The Times reports on guidance we plan to issue to higher education providers about ‘fit and proper person’ tests before senior university appointments are made.
Last updated: 30 Oct 2018
Media coverageThe autonomy of universities and colleges is vital - but not absolute, explains Susan Lapworth. This and other tensions must be carefully balanced as the OfS regulates in students’ interests.
Last updated: 25 Oct 2018
Blog postThis document presents the outcomes from the monitoring of access agreements and funding for widening access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, improving retention and improving provision for disabled students for 2016-17.
Last updated: 30 Sep 2018
PublicationA new, strengthened approach to monitoring how higher education providers are carrying out the ‘Prevent duty’ will bring a sharper focus on those at risk of not complying.
Last updated: 11 Sep 2018
Press releaseThis monitoring framework sets out how the OfS will monitor providers’ implementation of the statutory ‘Prevent duty’ in the higher education sector in England.
Last updated: 06 Sep 2018
PublicationThe OfS and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) have set out further details of how QAA will perform the quality and standards assessment functions in England.
Last updated: 18 Jul 2018
Press releaseThis publication summarises the sector aggregate income and costs by activity, based on data from higher education providers required to implement and report under the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) methodology.
Last updated: 10 Jul 2018
PublicationThis report sets out the Office for Students’ findings from the annual reports submitted by higher education providers covering activity relating to the Prevent duty for the 2016-17 academic year.
Last updated: 10 Jul 2018
PublicationIn the latest assessment of the Prevent duty, 97 per cent of relevant higher education bodies satisfied the Office for Students that they demonstrated due regard to the duty in 2016-17.
Last updated: 10 Jul 2018
Press releaseSally Weale reported on the OfS’s plans to publish details of vice-chancellors’ pay.
Last updated: 18 Jun 2018
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