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Apprenticeship accounts have £1.28 billion stockpiled, OU analysis reveals
More than £1.28 billion of the funding that has been paid into the apprenticeship levy is still sitting in National Apprenticeship Service accounts, new data ... -
Reports renew the campaign to shine light on part-time learning
New reports from MillionPlus and the Sutton Trust put the spotlight firmly on the decline in part-time student numbers. Both reports follow on from OU ... -
Open University calls for Apprenticeship shake up
Vice-Chancellor calls for ‘modular apprenticeships’ to develop bespoke programmes, custom-made for business needs One in three (32%) business leaders want apprenticeships with greater flexibility New ... -
It’s time to work together to make apprenticeships work
With new statistics showing a lack of faith in the UK government’s apprenticeship target, the OU presses for joined up working to enable the scheme ... -
How to study with mental health issues – advice to students from students
The theme of the 2018 University Mental Health Day – a national campaign supporting the mental health of people who live, work and study in ... -
“A University of Radicals”: Vice-Chancellor says it’s time for the OU to stop looking over ...
The Open University is in the perfect position to pick up its founding mission – as education radicals. Speaking to an academic audience at the OU’s ... -
Part-time and distance learning central to UK Government review on post-18 education
Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that improving support for part-time and distance learning will be at the heart of the UK Government’s review of ... -
Social mobility thread must run through new Office for Students, says OU
The Open University is calling on the new Office for Students (OfS) to lead the way in improving the chances of people from disadvantaged backgrounds ... -
OU calls for action after figures show disadvantaged students "let down"
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are being let down by the university system in England, new figures show. A Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) assessment showed ... -
Senior managers continue to hire clones of themselves
Nearly a third (29%) of senior managers hire people just like them, according to new market research from the OU. This means that people from ...
