The Office for Students (OfS) is introducing new requirements to safeguard the interests of students studying under subcontractual arrangements and protect public money.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2026
Press releaseSecuring student success: Regulatory framework for higher education in England
Last updated: 12 Mar 2026
PublicationThis guidance document provides additional information for registered providers on reportable events.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2026
PublicationThis document sets out the Office for Students’ (OfS’s) decision to introduce a new ongoing condition of registration relating to the oversight of subcontractual arrangements between providers in English higher education.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2026
PublicationThis document contains the definition of ‘minimum content requirements’ for the purposes of general ongoing condition of registration E10.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2026
PublicationPhilippa Pickford, our Director of Regulation, spoke at the Association of Colleges conference on 5 March 2026. Here is a transcript of her keynote speech, ‘OfS priorities and the regulation of colleges in an evolving landscape’.
Last updated: 05 Mar 2026
Blog postThis event offered practical guidance on the process for registering with the Office for Students (OfS), explaining our initial conditions, and what a high quality application should include.
Last updated: 24 Feb 2026
EventThe OfS has varied the degree awarding powers (DAPs) order for Lamda Limited.
Last updated: 10 Feb 2026
PublicationThis assessment report sets out advice about the quality of and standards applied to higher education courses and whether the provider has met the Research DAPs criteria.
Last updated: 05 Jan 2026
PublicationThis regulatory case report summarises concerns we found during an investigation into Brit College and its Diplomat in Education and Training course.
Last updated: 13 Nov 2025
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