Guidance and help for students
All our advice and guidance concerns students but on these pages we have picked out some highlights.
Notifications
How to notify us about an issue at a university or college
Complaints
How to make a complaint about your university or college
Guide to quality and standards
What students can expect from universities and colleges now, how they can find out more, how we are planning to change the regulations universities must follow, and how students can give their views.
Protecting students if universities close
Consultation on 'student protection directions'
Student and consumer protection during coronavirus
What should students expect?
Brexit advice for students
Information about the new Student route and other changes to student visas and immigration
Get involved as a student
Find out how to get involved in our work and why we think student engagement is essential
Value for money as a student
What factors to think about
National Student Survey
Student guide to the survey
Tackle inequality
Get involved in plans to address inequalities in higher education.
Finance and funding
Guide to sources of information about finance and funding for students
Degree apprenticeships
Information and advice for potential degree apprentices.
What the OfS does for students
Guide to our role and remit for students
What universities and colleges should do for students
Guide explaining the responsibilities of universities under the Regulatory Framework and signposting relevant sections across the site
Student mental health support
Details of where you can find support, and the role of the OfS
Support for disabled students
How we and the sector can help disabled students
Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework
How students can identify and find out more about teaching excellence
Guidance for students affected by industrial action
General guidance for students whose studies are disrupted by industrial action at their university or college
Student protection
How regulations protect the interests of higher education students
17 November 2020 - Link added to new guide on quality and standards.
03 September 2020 - Link added to new information about the OfS review of digital learning and teaching.
17 July 2020 - Link added to page about proposed student protection directions.
19 March 2020 - New section on coronavirus added
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