Regulating in the interests of students
Susan Lapworth sets out our revised quality and standards conditions and explains how the changes will directly address the things that matter most to students.
2 Mar 2022
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Getting to grips with the TEF: what does it mean for me?
Former Undergraduate Education Officer at University of East Anglia’s Students' Union, Callum Perry explains why students should have their say on the future of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
11 Feb 2022
Blog postNo trade-off between access and quality on my watch
John Blake, OfS Director for Fair Access and Participation, makes the case for all students to be supported to obtain good outcomes from higher education.
10 Feb 2022
Blog postA fair future for students
Conor Ryan reflects on three key challenges for universities and colleges: quality, digitisation and access.
9 Feb 2022
Blog postGhosts of data past, data present and Data Futures
As 2021 draws to an end, my mind is drawn to 2022 and what promises to be an important transition year for higher education data.
16 Dec 2021
Blog postCare experienced students in higher education: Building a fuller (data) picture
The Office for Students (OfS) and the Higher Education Statistics Agency have been working to improve the way data about care experienced students is captured.
2 Dec 2021
Blog postRace and ethnic disparities in higher education – diagnosis demands prescription of a cure
Chris Millward reflects on the content of his keynote presentation at the Advance HE Governance Conference: Evolving governance fit for our futures on 18 November.
29 Nov 2021
Blog postFair equality of opportunity means a fair chance to succeed
Next month I will make my final trip to meet staff and students as Director for Fair Access and Participation in England.
17 Nov 2021
Blog postDeveloping the regulatory toolkit
This is an edited version of a speech given by Susan Lapworth at the Independent HE annual conference 2021 on 12 October 2021.
21 Oct 2021
Blog postNew dataset gives a full picture of outreach across England
Data published today by the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT) collects all outreach activities in schools and further education colleges across England.
6 Oct 2021
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