The resources cover a range of topics including ones aimed at specific subject knowledge development and those targeted at pedagogy, whole school topics or specific initiatives. The resources are offered at different learning levels, suitable for all those working in the education sector including those new to adult learning. 

While we can’t guarantee there is content on every topic area, there are over 350 articles, courses and interactives that we hope will meet your professional development needs, whatever your role, context or nation.  

Everything on this hub (and on OpenLearn) is free to use.

There are a number of ways you can use this hub. Using the topic areas, you can create your own professional development resource that you might wish to share with your colleagues. Senior leaders or Subject Leads may wish to curate a bespoke OpenLearn professional development set, aligned with your school’s priorities and shared with staff for completion in professional development time or for discussion at staff meetings.

Other hubs you might find helpful include Resources for schools, Sustainability hub, and the Race and ethnicity hub or just take some time to explore the content on OpenLearn.

Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However, to have your learning recognised (so that you earn a certificate or a digital badge on an OpenLearn course) you must create an account, which will provide any learner with an OpenLearn profile. This profile can be made public or private and records your learning progress and achievements.

There are no forums on OpenLearn courses but all learners with an account can do the following:

• leave a review for a course or comment on an article
• edit their OpenLearn profile

You can find out more about how to make the most of OpenLearn and how to navigate the site on our About us page and in the accompanying animation.