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Education & Development
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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Education & Development
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.
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Education & Development
Introduction to Arabic
In this free course you will learn the Arabic alphabet, vowels, and also a little bit about the history of the Arabic language.
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History & The Arts
To lie or not to lie?
A lie’s a lie, right? But what if it wasn’t that simple? This game makes you think about your moral responses to different lies
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Education & Development
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
The site, a partnership between The Open University in Scotland and the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP), brings together introductory level OpenLearn courses relevant to students studying SWAP courses. SWAP students can find courses that offer new topics to explore, build on their study with SWAP, and help prepare for further study at ...
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History & The Arts
Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Suzanne Newcombe reflects on how the Religious Studies department at The Open University tried to make their module more inclusive and relatable to the diverse student demographic.
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Languages
Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year
Happy Year of the Dragon! Learn more about what this year means and how to say some traditional New Year greetings to celebrate.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Children and young people's mental health: a collection of free resources
Explore our collection of free resources focusing on the issue of mental health and wellbeing when it comes to children and young people.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
There is much discussion about the issue of children and young people’s mental health problems in the media, and we often hear this issue referred to as a ‘crisis’. But what does the evidence say? Are rates of mental health problems rising? In this course you will explore these important questions as well as delving into a case study of a young ...
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Education & Development
University of Westminster: Work-Based Employability
Welcome to your OpenLearn gateway, to support you during your University of Westminster Work-Based Learning Roadshows.
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Education & Development
Get started with your dream career on OpenLearn
Ever fancied being a detective? Maybe you'd love a career as a vet or astronaut? Check out these FREE resources to find out if that career is for you!
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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.