Student Voice and Student Consultation Newsletter November 2024

There's lots of exciting opportunities to get involved with:

• Have Your Say Day 2024
• Student Consultation Online Forum: Discretionary Postponement
• Student Consultation Online Forum: Marking Policy

We are also pleased to share with you a new Hoot article on the Student Charter.

Have Your Say Day 2024

• Would you like to influence decision making and contribute to positive changes at the OU?
• Would you like space to feedback on key issues during your student journey?
• Would you like to win a £50 shopping voucher or an OU hoodie?

Have Your Say Day takes place on Wednesday 27 November and promises a day full of interactive sessions ranging from Module Design, Sustainability, to Ask the Deans, to provide your very own feedback on.

The OU values student feedback, both positive and negative. Each student’s journey is different and these differences help us shape the OU to meet all learners’ needs.

To find out more, see the full timetable, and to register for the event please visit our Have Your Say Day webpage.

All students registering and attending a full session on Have Your Say Day will be entered into a prize draw to win one of ten OU hoodies.

If you have any questions about this event please contactus on: student-voice@open.ac.uk.

Student Consultation Online Forum: Discretionary Postponement

In July, students were given the chance to give feedback on Discretionary Postponement. We are now pleased to share the summary of the feedback and an interim update on what the OU has been doing with your feedback so far.

The Assessment, Credit and Qualifications Team and the Pro Vice Chancellor for Students Office (Assessment Programme Team) now have further questions based on the work they have been doing since students gave them feedback. We invite you to to share your feedback to help the team understand students' thoughts and feelings on Discretionary Postponement. To join the forum, please click on the link on the pink box below:

Student Consultation Online Forum: Marking Policy

In July, students were given the chance to give feedback on the Marking Policy. We are now pleased to share the full response to your feedback from the Assessment, Credit and Qualifications Team and the Pro Vice Chancellor for Students Office (Assessment Programme Team). To read the response, please click on the link on the pink box below:

Student Charter: Hoot Article

The Student Charter is a jointly developed declartion of our shared values by the OU and the OU Students Association. These values are shared by the whole of the OU community, both staff and students.

The Student Charter is reviewed every year. As part of this review, we are asking students to rank the most important value to them. To share your views, please click on the pink box below:

This is just one of the ways we will be gathering vital feedback from students on the Student Charter over this year, so please keep an eye out for future opportunities.