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Where to take your learning next
Education & Development

Where to take your learning next

...OU students, it can also help you to find out more about your interests and where you want your learning to take you. Please watch this short animation to find out about our Access Modules. Transcript There are four Access modules to choose from, and they start each February, May, and October. You might even qualify for a free place. Designed to inspire you, you’ll...
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Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...students with the OU can also access the qualification sites via their StudentHome page by clicking on the Study tab. Activity 3 Go to the qualification study site for your Open qualification and spend 15 minutes having a look around. Note down here what you spent the most time looking at and why. Discussion We hope you found the Open qualifications site useful. It’s a...
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Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130)
Education & Development

Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130)

...OU members of staff, based on subjects they would be interested in studying if they registered for the module. These have been provided to inspire you and provide an example of the variety of Open Educational Resources available. Just click on an example to see what courses each individual would choose to study! If you are a Young Applicant in Schools Scheme (YASS)...
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The exclusion debate: Discussion hub
Education & Development

The exclusion debate: Discussion hub

...OU/BBC series Excluded: Kicked Out of School is one of these. With 90 students, it is the largest PRU in England. Every one of its students have been permanently excluded from mainstream schools. The move to ‘alternative provision’ such as a PRU is not intended to be permanent – the intention is that, with support, some students can be integrated back into...
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Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...become a lifelong learner!’...[Danielle Martin]Danielle is studying for a BSc in Psychology at The OU, starting her third module in October 2022, but it all started almost 20 years ago very differently, as she explained to us: ‘I attended a brick university to study for a BA in History and Politics. Unfortunately, the environment didn’t suit me at all. I was a very...
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Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...students. Yet the value of pay in higher education fell by 17.6% relative to inflation between 2009 and 2019. Meanwhile, in 2021, massive cuts were made to the USS pension scheme, leaving university workers concerned about their retirement. [UCU banner image from Edinburgh University outlining pay demands]Edinburgh University UCU ‘Four Fights’ Leaflet, 2022Levels of...
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Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...OU degree course in Environmental Management and Technology, qualifiying with first class honours in 2019. He started postgraduate study towards a Masters in Systems Thinking in Practice in 2020 and completed the first module, Managing change with STiP (TB872) and enrolled in a second module, T891, Making Environmental Decisions, which started in November 2021. Paul...
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Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...OU) and John Doggart, an architect, at the new Milton Keynes Development Corporation (MKDC). This work was carried out firmly encouraged by the MKDC management. Jake had become very concerned about UK energy policy. This was a time when North Sea oil and gas were coming on stream and there was a rose-tinted optimism about the future of nuclear power. How about just using...
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