We love our Access students at The OU. That's why we're dedicating this whole session to explaining what Access is all about.

Learn more about what being a student in Higher Education involves, and how to ‘hit the ground running’.

In this first SHL Freshers session, we’ll welcome you to The Open University and your study.

This workshop will look at strategies and ideas to boost resilience and help you become a more confident, strong learner.

Whether starting out or continuing your student journey, being a neurodivergent learner can present both challenges and opportunities. In this special workshop we will detail and share strategies for effective learning to help you embrace and capitalise on differences. You will receive practical advice and suggestions from tutors and students. Those awaiting assessment or ally's to a neurodivergent person/ people are also very welcome.

Take control and change the way you approach your studies with this interactive workshop on effective time management. 

Plan to create your best ever end of module assessment. In this interactive workshop we’ll guide you to exhibit your overall comprehension of a module at an appropriate level of detail..  

Find out how to understand, deconstruct and articulate other people’s ideas, and how to use them to answer questions or arguments in your own work.

Are you about to progress to a new level of study? This broadcast has three parts aimed at different 'step ups'. Join us for the part most relevant to you, or come for the whole session for some of that SHL community feel!  

Can you explain your ideas in terms your peers and tutors understand? Improve your academic communication in this interactive workshop, designed to help you maximise your potential.