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Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...work. It can also be used to help with social skills with peers, problem-solving, active listening skills, and dealing with and expressing feelings. A key aspect of CBT is cognitive restructuring. This involves identifying, and then changing, negative thoughts. Negative thoughts lead to negative emotions and negative relationships with others. Some examples of negative...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...working part-time or would you prefer more leisure time and freedom? Do you need to think about later life costs or looking after other people? Being well informed and taking control of your retirement finances – rather than putting off decisions – will help you achieve your retirement dreams. This course sets out the stepping-stones to getting there. It covers the...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...working with images? Does mental imagery lend itself more easily to shape and space topics? How can we use it in number work? Can this work have a place within the School Curriculum? Do pupils improve their mental imagery as they are given more opportunities to use it? Is mental imagery part of the problem-solving process? How do you think it improves concepts and skills?...
The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...work, vote, and have our own opinions. So, what’s it like to be working within a workplace, Royal Mail, that is still male dominant, with women postal workers comprising just under 20% of the workforce?...Find out more about The Open University's Open degree qualification. Setting the scene I am an active trade unionist in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) based in...
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...working together on a joint project ‘The Keepmewalking Programme’ to investigate the barriers and facilitators to walking for people living with dementia and their carers. We were trying to understand what works to keep people with dementia and their carers engaging with the walks and outdoor environments. Based on our previously published work (see also resources...
Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard
History & The Arts

Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard

...bits for the 21st Century and reveal your inner wordsmith...Could you get away with rewriting Shakespeare’s best work for the modern age? Grab your quill and take the test. Discover your inner writer in this short word game that matches you with one of Shakespeare's alleged co-authors. Are you his trusted confidante or an outright faker? [Fakespeare launch image - temp]...
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...social and cultural context for interpreting works of art analyse works of art in terms of different ideas and approaches...Dutch painting of the Golden Age: 1 ‘A new state, a new art’ - The political and geographical entity that has come to be known as the Netherlands – and more popularly, although incorrectly, as Holland – emerged through a protracted struggle...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The Bletchley Park connection
History & The Arts

The Bletchley Park connection

...worked at Bletchley Park, breaking enemy codes. The process – given the codename ‘ULTRA’ – played a key role in the Allied victory. To make it work, the British government’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, recruited some of the cleverest people they could find. Because so much of the recruitment was through personal connections or Oxford and Cambridge...