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A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
Education & Development

A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents

...educating families continues to grow, how can professionals improve how they work with parents who may have had a negative experience of previous local authority support?...Find out more about The Open University’s Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. Background Elective home education is becoming an increasingly popular choice for parents who are seeking a more...
History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan
Education & Development

History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan

...education barriers in South Sudan and what's being done to overcome these. ...In South Sudan, education is a key resource to build the nation and economy after war and years of under-development. Education is vital to help individuals and communities thrive. It is particularly important for girls, who are often disadvantaged in various ways in African societies, but where...
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...education in Northern Ireland a vehicle for social cohesion, or for perpetuating community divisions?...[Children jumping] The unveiled and direct attacks this week between the DUP leader and First Minister Peter Robinson and a senior Catholic bishop, Donal McKeown, have once again raised the thorny and entangled issue of the role of education in Northern Ireland as...
RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...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 which time all schools will be expected to be on course to...
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...education. It gives opportunities to engage with different types of activities that are designed to develop an understanding of learning and teaching in primary education...This free course explores different aspects of learning and teaching in primary education. It gives opportunities to engage with different types of activities that are designed to develop an...
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

Education has a vital role in tackling the catastrophic impact of the climate emergency. However, there's abundant evidence that educators, worldwide, lack the knowledge and skills to effectively address the climate crisis in their teaching. This free course will equip you for designing and delivering online, blended and technology-enhanced teaching and learning...
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...education, childhood & youth, you will build on your understanding of how to evaluate research by thinking about a fundamental part of the research process: research perspectives and approaches. Some of the different ways of researching situations that can arise when working in education and working with children and young people will be examined. You will explore...
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...education/University to enhance educational experiences. It examines how students can take advantage of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp to engage and connect with other fellow students and their lecturers. While, also examining the common pitfalls and using case study examples to provide practical advice on the ways in which students can manage the risk...