Beefed-up TEF and new regulator powers ‘mulled by ministers’

As DfE prioritises drive against ‘low-value’ courses, TEF said to be viewed as inadequate while OfS may be reset under new chair

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September 3, 2020
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September 3, 2020
John Morgan
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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by balder on September 3, 2020 - 10:43am
Hardly an unbiased reporting of facts. The facts may be in there but couched biased language.
#2 Submitted by m.... on September 3, 2020 - 11:27am
They need to be told firmly to stay away. Compulsory education has been ruined by political meddling and attempts to micro-manage far beyond their competence and we should not permit the same to happen to higher education.
#3 Submitted by k.s.... on September 3, 2020 - 5:17pm
Please no more bureaucrats in the system it is time to cut the bureaucracy No to the TEF, No to the OfS, too many regulators and overpaid bureaucrats and managers in UK Universities already. Free up funds and time for the academics to do the job without all the silly meetings and forms.

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