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Languages
Introduction to Spanish
In this free course you will learn how to talk about your work and your working day. You will learn vocabulary for different professions, say what your job is, and how you go to work. This course is an extract from the L106 Introduction to Spanish Studies (beginners) course. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some knowledge of ...
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Education & Development
Anti-Bullying Week
Anti-Bullying Week 2025 runs from Monday 10th - Friday 15th November. As ever, OpenLearn is proud to support this event, so we've pulled together some of our FREE resources on the different types of bullying and manipulation to help support those in need, not just on these special days but all year round...
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Write it right: seven common writing mistakes
Tutors told us about common writing mistakes which can impact the grades students receive for their Open University assignments.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Being a boy
What is life like for boys today? In what follows, we explore aspects of contemporary boyhood, drawing on research conducted at The Open University and elsewhere.
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Education & Development
Becoming an ethical researcher
This free course, Becoming an ethical researcher, explores the ethics of planning, carrying out and reporting research which involves human participants. It will sensitise you to issues that a researcher should consider to support ethical and well-justified decision-making. A wide variety of research scenarios will be used to stimulate ...
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Good hair: perceptions of racism
How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces? Explore the policies that discriminate against Black and Minority Ethnic communities in this immersive film interactive.
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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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Education & Development
Resources for schools
Keep on top of your learning with these free resources from The Open University, created for secondary school age students across the UK.
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Principles and practices of peace education
Principles and practices of peace education explores how peace might be built in everyday classroom practice. It can be used as individual study or as a basis for CPD with a larger group. It introduces layers of peace education for children and young people, including inner-peace and wellbeing; interpersonal peace through positive relationships ...
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An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
The Open University Students Association has created a series of video tutorials to introduce British Sign Language.
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Sustainable pedagogies
Welcome to the 'Sustainable pedagogies' OpenLearn Create course. This free course is aimed at all educators who want to develop their professional practice to prepare their students to become agents for sustainability in a world that urgently needs to become sustainable. The course focuses on the central role that education can and should ...
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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 ...