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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...education. The publication also included an annex that reproduced some of the other published measures of widening participation (WP). One of these WP measures, “the FSM measure” has been chosen to replace FYPSEC as the core measure of disadvantage in this publication. The “FSM measure” estimates the percentage of young people educated in English maintained...
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Article 5 mins
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...educational but patronising and child-like instead?...[David Cameron nudging public health campaigns onto the public - society matters illustration] One of the age-old problems for ‘public health’ has always been how to get people to adopt more healthy behaviours. How can citizens be persuaded to vaccinate themselves, eat healthier food or avoid obvious harms such as...
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Article 15 mins
What is it like being a young carer at university?
Education & Development

What is it like being a young carer at university?

...University. ...He talks about adjusting to university life and reflects on how this time is providing an opportunity to think about his future. [Brandon shares his experience of studying as a young carer] [Bangor University logo] This resource was provided by Bangor University and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Video 5 mins
Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...Open University’s Religious Studies courses and qualifications. Resources for teachers There are discussion questions, a classroom activity and mini research project suggested at the end of this course...Diversity in religion: Islam: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the range of attitudes towards same-sex relationships...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
What is Manupedia and how do I use it?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Manupedia and how do I use it?

...Open University course Manufacture materials design. The designers of the course were convinced that learning about manufacturing shouldn’t involve reading a lot of facts about how different processes were operated. Instead, they grouped that information together into a set of ‘datacards’ for the students to use as a resource while they learnt about the principles...
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Article 10 mins
A personal impact study
Education & Development

A personal impact study

Poster by Dr Chris Wakeman on their Doctorate in Education. ...[Snippet of Chris Wakeman's poster] Doctorate in Education: A Personal Impact Study by Dr. Chris Wakeman
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Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Building the brain: Introduction - If you have ever played peek-a-boo with a baby, you’ll know that they find it endlessly fascinating and are always surprised to see that you are still there when you open your hands. But have you ever wondered why that is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?
Languages

Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?

...education in the UK, 'modern languages' all too often means those of Northern Europe. Dr Jieun Kiaer argues that it's an attitude that's outdated...Modern languages are not merely European languages. Obvious as this may seem, it needs restating as I discovered when attending a Westminster Education Forum devoted to “The future of Modern Foreign Languages in Higher...
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