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Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...history of children’s mental health. Until the middle of the twentieth century, following the Second World War and the formation of government welfare services, children’s mental health was not recognised as the significant issue it is today. However, some children will have experienced mental health problems, even if these were left undiagnosed, and you will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Ever Wondered About... Pancakes?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pancakes?

...history of the pancake...History [pancakes with fruit] The origins of Crêpes Suzette — the citrus-flavoured pancake dessert which is set on fire just before serving — are unclear. But the fiery pudding may have been developed by French chef Henri Charpentier. He made the dish a hit in the USA after emigrating there in the 1930s. Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is the...
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Ever Wondered About... Pizza?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pizza?

...history and science of pizza - you know you want to!...[pizza with tomatoes image] History Mamma Mia! It was the Greeks — not the Italians — who first used bread as a pizza-style plate. They baked large, round, flat breads which they topped with various items such as olive oils, spices and potatoes. Baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples is often credited as the inventor...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...history and has developed from many different disciplinary traditions and used many different techniques and approaches, but all based on viewing complex situations as systems. It is increasingly recognised as being an important skill. For example UNESCO includes systems thinking as one of the key competences for educators in education for sustainable development, OECD...
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Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...history archive and ongoing collaboration for teaching, research and knowledge exchange between The Open University (Open University in Ireland, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Open University Library) and participants in the Time to Think archive. This includes Loyalist and Republican ex-prisoners who studied with The Open University in British and Irish...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3
Nature & Environment

I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3

...family and his disabled daughter, Heidi, Charlie is fast learning that if you want to protect the rainforest you need to include the local people. He goes to spend time with one of his neighbours, a Wacheperi shaman called Don Alberto, who treats sick people with traditional plants and hallucinogenic medicines. He then heads across the border to Brazil. In a vast...
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Small Data: Summer petrol prices
Money & Business

Small Data: Summer petrol prices

...families will be heading off soon on summer holidays. But how has the cost of petrol changed over the last ten years?...[Tourist attraction sign pointing to a forest] How much will it cost to drive to a tourist spot? Are we nearly there yet? Every August, families around the UK pile into the car and head out on day trips and holidays (or "staycations" as nobody calls them...
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Motive: Upper Intermediate German
Languages

Motive: Upper Intermediate German

...role of work; German media and arts; issues of faith and personal beliefs; and issues in recent Germany history. There is an integrated residential school which takes place in Germany. . This material is taken from The Open University Course L203 Motive: Upper Intermediate German... Child care in Germany Problems faced by German parents in balancing work and child care....
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