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National Enrichment Programme for Schools
Education & Development

National Enrichment Programme for Schools

...students develop the skills and confidence for their ongoing learning and next steps after school. You'll find everything you need to get the most out the NEP on this page, so remember to check back for updates. Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. / Also available in Welsh. Jump to: Video talks and workshops Free online learning Study skills and learning guides NEP videos Watch NEP...
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Article 5 mins
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...students bring a wide range of background experiences, needs and preferences. You may have considered the school’s accountability for, and the cost of, meeting the needs of these students. An alternative way of thinking about it might be to consider what a rich resource this diversity represents for the learning community. The perspectives that follow come from a range...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
New Entrepreneurs 2015
Money & Business

New Entrepreneurs 2015

...OU 2015 Entrepreneurship Competition, each about to launch a new venture. Carolyn Cleveland is pioneering empathy training in the NHS; Mikhail Devitt is developing Kleio, an app to help children learn to read; and Caroline Hearne who designed a new type of bag for bikes... Kleio Mikhail Devitt, winner of the New Business Challenge award in the OU Entrepreneurship...
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Video 6 mins
Can you harness intrapreneurship?
Money & Business

Can you harness intrapreneurship?

...OU), hosted by innovation advisor and engineer, Josh Valman. The four sessions look at the what intrapreneurs are and how the right culture can be created to allow them to solve problems in the same fashion as an entrepreneur and start-ups. We take a closer look at digital/AI and sustainability and learn how intrapreneurs could help you to solve difficult challenges in...
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Video 4 hrs
Five tips to make online teaching neuroinclusive
Education & Development

Five tips to make online teaching neuroinclusive

...students who might have a range of different – and even conflicting – needs. So here are my top tips for neuroinclusive online teaching, drawn from two decades of trial and error – and from a lifetime of being autistic myself! 1. Offer materials in multiple formats [Audio file icon] Realistic neuroinclusive teaching objectives recognise that one size doesn’t fit...
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Article 5 mins
Dr Anthony Gunter on representing modern Britain, the silent majority and change
Education & Development

Dr Anthony Gunter on representing modern Britain, the silent majority and change

...OU has some way to go to be in a position to represent modern Britain and suggests changes that could be made...Representing Modern Britain: In this short video Anthony observes that the OU has some way to go to be in a position to represent modern Britain Transcript The silent Majority: In this video Anthony reflects on a Black History Month event, which was well...
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Video 10 mins
The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...become so closely associated with the idea of free-trade economics? Read on… Adam Smith and Eighteenth-century Scotland [Portrait of Adam Smith, author of 'Wealth of Nations'] Portrait of Adam Smith, author of 'Wealth of Nations' Adam Smith was born in Kirkaldy in Fife in 1723. He grew up and spent most of his life in the Lowlands of Scotland, where he was part of a...
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Article 10 mins
Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...students being the most vulnerable in the sector, the government needs to safeguard rather than cut the funding...[social mobility cartoon, society matters] The prime minister has pledged to double the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020. David Cameron has signalled an all-out attack on poverty and has thrown down the...
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Article 10 mins