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Armistice Day: We Will Remember Them
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History & The Arts
Armistice Day
The armistice which marked the end of the First World War took effect at 11am on 11th November 1918. Here's a collection of resources for Armistice Day, to commemorate and remember these events.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How do we remember those who died in World Wars?
How do you remember more than a million individuals who died in conflicts around the world? The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) tackles this extraordinary challenge every day.
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History & The Arts
Why do we have a two minutes’ silence on 11th November?
Have you ever wondered where the two minutes' silence originated? Has the practice stayed unchanged since 1919? Find out here...
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Education & Development
Teaching the First World War
This free course, Teaching the First World War, is designed for history teachers and their pupils. It provides a wide range of visual, textual and oral sources to enrich the teaching of the First World War. It covers familiar and less familiar aspects of the history of the First World War, ranging from the debate on the origins of the war and ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Developing anti-racist coaching practice in sport
This free course is designed to help empower coaches (either actively coaching or thinking of coaching in the future) and other people who hold supporting roles in sport settings to confidently and competently support ethnically diverse participants. Completing this course will help you to ensure that every participant you coach or support feels...
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Digital & Computing
Free tech tools to help you study
Explore our suite of resources on assistive technology, software and tools designed to help you set up your technology so it works for you and your studies.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What is care ethics?
Discover what ‘care ethics’ is and what it means for practitioners, carers, and anyone curious about care.
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History & The Arts
What does it mean to be Welsh?
Take a look beyond familiar ideas of Wales and Welsh identity.
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