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Supporting women musicians in the workplace
History & The Arts

Supporting women musicians in the workplace

...caring responsibilities – disproportionately affected. By thinking about how you can foster inclusive practices, you can help to change this. Every year, thousands of women leave the workplace. Losing these women is bad for them, bad for the industry, and bad for the economy. Many of these women could be supported to stay, if offered appropriate flexibility and...
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About the stroop test
Education & Development

About the stroop test

...adults, many things that we do, we do automatically, almost without thinking. We look in the correct direction before crossing the road; we travel to work without consciously making decisions about the route. Being able to do these things automatically frees up our brain to work on other, more important issues. However, on some occasions, being able to prevent ourselves...
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Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...Care, People Care & Fair Share.]Figure 1 The Permaculture FlowerShow descriptionIn the centre of the image are three core principles: care for Earth, care for people and fair share. The second layer of the 'flower' is seven categories: land and nature stewardship, built environment, tools and technology, culture and education, health and spiritual wellbeing, finance and...
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Video 10 mins
Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...care givers who know how to navigate through the multiple ‘use me, try me’ blinking web of ‘free’ resources and of course mediating learning is a tricky business. Most parents and care-givers know that teachers do a good job. Never more than this Christmas will that box of chocolates, hand-made card or bottle of wine be so firmly affirming of the genuine thank you...
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Article 10 mins
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...adults and children in relation to children's rights? What does Ann Phoenix mean when she says that ‘childhood is differentiated’? What aspects of difference are discussed, and what are the main points made in relation to each of these? Reflect on how these issues are related to processes of differentiation in compulsory education and processes of inclusion and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Putting the child before the player
Health, Sports & Psychology

Putting the child before the player

...on it] This interactive series of short films is suitable to be studied by children over 13 years of age. We recommend that children are supervised by a responsible adult before viewing the content. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...care, available to all...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses We know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call multimorbidity, and using multiple medications, which we call polypharmacy. This combination of ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy inevitably comes with some...
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Article 5 mins
Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?

...care course? Here at OpenLearn we offer a fantastic range of free courses on health and social care. You may also want to take your interest in dementia and health care further by taking an Open University course. Support and information Call the Alzheimer's Society National Dementia Helpline on 0300 222 1122. Visit www.alzheimers.org.uk for more information, advice and...
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Article 20 mins