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We invented the weekend!
Money & Business

We invented the weekend!

...worked a six day week. Then in 1843, in Greater Manchester, workers’ rights activists launched a campaign to finish early on Saturdays. They won, and in doing so, invented the weekend – a gift to workers the world over! We’re marking this enormous achievement with a new and imaginative free festival from Salford. The festival of free time MediaCity and Salford...
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Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers
Education & Development

Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers

...Work such as communication, leadership and mentoring, whilst others help in building Everyday Skills for Life from good mental health through to managing money. We also offer courses in improving a learner’s basic maths and English and advice in writing CV’s and attending interviews to help Kickstart employees into sustainable employment should they progress...
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Teaching mathematics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...works and that this is achieved through social interaction. The classroom is a social situation which is itself very complex. Think of all the interactions which occur between teacher and learners and between learners...Week 8: Working with data and uncertainty: Tell us what you think - Now you’ve come to the end of the course, we would appreciate a few minutes of your...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds
History & The Arts

The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds

...Social Sciences? Find out about Open University courses But that's very much the sort of sniffy attitude which is strenuously attacked in a new book called Radical Gardening – Politics, Idealism and Rebellion in the Garden. Its author is George McKay who's Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford. He now joins me in the studio together with Tim Jordan,...
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Article 15 mins
Trusting Statistics in Today’s News
Science, Maths & Technology

Trusting Statistics in Today’s News

...this panel discussion, Dr Katie Chicot hosts statisticians Dr Kaustubh Adhikari & Professor Kevin McConway who explain when you can and can’t trust statistics. The discussion will cover important questions you should ask yourself about the statistics in front of you: Who produced the statistics? Why are they showing me this? Has the work been verified? Transcript...
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Business development skills for apprentices
Education & Development

Business development skills for apprentices

...work on your 'soft skills' (like assertiveness and self-confidence) or become adept at 'hard' skills (such as project management or IT applications), The Open University is here to help with our collection of free courses...[Business development skills for apprentices] Try our FREE courses in an array of subjects to support you. IT training Time and priority management...
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Engineering your dream career
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering your dream career

...working on the things you love. Discover engineering careers which match your passions in this short interactive experience on women in engineering...Have you ever considered a career in engineering? Perhaps this makes you think of dirty overalls, hard hats and a lot of maths. But in reality, engineering projects and job roles are much more diverse. Explore these 5 areas...
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Activity 10 mins
Everyday maths: understanding risk
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths: understanding risk

...information about risk in everyday life – in the news, at work, or when talking about sports or hobbies. In this short activity you will learn to use diagrams, understand risk, and find out how to compare risk using percentages. [Banner image for the interactive activity. Everyday maths: understanding and comparing risk.] Everyday maths: understanding and comparing risk...
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Activity 15 mins