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Welcome

Dear

I hope you are having an enjoyable summer.

We’re open to all and are busy processing applications and getting ready to welcome our next cohort of students starting in October.

Almost two-thirds of our students study for free with our undergraduate part-time fee grant. We also have funded places available for postgraduate study (see Funded postgraduate places available) and the opportunity for employers to offer Graduate Apprenticeships (see Apply now for new Graduate Apprenticeship opportunities).

As always, do get in touch if you'd like to work with us.

Susan Stewart
Director, The Open University in Scotland

Latest news

Supporting students with disabilities

Sheila Cameron from Motherwell (pictured), graduated from The Open University (OU) last year. An accident at work means she uses a wheelchair and she has experienced anxiety and depression.

OU tutors and our student support team help people to overcome barriers – whatever they may be – to achieve their learning goals.

Apply now for new Graduate Apprenticeship opportunities with the OU

Employers can increase productivity, recruit and train new staff, and retrain and retain current staff with our new Graduate Apprenticeships in Software Development and Cyber Security.

The application deadline for opportunities starting in autumn is 31 July – apply now!

We must play fair with part-time students

Susan Stewart, Director of the OU in Scotland, argues that following the publication of the independent review of student support, the Scottish Government has an opportunity to take a more inclusive approach by including part-time students.

Funded postgraduate places available for 2018/2019

Fully funded places are on offer to prospective learners resident in Scotland, for a wide range of OU postgraduate modules.

The modules have different start dates: November 2018, January 2019 or May 2019. Apply now to secure a funded place.

Teachers to learn to teach languages in the classroom

An innovative scheme teaching primary teachers languages and how to teach those languages to pupils is being expanded across Scotland.

The first of its kind in the UK, it was officially launched at an event in June. Teachers will study French, Spanish, German or Mandarin and develop the skills to teach the language in the classroom at the same time. (Pictured: speakers and pupils at launch event).

200 Zambian teachers at OU/World Vision workshops

Teachers in Zambia participated in the first round of workshops delivered by the OU and World Vision, as part of the OU’s new Scottish Government-funded teacher development project, Zambian Educational School-based Training (ZEST).

Dumfries & Galloway student wins award

Laura McHarrie (pictured left), a social worker with Dumfries and Galloway Council, has won the Andrew Cornwell Memorial Award for the highest performing graduate in The Open University’s social work programme in Scotland.

Author James Robertson inspires students at careers event

Careers and employability was the focus of a ‘Making the most of your studies' event attended by over 60 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students in Glasgow. Speakers included writer and OU Honorary Graduate, James Robertson.

Aspiring writers learn how to get published at OU co-hosted event

Budding writers took the chance to learn from leading literary agents and authors, including best-selling Scottish author Jenny Colgan, at a public event hosted at the OU in Scotland office on ‘How to get published’.

Widening participation conference explores digital inclusion and ethical dilemmas

Digital inclusion and ethical dilemmas were explored at a recent international conference on widening participation in higher education. Shona Littlejohn, Depute Director, Student Experience and Widening Access at the OU in Scotland, delivered a keynote speech and shared her insights from the event in a blog.

The world’s your oyster within nursing

In this 60-second video, Michael Davidson, Nurse and OU in Scotland Staff Tutor, explains why nursing can be a brilliant career, offering a wide range of career opportunities.

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