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Skills to succeed in the workplace
Education & Development

Skills to succeed in the workplace

...working in partnership with the following organisations to support the work they're doing to improve employment outcomes for young people in their local communities: Rangers Charity Foundation Celtic FC Foundation Dundee FC Community Trust Free courses for young people We're providing a selection of free training courses to enhance your career prospects and opportunities....
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...worked with. I know that you will find it interesting. I hope you find it useful as well. As you work through the activities you will be encouraged to record your thoughts on an idea, an issue or a reading, and how it relates to your practice. Hopefully you will have opportunities to discuss your ideas with colleagues. We therefore suggest that you use a notebook –...
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...socially constructed? And how is the child represented in literature? This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L301 Language, literature and childhood....Approaching language, literature and childhood: Introduction - This free course, Approaching language, literature and childhood, introduces you to the field of children’s literature....
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...work though, [US sking and basketball champion Alana] Nichols' medals are worth less than those of Olympians. That's because Paralympians get only $5,000 from the U.S. Olympic Committee for winning gold. Olympians get $25,000 for their gold medals. Silver medals are worth $15,000 for Olympians, while Paralympians only get $3,000. Bronze medals are worth $10,000 for...
Looking at, describing and identifying objects
History & The Arts

Looking at, describing and identifying objects

...work towards writing your own object life cycle. You will also work with, and understand artefact databases...This free course, Looking at, describing and identifying objects, will enable you to practise and develop your skills of observation and description of objects. It will also enable you to interpret objects and work towards writing your own object life cycle. You...
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...work, at home or in a social environment. In the following video, Dr Zoe Walkington introduces you to the content you will cover in this course. INSTRUCTOR I've always been really interested in what goes on between people, what makes some people get on really well, and what makes some people immediately seem to get off on the wrong footing with each other. And as a...
Young lives: is now a good time to be young?
Education & Development

Young lives: is now a good time to be young?

...working with, or intending to work with, children and young people and for those who have a more general interest in issues and debates related to children and young people...This free course, Young lives: is now a good time to be young?, looks at young lives in the UK today, asking the question is this a good time to be young? It focuses on some of the factors that...
Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...working as an engineer, and what career opportunities are available? On this album, 6 practicing engineers talk about the work they do and the career path they have followed. This material forms part of The Open University course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The...