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An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...education practitioners to provide holistic support services Hope is unique in the support it provides to CYP living in the West of England experiencing a family health crisis from 11 – 18 years from the point of diagnosis. Support is provided through a number of different media, including youth sessions, online support and a youth advocacy programme. Our research...
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Article 15 mins
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...technology...Recording music and sound: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course you should be able to: appreciate the tasks required to organise and create commercial music demonstrate knowledge of the history of sound-recording technology recognise the impact of technological change on sound recording understand some of the decisions made by contemporary sound...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Skills for study
Education & Development

Skills for study

...education level can present extra challenges - try this course first to reflect on and assess your skills and identify any language areas you might want to improve. What skills do you want to work on? Reading and finding information If you're already an OU student, don't forget to look at the resources, study support and help available from the Open University Library...
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Article 5 mins
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying. Helpline: 0800 02 888 40 (lines open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm) Live Chat (Online Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm) Email: helpline@childbereavementuk.org At A Loss Signposting website and online bereavement counselling for anyone bereaved and those supporting them. Grief chat: online Monday –...
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Video 5 mins
Are you estranged from your family and considering university?
Education & Development

Are you estranged from your family and considering university?

...education studies. They are self-reliant and live independently, sometimes with friends or a relative such as grandparents before or while at university. Support available Estrangement is so much more widespread than you may think. If you are already independent due to estrangement from your parents, or think that is likely to happen before or while you are at university,...
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Article 5 mins
Irish Women’s Poetry
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry

...Education Bureau (WEB) and through organising workshops around the island with facilitators such as Eavan Boland who worked with women to develop their own writing voices. Salmon Poetry, established by American poet Jessie Lendennie in 1981, published the first collections of a number of women writers who would gain prominence in later years, for example Rita Ann Higgins,...
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Article 5 mins
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...technologies and everything – it’s put in the hands of everybody the desire to communicate much more so than it ever was before. So you have people who probably never would’ve used a computer using a computer, and they’re on Facebook, and they’re on Twitter, and some of them are writing blogs, and they’re contributing in a way that people wouldn’t have...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...technologies. You may use data from your workforce planning activities to assess the impact on your organisation of a variety of issues such as employees reaching retirement age, getting promoted and therefore needing to be back-filled, or managing short- and long-term sick leave. A key consideration at this level is to get input from leaders and other key stakeholders on...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs