Providers who took part in TEF Years 2, 3 and 4 were awarded either a gold, silver, bronze or provisional rating.
The current TEF awards are all valid until 2021. Following the publication of the Independent Review of the TEF, the OfS will consult on the future framework, and on the implications for awards due to expire in 2021.
A provider was awarded gold for delivering consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It represented the highest quality found in the UK.
A provider was awarded silver for delivering high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It consistently exceeded rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education.
A provider was awarded bronze for delivering teaching, learning and outcomes for its students that met rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education.
Provisional awards were given to providers that had been deemed eligible to take part in the TEF, but they did not yet have enough data available to be fully assessed.
