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Open University and colleges extend Functional Skills partnership

May 13, 2019

Free Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English are now being offered by The Open University in partnership with local Further Education Colleges. 12,000 people…

OU and National Extension College campaign to widen access to Higher Education

September 14, 2017

The OU and National Extension College (NEC) are launching a joint campaign to improve the life chances of those from low income groups or without previous…

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Taking students on a ‘learner journey’

December 6, 2016

This article is by Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator at The Open University in Scotland, Joan Thomson, and was originally published in The Scotsman. The “learner journey” is…

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OU responds to calls for £500m funding to be redirected from universities

October 21, 2015

Leading political think-tank Policy Exchange has published a report calling on BIS to redirect £500m from universities grant funding into Further Education to boost higher level professional and…

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