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Paul received his honorary degree at The Barbican, London, April 2013, for 'Services to the University as a partner in an educational initiative' Paul has been involved in education in the British... Labour Movement for over forty years. As a young Tutor Organiser with the Workers' Education Association, he tutored on the very first Open University course in social science. He took that experience with the OU into the TUC Education Service, where he was part of a project that introduced student-centred methods to trades-union education throughout the UK. Paul was part of the team that brought Labour to power in 1997, working as Education Officer and bringing participative education about policy to many thousands of Labour Party members. He went on to introduce a system of local policy forums to the Labour Party.
Paul received his honorary degree at The Barbican, London, April 2013, for 'Services to the University as a partner in an educational initiative' Paul has been involved in education in the British... Labour Movement for over forty years. As a young Tutor Organiser with the Workers' Education Association, he tutored on the very first Open University course in social science. He took that experience with the OU into the TUC Education Service, where he was part of a project that introduced student-centred methods to trades-union education throughout the UK. Paul was part of the team that brought Labour to power in 1997, working as Education Officer and bringing participative education about policy to many thousands of Labour Party members. He went on to introduce a system of local policy forums to the Labour Party.
| Recording date: | 09-04-2013 |
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| Recording location: | London |
| Published: | 2013 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Duration: | 00:08:52 |
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| Contributor: | Paul Simpson |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Production number: | OUL00117 |
| Available to public: | yes |
