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How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...become stressed, the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system gets switched on. Initially this is a good thing, because it is the activation of this system that releases the neurochemical adrenaline – and this stimulates you to get going and focus on your work. But the problem starts when periods of stress become prolonged. When this happens, the sympathetic...
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The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...become important. Transcript Professor Roger Scully of the think tank, Wales Governance Centre, discusses the potential implications and opportunities for Wales post-Brexit with Dr Jo Hunt and Dr Rachel Minto of Cardiff University. Created as part of Brexit Hub on OpenLearn. Superficially at least, there are a lot of similarities between popular portrayals of the national...
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Business development skills for apprentices
Education & Development

Business development skills for apprentices

...become adept at 'hard' skills (such as project management or IT applications), The Open University is here to help with our collection of free courses...[Business development skills for apprentices] Try our FREE courses in an array of subjects to support you. IT training Time and priority management Email etiquette Presentation skills Introduction to project management...
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Space for reflection
Education & Development

Space for reflection

...students benefit from a little breathing space...[Yoga class at dawn] I believe that education is not about telling children what to do but about allowing them to find out what they should do. Hence the space for reflection and self discovery has to be made in a school. This space is combined with space to make mistakes and correct them. Better to stumble and fumble in...
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My career goal: Hair and beauty
Money & Business

My career goal: Hair and beauty

...students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new...
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My career goal: Health and science
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Health and science

...students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new...
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My career goal: Environment
Nature & Environment

My career goal: Environment

...students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new...
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OpenLearn and schools
Education & Development

OpenLearn and schools

...mastery. OpenLearn provides learning in a variety of formats: articles, courses, educational interactives, videos and ebooks to help students with university decision making, by giving them a taste of a particular subject to help teachers and teaching assistants upskill for the classroom or in online learning explore our Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) resources....
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