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...open days through to UCAS applications. Tips for supporting the applicant Moving away from home and starting university can be a huge, life-changing step. Alexandra offers tips to encourage new students to integrate into the university community, from joining social media support groups, accessing additional support and selecting the right student halls. Tips for...

...Education as open to people, places, methods and ideas. The pages drawn together here are designed to cultivate research cultures that value inclusion, innovation and responsiveness. ...In writing these pages, we held to a belief that, ‘The academy won’t change overnight. Nor does change occur through purely demographic shifts. It will only change when standard...

...Open University study...Every learner’s journey is unique but for many of our graduates, OpenLearn played a key role in helping them build confidence, gain new skills and take the next step towards their goals. To celebrate their success, we spoke to students on their graduation day about how OpenLearn supported their studies. Below you can watch their stories in their...

...educational resource manager’. By having someone who concentrates on areas such as administration, facilities management or human resources, it allows others to focus on teaching. When I applied for the post of business and community manager, the advertisement specified that the successful candidate would have ‘an empathy and understanding of comprehensive...

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Play, learning and the brain: References - Bruer, J. T. (1999) ‘In search of … brain-based education’, Kappa Professional Journal, Phi Delta Kappa International: http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbru9905.htm Chipongian, L. (2004) Brain Based Teaching and Learning....