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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...type What effect does giving all pupils Free School Meals have? Between 2009 and 2011, three local authorities were involved in a pilot scheme to explore the impact of opening up the FSM programme to a larger swathe of school pupils. In Newham and Durham, all primary school pupils were given a free lunch (the universal pilot); in Wolverhampton, the FSM scheme was extended...
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Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows
Nature & Environment

Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows

...types of meadow, each with its own distinctive vegetation. In the UK, the main categories are: Floodplain meadows These occur in river valleys on land which floods naturally. They represent the most traditional and the most productive type. In medieval England, the vast majority of floodplain land was devoted to meadows and they were valued more highly than any other type...
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Article 10 mins
Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...spaces. Successful Cities The importance of egalitarianism in cities and how this is or is not reflected in town planning. De-industrialisation and Cities Attitudes to cities and the differences between larger and smaller cities. Planning and cities The increase in inequalities between affluent and less affluent. Notions of citizenship and the impact of climate change....
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Audio 51 mins
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...types of charts (e.g. pie chart, line graph).] Figure 1 Making sense of visualising and exploring data Please note: this course will require the use Microsoft Excel or a similar program. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B126 Business data analytics and decision making...Data analysis: visualisations in Excel: Learning outcomes -...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...types of food in the western diet, such as cheese, that people in China might find odd. You could further develop your intercultural competency by knowing how to contrast cultural differences and predict misunderstandings (and adapt your behaviour accordingly). In a given situation you can suspend judgement by buying some time, stopping talking, and observing and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...types of system – not just ICT systems. For example, we all have a nervous system and, as you are studying T175, you are in a higher education system. Our homes have plumbing systems and electrical systems. Activity 1 (exploratory) What systems do you come across in your daily life? Write down two or three examples under each of the two headings below: Systems in your...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Society, Politics & Law

Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?

...types of possible attack and offer false comfort. Many have advocated the use of crime-prevention ideas for dealing with the terrorist threat. These manipulate the built environment to reduce the attractiveness and physical access to target places while increasing the likelihood of being caught. In essence this means the mass use of security bollards and high-visibility...
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Building a crystal radio set
Science, Maths & Technology

Building a crystal radio set

...type of radio receiver. It is capable of receiving AM (amplitude modulated) transmissions, which are generally found on the long, medium and short wave bands. The magic of the crystal set is that no power source is required; a tiny fraction of the transmitted signal provides sufficient power for the signal to be heard. What follows, while listing the parts you'll need,...
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