Completing a part-time degree in your late 30s can bring an increase in lifetime earnings of up to £377,000 in cash terms, a new study shows.…
Technology is moving at a faster pace than ever before. Acknowledging this, and how all of us use technology, is vital to continued progress. Whether it’s…
Reflecting on the Future of Education prompted me to think about the history of our sector a little, writes Jonathan Wylie, Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer…
The OU’s Chancellor, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox of Soho, led the celebration of the OU’s mission and success in a debate in the House of Lords last…
The Open University has welcomed a House of Lords report that once again underlines the impact of UK Government reforms on part-time higher education in England.…
The UK Government has confirmed the final phase of its staged reduction of direct grants to The Open University. Teaching grant in England fallen by 80%…
The Open University (OU) is calling on the Government to introduce a new “flexible learning incentive” in its submission to the Post-18 Review into education and…
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 analysis…
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 Vice-Chancellor,…
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 approach…
