We know that the things that matter most to students are high quality courses, successful outcomes, and the ongoing value of their qualifications.
These pages explain:
- what students can expect from universities and colleges now
- how they can find out more.
What can students expect?
Any university or college which is registered with the Office for Students must meet conditions of registration. A group of these conditions – what we call the ‘B conditions’ – relate to quality and standards.
Together these conditions mean that students can expect any registered university or college to meet a minimum set – or baseline – of requirements for the quality of its courses.
From 1 May 2022, the quality and standards conditions in effect for registered universities and colleges are, in summary:
You can read the full requirements set out in conditions B1, B2, B4 and B5 in our amendment to the regulatory framework.
Beyond these minimum requirements, if a registered university or college has more than 500 students, it must also take part in 'the TEF' - the Teaching Excellence Framework. The TEF measures excellence in addition to these requirements.
