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Stronger consumer protections for students

We're consulting on a new approach - to ensure institutions are treating students fairly

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Update on free speech complaints scheme

Arif Ahmed explains what universities and colleges should be doing to prepare.

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Q&A with Helen Haynes

Helen helps to lead OfS assessments on the quality of courses at universities and colleges.

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Latest press releases

OfS announces revised Teaching Excellence Framework to drive up education quality for students and reward excellence

11 Jun 2026

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Our news

OfS collaborates with Advance HE to conduct research into how universities and colleges are using artificial intelligence

27 May 2026

OfS announces a review into the Diploma in Education and Training course

28 Apr 2026
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Maintenance loan eligibility for students studying at weekends

2 Apr 2026
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£80 million funding competition launched to support defence-related skills courses

12 Feb 2026
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Blog

Building higher education pathways locally: Lessons from the OfS’s validation project with the Open University

27 May 2026

TASO conference keynote: How best practice collaboration can support equality of opportunity

12 May 2026
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Update on free speech and the new complaints scheme

23 Apr 2026
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Staff Q&As: Helen Haynes

2 Apr 2026
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Events

Briefing on changes to the OfS Prevent monitoring framework

9 Jul 2026

Roundtables: tell us how your institution is responding to AI

8 Jun 2026
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OfS future approach to regulating consumer and student protection (for students and their representatives)

15 May 2026
Event
OfS student debrief: harassment and sexual misconduct

30 Apr 2026
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