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Education

Wide ranging learning and development for schools

Pupils in a school classroom

With the changes now taking place to widen participation and strengthen teaching and learning at all levels, education is a dynamic and demanding sector with considerable training needs.
 
There are many issues for learning and development in schools - keeping staff up-to-date with policy changes; managing staff mobility; managing capacity enhancement; working with other professionals; working in partnership with other agencies; developing specific expertise to support inclusion and developing specific expertise to support changing pupil profiles. The flexibility, scale and distance learning style of The Open University (OU) can help you face these issues confidently.
 
The benefits the OU brings to learning and development in schools include:
  • no need to take practitioners off site
  • wide range of sector-specific degrees and courses in Education and Childhood & Youth
  • courses can be designed with future courses in mind
  • practice-based assignments.

Sector skills

Our programmes offer you a high quality, effective way to develop your workforce:
Opening Courses - Understanding Children
Certificates - Early Years, Working with Young People, Supporting Learning in Primary Schools
Diplomas - Mathematics Education, Childhood PracticeWorking with Young People. (Recognised in Scotland)
Foundation Degrees - Youth Justice, Primary Teaching and Learning, Early Years, Working with Young People
Degrees - Early Years, Childhood and Youth Studies, Youth Work
Postgraduate Certificate in Education - Secondary
Masters - Education, Childhood and Youth, Online and Distance Education
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 

Government Procurement Service

Government Procurement Service SupplierThe Government Procurement Service is designed to make the purchasing of learning, development and e-learning solutions more simple and tailors these to public sector needs. Public sector customers are also offered the best value for money from the ´best of breed´ suppliers, accredited under the framework. The Open University is the only Higher Education Institution that supplies solutions under the Social Awareness, Vocational Training, Bespoke eLearning and Generic eLearning categories.

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