Publications

Letter from Sir Michael Barber, Chair of the Office for Students, to Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee.

This document provided guidance for registered providers about how the Office for Students (OfS) approached the regulation of student protection during the period of disruption resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This guidance applied from 9 June 2020 and is no longer in effect as of 12 May 2022.

This briefing note looks at how universities, colleges and others are responding to the challenges of delivering high-quality information, advice and guidance to prospective students through different channels, especially in the context of imminent decision deadlines.

The Office for Students has published its 2019-20 annual report and accounts. The report covers the OfS’s second year of operation, and our progress to date in delivering against our regulatory objectives.

This briefing note highlights the practical and innovative ways in which universities and colleges are working to support their international students.

Unistats 2020: Timetable and arrangements for the submission and publication of data

This briefing note looks at the practical steps universities and colleges are taking to help students without family support during the pandemic and beyond.

This publication summarises the Office for Students’ initial allocations of recurrent funding to higher education providers for the academic year 2020-21, to support their teaching activities.

How the Office for Students allocates money to higher education providers

This report highlights key changes in the apprenticeship landscape since 2016-17 at Levels 6 and 7.