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 This guidance applied from 9 June 2020 and is no longer in effect as of 12 May 2022.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.

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

National Student Survey 2020: Publication of data

This page contains a Q&A document and a letter both of which set out how the OfS expects providers to comply with the statutory Prevent duty during the coronavirus pandemic and associated disruption.

This letter provides accountable officers of providers in the Approved (fee cap) part of the OfS Register with an update on implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on OfS funding.