Plan to legislate on ‘low-quality’ courses alarms sector

Chair of Office for Students James Wharton, Lord Wharton of Yarm

English regulator to measure progress on cutting bureaucracy

Office for Students will reflect on whether it is inflicting needless red tape on higher education, says its new chair

14 May

British Prime minister Boris Johnson launches a general campaign poster, 2019

Warning against ‘politicised appointments’ as key OfS roles open

New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time

By John Morgan

10 May

Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short

Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met

By Chris Havergal

8 February

Judges at the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show assess flavoured milk products

V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics

Office for Students proposal to measure student progress to ‘professional’ jobs without benchmarking could deter universities from recruiting disadvantaged learners, sector warns

By John Morgan

18 January

Plan to legislate on ‘low-quality’ courses alarms sector

Government says it will give OfS powers to enforce ‘minimum expectations of quality’ before regulator responds to consultation on plan

Register to continue

Subscribe

Related articles

English regulator to measure progress on cutting bureaucracy

Warning against ‘politicised appointments’ as key OfS roles open

Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short

V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics

Sponsored

Featured jobs

Plan to legislate on ‘low-quality’ courses alarms sector

Government says it will give OfS powers to enforce ‘minimum expectations of quality’ before regulator responds to consultation on plan

Register to continue

Subscribe

Related articles

English regulator to measure progress on cutting bureaucracy

Warning against ‘politicised appointments’ as key OfS roles open

Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short

V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics

You might also like

Georgian universities ‘may collapse’ under reforms, scholars fear

Increase in mature students ‘sign of sluggish UK economy’

Student Success UK&IE: ‘Trust’ key to overcome merger constraints

Edward Peck: ‘Golden age over? I’m not so sure’

Sponsored

Featured jobs