Consultation event on regulating quality and standards in higher education
Watch the presentation of our proposals for developing quality and standards.
Last updated: 26 Jan 2021
EventAll information about registering with the OfS
Latest lockdown should not lead to lost learning, says regulator
Universities should do all they can to deliver the teaching they have promised to students and alternative arrangements where this is not possible. This may include putting on extra lectures, repeating parts of the course, or fee refunds – the Office for Students (OfS) has said today.
Last updated: 14 Jan 2021
Press releaseLetter to accountable officers: Regulation during the current phase of the coronavirus pandemic
Letter to accountable officers: Regulation during the current phase of the coronavirus pandemic
Last updated: 14 Jan 2021
PublicationRegulator sets out how students can register concerns
New guidance issued by the Office for Students (OfS) has outlined how we will continue to respond to students, staff at universities and members of the public who have concerns that a university may be breaching its registration conditions.
Last updated: 15 Dec 2020
Press releaseConsultation on the Office for Students’ approach to monetary penalties
We were seeking views on our proposed approach to the use of our powers to impose monetary penalties on a higher education provider that breaches its conditions of registration with the Office for Students. We were also seeking views on our proposed approach to the publication of a decision to impose a monetary penalty.
Last updated: 15 Dec 2020
PublicationRegulatory advice 18: Notifications about providers from third parties
Guidance for registered providers
Last updated: 15 Dec 2020
PublicationConsultation on reportable events
We were consulting on our requirements for reportable events. A reportable event is a standing requirement placed on each registered provider to report certain events or matters to the OfS. We were seeking views on the way we define a reportable event in the regulatory framework and on revised guidance to help providers to understand and meet the OfS’s reporting requirements.
Last updated: 15 Dec 2020
PublicationConsultation on publication of information about higher education providers
The OfS receives and generates information about the sector as a whole and about individual providers’ performance and regulatory compliance. We were seeking views on the approach that we propose to take to the publication of information about individual providers and other persons.
Last updated: 15 Dec 2020
PublicationWhy regulate? Reflections from our latest Insight event
What is the point of regulation? What do students and higher education providers want to see from the higher education regulator?
Last updated: 08 Dec 2020
Blog postInsight event - Regulator and regulated: what’s the right relationship?
An event to explore the role of principles-based regulation in higher education, why it matters and what’s in it for students.
Last updated: 08 Dec 2020
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