New TEF ‘will capture diversity of excellence’ in English HE

As deadline for submissions approaches, OfS outlines how revamped exercise will benefit sector

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January 13, 2023
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#1 Submitted by ... on January 14, 2023 - 9:33am
TEF needs to take into account the profile of students admitted by the HE institution and estimate the 'added value' of the institution. It is not fair to compare student outcomes for a university that takes in more students with learning disabilities with another that does not. Nor, is it fair to compare a university that takes in students with higher entry grades with another university that takes in students with lower entry grades from disadvantaged backgrounds to give them a chance for social mobility.

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