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Introduction to adolescent mental health
This free course provides an introduction to adolescent mental health. The course is designed to encourage a greater understanding of mental health issues as well as to explore the variety of strategies that can be employed to support young people.