Your partner, friend or relative has decided to study an Open University course and you may be wondering about the effects that will have on your lives. This site explains how things might change and how you can help your OU student to be successful.
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The OU knows what it is doing. It designs courses that are relevant to careers and personal interests, and structures the study to help students stay motivated and achieve their aims. But any commitment to achievement can be quite hard on the people close by.
So what changes should you expect, and what can you do to be supportive? Choose a section below to explore.
- What OU students do What OU study involves and how friends and family can help
- Living with an OU student The reality of life with a distance learner
- Help your student be successful Support your student to succeed
- When study gets difficult Tips for when the going gets tough
- A bit about the OU Explore what the OU has to offer