Supporting disabled students: OfS publishes considerations for universities and colleges
14 Oct 2025
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OfS sets out its vision for exemplary higher education regulation with a new strategy for 2025 to 2030
Today, the Office for Students (OfS) publishes a new strategy that explains how it will strive to deliver exemplary regulation in the interest of students.
13 Nov 2025
Press releaseOfS welcomes Chris Millward as interim Director for Fair Access and Participation
The Office for Students has welcomed the appointment by Ministers of Professor Chris Millward as interim Director for Fair Access and Participation.
10 Nov 2025
Our newsDirector for Fair Access and Participation steps down from regulator
John Blake's four-year term as the Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students (OfS) ends this year. The Secretary of State will be appointing an interim Director for Fair Access and Participation while an open and fair recruitment to the role takes place.
7 Nov 2025
Our newsOfS reports on the potentially inflationary effect of degree classification algorithms on students’ grades
The OfS is advising institutions with degree awarding powers on steps they should take to ensure that the classifications of degrees they award appropriately reflect the knowledge and skills of students.
6 Nov 2025
Press releaseInvestigation into Fairfield School of Business and Bath Spa University
On 28 February 2025, the Office for Students (OfS) opened an investigation of Fairfield School of Business and Bath Spa University, specifically in relation to Bath Spa University students taught by Fairfield School of Business through a partnership between the providers.
16 Oct 2025
Press releaseOfS publishes student outcomes data for subcontracted courses
The Office for Students (OfS) has published new data that shows evidence of weaker outcomes for students taught under subcontractual arrangements.
15 Oct 2025
News articleSupporting disabled students: OfS publishes considerations for universities and colleges
The Office for Students (OfS) has shared points for institutions to consider when reviewing the ways they support students with disabilities and improve their experiences of higher education.
14 Oct 2025
Press releaseOfS publishes new data on the scale of sexual misconduct in English higher education
A survey of final-year undergraduate students across the country finds that nearly one quarter of those who responded have experienced sexual harassment since entering higher education.
25 Sep 2025
Press releaseBuckinghamshire New University works with the OfS to remedy concerns about the quality of business and management courses
The Office for Students (OfS) has published a case report explaining its regulatory decisions following an investigation into the quality of business and management courses provided by Buckinghamshire New University.
22 Sep 2025
Press releaseOfS proposes revised Teaching Excellence Framework to drive up the quality of education for students
The Office for Students (OfS) is consulting on a new quality assessment system that would provide students with a clear view of the quality of teaching and learning delivered by every registered university and college.
18 Sep 2025
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