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FIFA Safeguarding Diploma scores success
The FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma, which was developed with experts including academics from The Open University, to strengthen and professionalise safeguarding standards in football, is proving to be a soaring success with almost 90 learners from 70 countries attending the first ever in-person residential workshops. In a milestone moment for the programme, the […]
Children and teenagers can carry out valuable wildlife research – here’s how
Dr Maria Aristeidou is a lecturer at The Open University in technology enhanced learning – here she talks about the part children and teenagers can play in wildlife research through citizen science projects. The environment is in crisis. Young people are calling for environmental action and requesting more education about the environment and the climate […]
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‘A special school’ airs on BBC Two, BBC Cymru Wales and iPlayer
Two academics from The Open University used their specialist skills to advise the BBC programme makers on a second series of A Special School, which airs on BBC Two on 20th February at 7pm. The three-part series goes behind the scenes in a compelling observational documentary that shows what is possible when boundaries are pushed. […]
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Zimbabwe project to improve education of women and girls receives FCDO praise
The Open University’s global development project, SAGE – Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education – was recently visited by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) who fund the project through UKAid. The initiative was praised for its positive impact on women and girls in Zimbabwe. SAGE, which began in 2018, seeks to address the barriers in accessing […]
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Future of education is identified in the OU’s Innovating Pedagogy Report 2022
‘Dual learning scenarios’ and ‘influencer-led education’ feature among the top 10 approaches to learning and teaching in this year’s landmark edition of the Innovating Pedagogy Report from The Open University. Every year academic researchers at the OU’s Institute of Educational Technology explore new advancements in pedagogy and how they can be effective in different learning, […]
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Sensitive topics: why studying them at a distance needs extra care
Academic study can sometimes mean students cover difficult themes; reading, watching or hearing accounts and taking in information which can be shocking or even a reminder of a highly personal past or present experience. A team of researchers at The Open University (OU) are investigating how the OU’s students emotionally experience and deal with such […]
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OU part of £5.5m research portfolio to improve education tech in low and middle income countries
The Open University (OU) has launched a study with global research partner, Edtech Hub, to investigate the impact of technology on teaching in Bangladesh. Part of EdTech’s first research portfolio, the OU’s 3Mpower is one of 13 projects, which represents the largest investment in primary research on EdTech’s use in low- and middle-income countries. In […]
OpenLearn win prestigious education award for its resilience during the pandemic
OpenLearn, the free learning platform delivered by The Open University, has been named as a winner in the Open Education (OE) Global 2021 Open Education Awards for Excellence, due to its impressive response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The team won the Open Resilience Award which recognises the exemplary leadership and open educational practices implemented during […]
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New study seeks to learn from students’ experiences of mental health in education
The Open University (OU) has partnered with the Mental Health Foundation on a study to pool students’ experiences of mental health related education in schools, colleges and universities across the UK. Designed in collaboration with students who have drawn from their own experiences of mental health in education, the study will take place on the […]
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New OU/BBC series “Don’t exclude me” shines a light on how to keep children in the classroom
A new series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU) will highlight how to help to keep children in schools using inclusive behaviour management strategies, as exclusions peak to their highest in a decade. ‘Don’t Exclude Me’ starts on BBC 2 on Thursday 30 September at 9pm. The two-part series follows behavioural expert […]
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