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Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...open up Falstaff's money bag - or any money bag he can find - like he's opening an oyster with a knife! It goes like this. I will not lend thee a penny... Thomas Swann as Falstaff I will not lend thee a penny. Robert Harley as Pistol Why, then the world's mine oyster. Which I with sword will open. Queen Elizabeth I The world's mine oyster. It's full of money and treasure....
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Article 3 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...open evening for both pupils and their parents/carers before the transition, and staff from the secondary school will come to visit pupils during the primary school day. The staff visiting would be the year 7 form teachers so that Lowri’s first meeting with her new form teacher would be on familiar territory. Lowri felt that she would be able to ask any questions from...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...open to the public as a show cave with impressive stalactites and stalagmites and an underground lake. Other caves are only accessible with specialist equipment and experience, though guided access is available. On the surface, streams emerge and abruptly disappear underground into swallow holes. Their valleys, formed when the ground was frozen during the last Ice Age...
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Article 5 mins
Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...Open University's History and Social Sciences Courses [Nicola Parker]The railway has been an integral part of my life since I was a baby, as my mother joined the railway in July 1989. Seeing the changes over the years is what has inspired this article. Conditions for the working mothers of Scotrail have changed dramatically from 1989 to the current day. These changes and...
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Article 5 mins
Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...sources of exceptional stress and worry. If organisations can both engage remote employees, and take serious action towards repairing wellbeing, the results will be a stronger, healthier and more productive workforce, with greater individual and organisational success. There is also compelling evidence that employers need to ensure remote workers still have a meaningful...
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Article 10 mins
Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...Open University in 2019. I am now an OU Alumni but have been continuing engaging in research-based projects with the OU after writing a participatory research proposal on bereavement for my final assessment in 2023. I experienced a significant bereavement in my early school years, after my mum died of a rare form of cancer in 1999. Since then, I have gone through a series...
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Article 5 mins
Everyday English 2
Languages

Everyday English 2

...Open Government Licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Session 1 Figure 3: © lechatnoir / iStock / Getty Images Plus Session 1 Figure 4: © Wavebreakmedia / iStock / Getty Images Plus Session 1 Figure 5: © PeopleImages / iStock / Getty Images Plus Session 1 Figure 6: © Nomad / iStock...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...Open University course will give you the confidence and tools to be in control whether you are: still studying at school or college starting work or an apprenticeship going to university In this video, radio presenter, maths teacher and University Challenge contestant Bobby Seagull introduces the course. Bobby also helps you in the course sessions. This course has been...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs