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...Open University, specifically for home educators, home-educated young people, practitioners and others interested in home education...Registered OpenLearn users can vote in the poll above (log in to see it if you haven't done so already). The resources cover a range of topics including ones aimed at specific knowledge of neurodiversity, inclusive practice and children’s...
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Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub
Education & Development

Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub

...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...
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Everyday skills in maths and English
Education & Development

Everyday skills in maths and English

...badge and certificate for each course completed and together these courses work serve good preparation to achieve your Functional Skills Level 1 and 2 National Awards (equivalent to GCSE level). Everyday skills in maths and English Fancy trying something more advanced? For something slightly more challenging, we offer further courses in maths. These are courses are...
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Skills for work
Education & Development

Skills for work

...course is digitally badged, allowing the learner to earn and achieve recognition for their skills. Learners report a high level of satisfaction (95%) with the courses and over 85% of learners say they will share their achievements with their employers. Also featured in this selection is a new course on Internships and Work Experience, guiding new starters in finding the...
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OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...courses on OpenLearn Wales follow this link. OpenLearn Champions is an exciting Open University in Wales advocacy programme that helps break down barriers to learning and widen access to higher education and higher-level skills. Our OpenLearn Champions help to inspire a love of learning and support adults across Wales to develop skills, raise their confidence and explore...
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Take away Science
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Take away Science

...Open University's new podcast series caters to all tastes... Take away Science A short introduction to this album. Research Stories In this podcast we find out about fascinating research projects throughout the UK. Patricia Ragazzon chats to researchers from the University of Nottingham about innovations in nanotubes and David Smith finds out about how we might be able to...
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Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time

...Open University's Adam McMaster, an astronomy PhD student, and Prof. Andrew Norton tell us about the different observations scientists made to find an invisible black hole...Astronomers famously snapped the first ever direct image of a black hole in 2019, thanks to material glowing in its presence. But many black holes are actually near impossible to detect. Now another...
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What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?
Science, Maths & Technology

What's so exciting about gravitational waves being discovered?

...open up new areas of physics such as gravitational-wave astronomy. By studying gravitational waves from the processes that emitted them – in this case two merging black holes – we could see intimate details of violent events in the cosmos. However, to make the most of such astronomy, it is best to place the detector in space. The Earth-based LIGO managed to catch...
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