Retain the Open University's Regional Centre in the South East, England, and confirm the principle of maintaining local support for the University's teaching across the UK.
Retain the Open University's Regional Centre in the South East, England, and confirm the principle of maintaining local support for the University's teaching across the UK.
The Issue
Supporting local teaching with local staff has been a core principle of the Open University. This may now change: staff in Region 13 have been told they will have to relocate or lose their jobs, as the East Grinstead office is to be closed and ‘local’ support moved to Camden. Indeed, the principle of local support across all the English regions, from Gateshead to Bristol to East Grinstead, may be under threat. This is bad news for students, bad news for staff, but also bad news for the Open University.
The Issue
Supporting local teaching with local staff has been a core principle of the Open University. This may now change: staff in Region 13 have been told they will have to relocate or lose their jobs, as the East Grinstead office is to be closed and ‘local’ support moved to Camden. Indeed, the principle of local support across all the English regions, from Gateshead to Bristol to East Grinstead, may be under threat. This is bad news for students, bad news for staff, but also bad news for the Open University.
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Petition created on 4 April 2014