Homework & Independent Study - Online Learning Courses

Online Learning opportunities

At Hastings we are always keen to foster a love of learning beyond the curriculum offered by the school. There are a number of providers that facilitate online learning courses, many of which are free and accredited.

Please see below for links to providers. If you complete a course, please let us know! Please don't forget to keep a copy of your certificates for your Personal Development Portfolio.

We recommend the following sites for online courses:

FutureLearn - Courses on a variety of subjects (almost everything!) developed by the worlds leading Universities. Some courses may have a charge and fees may apply.
Alison - over 4000+ FREE certificated online courses.
Speakers for Schools - a fantastic organisation that offer FREE online virtual work experience placements for pupils mainly in holidays or at weekends. Many Hastings pupils have benefitted from completing these placements in recent years with some prestigious employers! Download the S4S app to keep informed of opportunities and receive discounts in high street shops.
SpringPod - offer FREE virtual online work experience placements and careers insights talks.
Your Game Plan - Offers FREE accredited online courses to develop key employability skills. These can support Duke of Edinburgh Award pupils.
OpenLearn - FREE courses from the Open University for all levels across dozens of topics
SENECA -Free online learning for many subjects (mainly GCSE level)

Future Learn

Since 2013, Future Learn have run hundreds of courses on a diverse range of topics, which have attracted over seven million learners from around the world. Future Learn courses are 100% online and have been developed with world class universities and industry experts. Many Hastings students have developed new skills, careers insights and engaged with learning in greater depth through completing one of the Future Learn online courses - most of which are FREE and flexible in their nature.

Take a look via the link below - look at the subject lists as a starting point. New courses are being added all the time!

FutureLearn: Online Courses and Degrees from Top UniversitiesJoin millions of people learning on FutureLearn. Find online courses and degrees from leading universities or organisations and start learning online today.

Testimonial:

My Daughter at Hastings completed the virtual “exploring the veterinary profession” course through FutureLearn as a virtual work experience. I sat with her on some of the modules to see what they were covering and found it quite informative. It provided her an insight in more areas of veterinary that she hadn’t considered before, and the history/timeline of legislations etc which I think she found a bit bewildering! Whilst it didn’t provide any ‘hands on’ experience they went through what you would expect a typical day would be in a centre and the roles and responsibilities of each area. My daughter has a little sat job at a local stables where she also loans and rides and she was particularly proud that when they did a module on Equine veterinary, she was able to tell me what medication the vet should give the horse before he explained it! The course is one that I would recommend to others that may be interested in veterinary practices.

JB - (HHS Parent) March 2021

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