Consultation on OfS strategy for 2025 to 2030

About this consultation 

The Office for Students in consulting on a new strategy for 2025 to 2030. We would like to hear your views.

Who should respond?

We welcome responses from anyone with an interest in higher education in England. We are particularly (but not exclusively) interested in hearing from prospective and current students, recent graduates, higher education institutions, and graduate employers. We welcome the views of institutions of all types and sizes.¹ We are also interested in the views of further education colleges, third sector organisations, policy bodies, and others with an interest in the future strategic direction of the OfS.

How to respond

You can submit your response by completing the online response form.

If you require this document in an alternative format, or need assistance with the online form, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this email address should not be used for submitting your consultation response.

The consultation closes 20 February 2025.

How we will treat your response

We will summarise and/or publish the responses to this consultation on the OfS website (and in alternative formats on request). This may include a list of the providers and organisations that respond, but not personal data such as individuals’ names, addresses or other contact details.

If you want the information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please tell us but be aware that we cannot guarantee confidentiality in all circumstances. An automatic confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system will not be regarded by us as a confidentiality request.

The OfS will process any personal data received in accordance with all applicable data protection laws (see our privacy policy).²

We may need to disclose or publish information that you provide in the performance of our functions, or disclose it to other organisations for the purposes of their functions. Information (including personal data) may also need to be disclosed in accordance with UK legislation (such as the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Data Protection Act 2018 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004).

Next steps

We are aiming to publish a summary of responses to this consultation in spring 2025, alongside our 2025 to 2030 strategy. We will explain how and why we have arrived at our decisions, and how we have addressed any concerns raised by respondents.

Enquiries

Email [email protected]     

Alternatively, call our public enquiry line on 0117 931 7317.

1. We use the term ‘institution’ to refer to universities, colleges, and other types of higher education provider.

2. Available at OfS privacy.