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Do you want to get more out of your reading of poetry? This free course, Approaching poetry, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You will learn about rhythm, alliteration, rhyme, poetic inversion, voice and line lengths and endings. You will examine poems that do not rhyme and learn ...
Free course
20 hrs
Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
18 Oct 2018
Learn about the essential numerical skills required for accounting and bookkeeping. This free course, Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting, explains the fundamental rules of double-entry bookkeeping and how they are used to produce the balance sheet and the profit and loss account.
8 hrs
Level: 1 Introductory
08 Apr 2020
This article explores the many issues facing women in the music industry, and what improvements can be made to help those facing these challenges.
Article
5 mins
10 Jun 2025
By Graham Harvey
When it comes to Halloween, do Christians and Pagans have anything in common?
18 Oct 2022
By Herodotus 'The Histories' web team, Elton Barker, Adam Rabinowitz, Beverley Parker
Find out more about our Classical past by exploring the digital text of Herodotus’ ‘The Histories’ with online mapping and an interactive map-and-narrative timeline 'mashup'.
Activity
16 Sep 2014
How soap came to be discovered is unclear, but we know that the Sumerians were using soap solutions by 3000 BC.
10 mins
30 Aug 2019
In recognition of Black History Month we have pulled together some content about some inspirational individuals and events for you to explore.
30 Sep 2025
By Martin Weller
YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Martin Weller, Chair of the Open Qualifications.
24 Jul 2023
By Leigh Downes, Avi Boukli, Sue Hemmings, Gabi Kent
Explore some snapshots of LGBTQ history with our timeline.
09 Jun 2022
By Stuart Mitchell
Learn the secrets of the past, revealed by clues on the high streets of today.
27 Mar 2008