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

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Being a reader: Introduction - Reading involves making meaning from marks and images on a page or screen. It involves thinking about the meaning and constructing an interpretation of the text. Reading for Pleasure involves choosing to make such meaning...
Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...education provider will have pathways to help. If you are studying with The Open University, please talk to your Student Support Team or tutor. If you are studying at another institution search for your institutions name and ‘student support’ to get information on who to speak to. Alternatively, speak to a representative at your student’s union or your lecturers and...
Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...Open University course EE812 Educational leadership: exploring strategy...Leadership: external context and culture: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course you should be able to: understand how the concept of culture impacts on educational leadership practice critically reflect on the relationship between external context and culture at societal and local levels...
Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...resources to help you thrive in an ever-changing digital hybrid world...This toolkit offers holistic, human-centred approaches for organisations making the shift to sustainable hybrid working and digital futures. You’ll learn about a range of topics in the collection, including: Digital skills and leadership Digital transformation and building a data-driven culture...
Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...resources to help you give back in the community and explore volunteering...[D Something Great logo] Looking to get into volunteering? This Spring and Summer the BBC is launching its Do Something Great season. The season aims to get people to pledge their time towards volunteering and start making a difference. To complement Do Something Great OpenLearn has curated a...
SecureDrop
Society, Politics & Law

SecureDrop

...open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources. It was originally created by the late Aaron Swartz and is currently managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was initiated by a non-governmental organisation/charity and researchers, scientists and educators and...
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...education, where I could count on one hand how many brown or black children there were, did have an impact. I was different. When you’re a POC (person of colour), your experiences are often very different in comparison to your average “white” person. I often find myself being the only brown person in the room. I remember my first day of uni and thinking “Great,...
Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
Education & Development

Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection

...Open Justice Centre was created in 2016 to leverage the expertise of The OU Law School for the public benefit. It provides opportunities for students to engage in a range of pro bono activities. Since its inception the Centre has worked in partnership with The Freedom Law Clinic (FLC), a not-for-profit company providing pro bono research and advice on appeals for people...