Open University Students Association
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How we're run

We exist to make a positive difference to ALL OU students – you can see how we operate here. There are also certain things (as a registered charity) that we have to do (and report on) in order to operate. You can also find this information here.

In this section

  • Our history
  • Our highlights
  • Our mission, vision and values
  • How we're run
    • Student leadership
    • Trustees
    • Staff team
    • Volunteer for us
    • Honorary life members
    • Work for us
    • Conference
    • FAQs
    • Important documents
    • Data protection
  • Strategy and insight
  • Work for us

Our organisation has three main bodies:

  • The Board of Trustees
  • The Student Leadership Team (formerly known as the Central Executive Committee)
  • The staff team

They are supported by student reps and volunteers to enable them to make a positive difference for ALL OU Students.

A ven diagram showing the crossover of the Trustees, Central Executive Committee and Staff team, with students and volunteers at the centre.

 

We are one team, working together to achieve the best results for students, all day, every day. We live our values and if you’ve got them, we want you! 

We aim to lead inclusively, and expect our leadership teams to put the wellbeing and success of our members first. 

We expect everyone to question actions which are inconsistent with our values. We need teams who are not passive bystanders, but willing to stand up to what needs to change and help make it happen.  

Support, passion, inclusion and enthusiasm are contagious, and we want it! Our teams are made up of amazing individuals with a range of talents, experience, knowlege and ideas. We want to get the most from our people, to provide our members with the best we can, so if you have an idea, we want to hear it!


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© OU Students Association

Charity number: 1183837/SC049546
Company number: 12031028
Address: PO Box 397, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6BE
Email: ousa@open.ac.uk

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