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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...adults and children, Reading for Pleasure may involve fiction – in novels or picture storybooks – and a wide range of other texts, both paper-based and digital. Many people read magazines, recipe books, holiday brochures, comics, football scores, information leaflets, religious texts, non-fiction books, poetry and much more, simply for the pleasure, information and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...caring attitude and sense of social awareness; for example, through voluntary work in a hospice a sense of responsibility; for example, through a role such as team captain or head of a society a balanced approach to life; for example, having interests outside of your studies evidence of self-directed learning; for example the Baccalaureate Individual Investigation...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...care']Three elements of living with the Climate and Ecological Crisis. Adapted from Pihkala, P. (2022) ‘The Process of Eco-Anxiety and Ecological Grief: A Narrative Review and a New Proposal’, Sustainability, 14(24), p. 16628. doi:10.3390/su142416628 1. Emotional engagement Acknowledging and processing difficult emotions is an important element in coping with the...
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Article 5 mins
Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age
Education & Development

Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age

...adults watch television – which isn’t subject to regulation. And advertising in digital media in the UK is guided by rules that are unlikely to capture most of the exposure to unhealthy marketing that young people view in social media. Elsewhere in the world, regulation of unhealthy food promotion in digital media is almost completely absent. In a world of overweight...
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Article 10 mins
Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...adults. But we won’t stop there. We will continue to develop and add new content and already have some exciting projects in the pipeline. Who are they for? These articles are intended for any individual, community and/or organisation with an interest in home education including, but not limited to: Parents/carers who are currently home educating their child/children, or...
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Article 5 mins
Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl
Health, Sports & Psychology

Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl

...Datblygwyd y casgliad hwn gyda chyllid gan Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru. Fe’i cyflawnwyd gan Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru mewn partneriaeth â Phrifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam, Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales a Chymdeithas Myfyrwyr y Brifysgol Agored. Myfyrwyr llawn a rhan amser, ar draws y tri darparwr addysg, fu’n gyfrifol am lywio cynnwys y casgliad....
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Article 10 mins
Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...adults learn. He saw the importance of creating the right conditions for effective learning and he always devised his teaching strategies with his students in mind, using their real life experiences of living and working in their communities. On one occasion Peter set up a role-playing exercise which involved a recreation of a public inquiry. He found an academic gown and...
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Article 5 mins
How staying hydrated helps us age well
Health, Sports & Psychology

How staying hydrated helps us age well

...Care. Discover more about Dr Jitka Vseteckova and her work. References, credits and acknowledgments This video was written and presented by Dr Jitka Vseteckova and produced by The Open University in Wales. United Nations (nd) Global Issues: Ageing. Available at: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/ageing (Accessed 1 April 2025). Centre for Ageing Better (2022) The State...
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Video 7 mins