Guidance from government
This page lists documents which cover details of strategic advice and priorities from the government to the Office for Students.
Current guidance
Historical guidance
2022
2021
- The future of access and participation (November 2021) PDF 191Kb
- Additional places for medical and dentistry schools (August 2021) PDF 93Kb
- Additional funding for Strategic Priorities Grant for 2021-22 (August 2021) PDF 106Kb
- Notification to the OfS by the Secretary of State for Education to set terms and conditions for the allocation by the OfS of strategic priorities: grant funding for the 2021-22 academic year (July 2021) PDF 187Kb
- 2021-22 medical and dental intake target incorporating deferrals from 2020-21 (May 2021) PDF 134Kb
- Guidance to the OfS: distribution of hardship funding (April 2021) PDF 97Kb
- Notification to the OfS by the Secretary of State for Education to set terms and conditions for the allocation by OfS of funding for world-leading specialist providers in the 2021-22 academic year (March 2021) PDF 195Kb
- Guidance to the OfS: Secretary of State's strategic priorities (February 2021) PDF 302Kb
- Strategic guidance to the OfS: Distribution of further hardship funding (February 2021) PDF 99Kb
- Guidance to the OfS: Allocation of higher education teaching grant funding in the 2021-22 financial year (January 2021) PDF 541Kb
2020
- Guidance to the OfS: Additional hardship funding (December 2020) PDF 99Kb
- Additional teaching grant and funding/reducing the bureaucratic burden on providers (September 2020) PDF 139Kb
- Funds for the University of Bolton (February 2020) PDF 23Kb
- Teaching grant budget for 2020-21 financial year (January 2020) PDF 75Kb
2019
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Last updated 04 April 2024 + show all updates
04 April 2024 - We published a letter from the Secretary of State for Education on the allocation of Strategic Priorities Grant funding for 2024-25.
26 January 2024 - We have published guidance from government on the use of £10 million from the Higher Education Strategic Priorities Grant.
15 December 2023 - The OfS guidance letter for 2025 medical places expansion has been added to the page.
03 October 2023 - We have published the guidance letter on the expansion of medical places for 2024.
30 March 2023 - Letter published: Guidance to the OfS on the higher education Strategic Priorities Grant for the 2023-24 financial year
26 January 2023 - Letter published: Guidance to the OfS on the use of £15 million from the Higher Education Strategic Priorities Grant for the 2022-23 financial year
25 May 2022 - Letter published: Guidance to the OfS on supporting further education providers to increase delivery of Level 4 and 5 courses over the next three years
31 March 2022 - Added guidance to the OfS on strategic priorities for FY22-23 (March 2022).
24 November 2021 - Letter from the Department for Education added setting out details for the future of access and participation.
10 August 2021 - Letter added from the universities minister about additional places for medical and dentistry schools.
09 August 2021 - Letter added from Universities Minister about additional funding for 2021-22.
20 July 2021 - Updated to include the notification by the Secretary of State for Education to set terms and conditions for the allocation by OfS of Strategic Priorities Grant funding for the 2021-22 Academic Year.
21 May 2021 - Letter added on 2021-22 medical and dental intake target incorporating deferrals from 2020-21.
28 April 2021 - Guidance letter about the allocation of hardship funding published.
26 March 2021 - Latest letter from the Secretary of State added to set terms and conditions for the allocation by OfS of funding for world-leading specialist providers in the 2021-22 academic year.
09 February 2021 - Guidance letter from the Secretary of State added about the strategic priorities for the OfS.
15 September 2020 - Strategic guidance - letter published
13 March 2020 - Letter regarding funds for the University of Bolton published
09 January 2020 - Teaching grant budget for 2020-21 financial year - letter published
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