OfS announces the members of its new Student Interest Board
22 May 2025
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De-designation of courses at Brit College
Students at Brit College have been told that their higher education courses will be no longer be designated by the Department for Education from 4 June 2025.
9 Jun 2025
Press releaseOfS seeks views on regional access partnerships
Our new call for evidence is seeking views on how best to develop regional access partnerships to address risks to equality of opportunity in higher education.
5 Jun 2025
Press releaseOfS responds to national review of higher education student suicide deaths
A report published by the Department for Education has set out a series of recommendations to support students and prevent suicide.
27 May 2025
Press releaseLeeds Trinity University: settlement agreed after breaches of requirements relating to oversight of subcontractual partnerships
The Office for Students (OfS) has imposed a monetary penalty of £115,000 on Leeds Trinity University (LTU) after an investigation in respect of the period from October 2022 to February 2024 identified that the university did not have effective arrangements in place to respond to rapid growth in its subcontractual provision.
23 May 2025
Press releaseOfS announces the members of its new Student Interest Board
The Student Interest Board will advise the Office for Students’ (OfS) board, inform policy development, help the OfS to understand students’ perspectives, and challenge it to act in their interests.
22 May 2025
News articleOfS receives funding guidance for 2025-26
The Office for Students (OfS) has received guidance from the government which sets out the Strategic Priorities Grant funding available for distribution in 2025-26.
19 May 2025
Press releaseOfS analysis finds continued pressure on university finances
The OfS’s annual financial sustainability report shows that the financial performance of universities and colleges is forecast to decline in 2024-25 for the third consecutive year.
8 May 2025
Press releaseTrading Standards referral leads to changed terms in student contract at higher education provider
The London School of Science and Technology (LSST) has amended its student contract after the Office for Students (OfS) referred concerns about potentially unfair terms and conditions to National Trading Standards.
29 Apr 2025
Press releaseChanges to transnational education and partnership data collection
Our revised approach to transnational education (TNE) and partnerships data collection will now collect data using the expanded aggregate offshore record (AOR), pause the implementation of individualised records for TNE students, and ask institutions with new award-only partnerships to submit reportable events.
10 Apr 2025
News articleApplied Business Academy: investigation finds serious concerns
Only six per cent of student placements offered as part of Applied Business Academy’s (ABA) Diploma in Education and Teaching course were suitable, an Office for Students (OfS) investigation has found.
2 Apr 2025
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