Size and shape of provision by provider - example dashboard
This dashboard uses fictional data to illustrate the data that we proposed to report about the size and shape of a provider's provision. It also includes overall sector level data calculated and presented in the same way.
For help using this dashboard, please see our user guide below or use the yellow 'help guide' button in the top right hand corner of the dashboard.
Use the buttons across the top left to choose between three tabs:
- Student numbers tab: This shows a summary of student numbers at a particular provider.
- Shape and size of provision tab: This shows a breakdown of student numbers at a particular provider by student and course characteristics. It includes options to show the data in tabular form and as bar charts.
- Partnership arrangements tab: This shows a breakdown of student numbers at a particular provider by type of partnership. It includes options to show the data in tabular form and as bar charts.
Across all tabs, it summarises information between 2016-17 and 2019-20, as well as the four year aggregate, broken down by type of provision and level of study. The four year aggregate is a sum across the years 2016-17 to 2019-20.
Throughout the rest of the guide, we have suggested an order to using the buttons and filters, but they can be applied in any order.
1. Ensure the 'Student numbers' tab is highlighted
2. Select a provider
Use the ‘Select a provider’ dropdown box on the left to choose (or search for) a provider’s data to display.
The sector rates can be selected by selecting the provider ‘*All OfS registered providers’.
Providers without any data whatsoever will not show up in the ‘Select a provider’ dropdown.
3. Select units
Use the ‘Select units’ dropdown box to choose whether to display the data as counts, or as percentages.
‘Percentages’ are shown by default.
4. Select cohort
Use the ‘Select cohort’ buttons to select which of the following cohorts to display data for either entrants, qualifiers or all students.
‘All students’ is selected by default.
5. Select which type(s) of provision to show
Use the ‘Select which type(s) of provision to show’ dropdown box to choose which of the following types of provision to display data for.
Click ‘Apply’ once the options have been selected.
6. Select which levels of study to show
Use the ‘Select which levels of study to show’ dropdown box to choose which of the following levels of study to display data for.
Click ‘Apply’ once the options have been selected.
The data available within this tab does include rows with grey highlighting. Rows are highlighted in grey when they are totals of other rows. For example, Full-time (total) is highlighted in grey because it is the total of the data across all levels of study.
1. Ensure the 'Shape and size of provision' tab is highlighted
2. Select a provider
Use the ‘Select a provider’ dropdown box on the left to choose (or search for) a provider’s data to display.
The sector rates can be selected by selecting the provider ‘*All OfS registered providers’.
Providers without any data whatsoever will not show up in the ‘Select a provider’ dropdown.
3. Select the units
Use the ‘Select units’ dropdown box to choose whether to display the data as counts, or as percentages.
Percentages are shown by default.
4. Select the cohort
Use the ‘Select cohort’ buttons to select which of the following cohorts to display data for either entrants, qualifiers or all students.
‘All students’ is selected by default.
5. Show data in tabular form or bar charts
Data will be presented in tabular form by default.
Use the ‘See data as bar charts’ button to see the data presented in bar charts.
To return to seeing the data in tabular form, use the ‘See data in tabular form’ button.
6. Select the year(s)
Use the ‘Select year’ dropdown box to choose which academic year between 2016-17 and 2019-20 to display data for, or to display data for the four-year aggregate.
When viewing the data in tabular form, only a single option can be selected.
When viewing the data as bar charts, multiple options can be selected. Click ‘Apply’ once the options have been selected.
7. Select a mode and level of study
Use the ‘Select a mode and level of study’ dropdown box to choose which combination of mode and level of study to display data for.
When viewing the data in tabular form, multiple options can be selected. Click ‘Apply’ once the options have been selected.
When viewing the data as bar charts, only a single option can be selected.
8. Select a student or course characteristic
Use the ‘Select a student or course characteristic’ dropdown box (tabular view only) to choose which of the student or course characteristics to display data for. These include the subject studied, student and course characteristics.
1. Ensure the 'Partnership arrangements' tab is highlighted
2. Select a provider
Use the ‘Select a provider’ dropdown box on the left to choose (or search for) a provider’s data to display.
The sector rates can be selected by selecting the provider ‘*All OfS registered providers’.
Providers without any data whatsoever will not show up in the ‘Select a provider’ dropdown.
3. Select the units
Use the ‘Select units’ dropdown box to choose whether to display the data as counts, or as percentages.
Percentages are shown by default.
4. Select the cohort
Use the ‘Select cohort’ buttons to select which of the following cohorts to display data for either entrants, qualifiers or all students.
‘All students’ is selected by default.
5. Show data in tabular form or bar charts
Data will be presented in tabular form by default.
Use the ‘See data as bar charts’ button to see the data presented in bar charts.
To return to seeing the data in tabular form, use the ‘See data in tabular form’ button.
6. Select the year(s)
Use the ‘Select year’ dropdown box to choose which academic year between 2016-17 and 2019-20 to display data for, or to display data for the four-year aggregate.
Click ‘Apply’ once the options have been selected.
Further information
We have provided this dashboard as an example of the data we are proposing to calculate and publish for each provider, for use in our regulation of student outcomes and in Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessments.
It contains information about the size and shape of provision offered by each provider.
We have proposed that this information will equip assessors and TEF panellists with an understanding of the provider’s context in terms of:
- the provider's size
- the types of courses it offers
- the mix of subjects it offers
- the characteristics of its students.
Our consultation also proposes that the indicators included in this dashboard will also be published in a tabular format. We have provided examples of the data workbooks that illustrate this format in the ‘Get the data’ section below.
Further information about the data presented in this dashboard is available in our consultation documents. You can also read our frequently asked questions.
When viewing the illustrative data in tabular format, there are two Excel workbooks to consider:
You can also download the data for this dashboard as CSV files (zipped).
Last updated 26 July 2022 + show all updates
26 July 2022 - Link to analyses of responses to the consultations on student outcomes and teaching excellence added
31 January 2022 - CSV files added to the 'Get the data' section.
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