Open Outlook - March 2024

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Find out more about the latest news from The Open University in Scotland with our newsletter Open Outlook - March 2024.

This issue includes:

First teacher training course to embed Scots language
New OU/BBC series takes unflinching look at public services
Free places available on microcredential courses for career progression
Lack of skills holding back environmental, social and governance action
New partnerships to support health and children's rights in Scotland
Future sustainability leaders attend Mock COP28
Students have a big blether
Home education myths debunked
Transforming education with AI
Robert Burns – power of poetry and music

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18 March 2024

News

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The Crichton Trust awarded OU funding for Greenspace Project

The Crichton Trust in Dumfries has been awarded funding from The OU's Open Societal Challenges programme as part of the second wave of their 'Challenge Us!' competition.

15th January 2025

Susan Stewart, Director of The OU in Scotland and Forbes Dunlop, Chief Executive at sportscotland, signing the Memorandum of Understanding

Partnership to boost skills and opportunities in Scottish sports community

The OU in Scotland and sportscotland have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding enhancing skills and education within Scotland’s sporting sector.

10th January 2025

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