The OfS receives and generates information about the sector as a whole and about individual providers’ performance and regulatory compliance. We were seeking views on the approach that we propose to take to the publication of information about individual providers and other persons.
Last updated: 15 Dec 2020
PublicationWhat is the point of regulation? What do students and higher education providers want to see from the higher education regulator?
Last updated: 08 Dec 2020
Blog postAn event to explore the role of principles-based regulation in higher education, why it matters and what’s in it for students.
Last updated: 08 Dec 2020
EventThe OfS's latest analysis of degree classifications has been widely covered.
Last updated: 20 Nov 2020
Media coverageThe credibility and value of the qualifications awarded by higher education providers matters greatly to students, their families, employers and other stakeholders. And it matters too for the international reputation of the English higher education sector.
Last updated: 19 Nov 2020
Blog postThe rapid increase in students receiving first class honours degrees which cannot be explained by factors which may affect attainment has slowed, new data from the Office for Students (OfS) shows.
Last updated: 19 Nov 2020
Press releaseThis report sets out the results of our analysis of changes in the proportion of first and upper second class degrees awarded between 2010-11 and 2018-19. We report on how graduate attainment has changed over this period, and the extent to which these changes can be statistically accounted for by changes in certain characteristics of the graduate population. This analysis has been undertaken at both the sector level and the provider level.
Last updated: 19 Nov 2020
PublicationA consultation launched by the Office for Students (OfS) today sets out initial proposals to raise the bar on quality and standards in higher education.
Last updated: 17 Nov 2020
Press releaseThe OfS's proposals on quality and standards were covered.
Last updated: 17 Nov 2020
Media coverageThe Office for Students is consulting on its approach to regulating quality and standards in higher education. Since 2018, our focus has been on assessing providers seeking registration and we are considering whether and how we should develop our approach now that most providers are registered.
Last updated: 17 Nov 2020
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