Paul Catley

Paul joined The Open University in 2013, and in January 2015 took over as head of the university’s Law School. Prior to joining the OU, he was head of the department of Law at the University of the West of England, where he worked from 2005–2013. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he gained his degree and Masters in law and economics, and subsequently gained an MA in education at Oxford Brookes University, where his studies focused particularly in online learning.

Paul is an elected member of the Executive of the Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools, an organisation representing law schools in discussions with the professional bodies and other organisations. He has written units on modules including W102: Law: concepts and perspectives, W203: Public law and criminal law and W340: Law, society and culture.

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