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Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS
Health, Sports & Psychology

Three solutions for the nursing staffing crisis in the NHS

...become a nurse in the NHS, I have worked in a range of hospitals, and I am certain there is truth to the funding shortfalls. This was most evident to me when I supported a partner with acute and life limiting conditions and complex care needs, and experienced a range of NHS services from a family member’s perspective. It’s not just staffing issues that need...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...students to become more intrinsically motivated in their learning? What is the role of the teacher? How does the teacher model aspects of learning? What kind of environment has the teacher created? What do you notice about the layout of the room? How can you apply some of the principles you observe in this video clip in your own language lessons? How are the students able...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...student demographic...Scholars have increasingly come to recognise that Religious Studies as a discipline is based on the legacies of a colonial worldview, i.e. that what we have classified as religious beliefs and practices have used criteria drawn from white Anglo-European Protestantism. Several members of the Religious Studies department at The Open University have...
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Article 25 mins
What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...student, interviews scientists at AstrobiologyOU and the School of Physical Sciences at The Open University. These videos explain what they research and do at the university...Written by Inka Maskiewicz and edited by Grace Richards My name is Inka and I am currently in Year 11, about to sit my GCSE exams. I've been participating in the Girls’ Network Programme for a...
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Video 10 hrs 1 min
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...students later in the course. So, rather than being a ‘generalist’, you become an ‘individual specialist’. The challenge of this is to be able to explain your unique expertise to potential employers so that you stand out from the crowd. Again, you will explore this in more detail later. For now, here are some of the wider benefits of choosing to study more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...students, staff and alumni to hear about their experiences. ...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Social Care qualification. These have been collated into a book – Narratives of COVID: loss, dying, death and grief during COVID-19 with over 30 authors from the OU contributing. The book includes essays, poems, and reflections to document a powerful...
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Video 5 mins
Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...OU have been teaching and researching systems thinking in practice for 50 years. Many of our staff and students have played significant roles in many different organisations and in many different settings. We have taught thousands of students and reached hundreds of thousands of learners. Many have found that systems thinking has profoundly changed their lives and the way...
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Article 10 mins
Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
History & The Arts

Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?

...become known for their radical novels and poems. Their brilliant imaginations were said to have stemmed from their close relationships as children where they would tell tales and write stories as part of their creative play. Eventually this led to collaborative writing and then the individual works they were able to publish after much difficulty, some of which are among...
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