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175 years of women's activism in the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

175 years of women's activism in the EIS

...Open University's Social Sciences courses. On 18 September 1847, around 600 teachers from across Scotland, gathered together in the hall of the High School, Edinburgh, to establish the Educational Institute of Scotland, making it also the oldest teaching union in the world. In 2022 the EIS celebrated the power of our women members in making us 175 years strong. [Banner in...
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How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Not everyone experiences grief in the same way. Whilst under-researched, there is evidence that neurodivergent people may experience grief, as well as the social practices around death and bereavement, differently from others. This is thought to be related to their neurodivergence – in the differences...
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Integrated health, safety and environmental management
Science, Maths & Technology

Integrated health, safety and environmental management

...Open University course T835, Integrated health, safety and environmental management... Integrated health, safety and environmental management A brief introduction to this album. Risk and biscuit manufacture Fox's biscuit factory might not seem a terribly dangerous place, but in fact there are many risks involved with biscuit manufacture, and Fox's have evolved a stringent...
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English: Personal Experiences
Education & Development

English: Personal Experiences

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English... Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Zephaniah describes his love for the organic nature of English language. Colin Goh Colin Goh explains how English influenced his life growing up in Singapore. Derek Simpson Derek Simpson discusses how growing up in a working class area changed his accent. Garth Judd Garth Judd describes his...
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Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability

...Open University course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future... Innovation Design: Energy and Sustainability A short introduction to this album. What makes customers choose a green tariff? Customers who have opted for a green tariff talk about the reasons why they have decided to do so. The uptake of green tariffs Reasons why green tariffs are taken up by...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...Open University students of Greece and Rome get to read about dangerous spellbinding crones in the original Latin (for instance on the language module Continuing Classical Latin). The avid letter-writer Pliny (2nd century CE) relishes relating an episode about a haunted house and the discovery of a skeleton in chains waiting for a decent burial. In the racy novel...
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How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...Open University’s ten key employability skills – the stuff that really matters to employers. These include: Communication Collaboration Problem Solving Self-awareness Self-management and resilience Digital and information literacy Numeracy Global citizenship Commercial and sector awareness You can search the hub by any of these themes, making it super easy to find...
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Choose your own philosophy adventure
History & The Arts

Choose your own philosophy adventure

...open the book... [Black and white illustration of a castle surrounded by trees with a tower in the centre. Dot like dashes create a sea around the island the castle is on top of.] Open the book Please note: This interactive feature will open in a pop-up window. To play in full-screen mode, hold down the Ctrl key and select the 'Open the book' link above. This will ......
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