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RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...become academies. It's the end of a local tradition in education, says James Williams...By announcing that all schools will be expected to become academies, George Osborne has foretold the death of local authority involvement in education. Born on December 18 1902, Local Education Authorities (LEAs) will likely have their life support switched off sometime in 2022, by...
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Article 5 mins
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...students that as a first book to read in the language they’re learning they pick up a translation of their favourite book. Being familiar with the characters and plot of the book means that even if they don’t understand many words in the book, they don’t have to struggle with the vocabulary or the plot, as they know what’s happening. It can also be fun to discover...
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Article 15 mins
The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...OU have been involved with several projects to produce new adsorbent materials to recover valuable metals from waste streams (Chaves et al., 2022). This has the benefit of reducing the need for future mining and the environmental impacts associated with it, such as deforestation, contamination of soils, pollution of local waterways, an increase in noise level and dust as...
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Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...become the greatest astronomical observers of the time. On 15th June I went from Windsor to (Slough?) to Doctor Herschel where I saw the great telescope. It is 40 feet long and 5 feet in diameter. The machinery is very big, but so ingenious that a single man can put it in motion with the greatest ease. Sometimes he sits for 5 or 6 hours under the open sky in the bitterest...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
My unique path to university: real stories
Education & Development

My unique path to university: real stories

...students who are sharing their varied experiences, including young carers, those with autism, and those who have joined university later in life. ...This series of videos is documenting the journeys of university students from backgrounds currently underrepresented in higher education. Tom's story Hear how Tom overcame health challenges and adapted to life as a student....
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Video 5 mins
My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'
Languages

My teaching experience on 'Are our kids tough enough? Chinese school'

...Students taking part in PE with a Chinese school teacher (BBC programme use only)] “Teaching English students the Chinese way? Whose idea is that?” I thought to myself. But in the meantime I was thrilled that I had this opportunity to be involved in this programme and to teach English students in a typical English school, which is situated in the beautiful...
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Article 10 mins
Managing my money with Bobby Seagull
Money & Business

Managing my money with Bobby Seagull

Watch Bobby Seagull talk to students and ex-students about their experiences of living in shared rental accommodation while at university.
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Video 15 mins
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...OU tutors. Activity 1 Listen to the audio files. You may find it helpful to listen to the recordings a second time and take notes that help define the terms social construction and social constructionism. Social Construction/Constructionism part 1 (8 minutes 5.5 MB) John Clarke This is D218: Getting to grips with social construction and social constructionism. John Clarke...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr