The Office for Students (OfS) has today launched a consultation on new guidance about freedom of speech, ahead of universities, colleges and students’ unions taking on new free speech duties, which is expected to be from August this year.
Last updated: 26 Mar 2024
Press releaseThis consultation runs from 26 March 2024 to 26 May 2024.
Last updated: 25 Mar 2024
PublicationWe are running webinars to give universities and colleges, students and students’ unions the opportunity to find out more about our proposals.
Last updated: 19 Mar 2024
EventArif Ahmed discusses the next steps in the OfS's work to implement new free speech legislation, including a further consultation launching soon.
Last updated: 14 Mar 2024
Blog postThe Office for Students (OfS) has worked with a group of sector representatives to establish new guidance for universities and colleges on the retention of students’ assessed work in relation to OfS conditions B4 and B5.
Last updated: 14 Mar 2024
Press releaseThis supplementary guidance provides further information about the OfS’s expectations that a provider should retain ‘appropriate records’ of assessed students’ work for a period of five years after the end date of a course.
Last updated: 04 Mar 2024
PublicationArif Ahmed discusses the OfS's work to implement new free speech legislation, including a further consultation which will be launched in the coming weeks.
Last updated: 22 Feb 2024
Blog postOn 16 February 2024 the Office for Students (OfS) opened an investigation in relation to Leeds Trinity University.
Last updated: 22 Feb 2024
Press releaseThe Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessments are now complete and we have published the full set of final outcomes.
Last updated: 15 Feb 2024
Blog postAnalysis of consultation responses and our decisions.
Last updated: 05 Feb 2024
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