Image: Midjourney OfS’ quality reports are music to students’ ears by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/11/23 1
*Another* clamp down on "low-grade" degrees? *Another* clamp down on “low-grade” degrees? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 24/09/23
Image: Shutterstock Quality assurance needs to extend beyond the baseline by Helena Vine Comment 18/09/23 1
Image: Midjourney Two OfS investigation reports are now live. Are they fit for purpose? by Jim Dickinson Comment 12/09/23 2
Image: Shutterstock In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making by Jonathan Simons Comment 18/07/23 7
Image: Shutterstock Will student number controls for underperforming courses actually improve quality? by Debbie McVitty Comment 18/07/23 1
Image: Shutterstock HE reform plans are about performativity and control by Peter Scott Comment 18/07/23
OfS has more to say to the Industry and Regulators Committee OfS has more to say to the Industry and Regulators Committee by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 7/06/23
Image: Shutterstock What’s happened to autonomy and peer review? by Richard Harrison Analysis 31/03/23 9
What would happen if the sector won't let the DQB demit? What would happen if the sector won’t let the DQB demit? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 3/03/23 2
Image: Shutterstock Why is OfS making a point of doing the Designated Quality Body down? by David Kernohan Comment 26/01/23 11
Image: Shutterstock Benchmarks are reference points, so why do so many see them as requirements? by Richard Harrison Comment 11/01/23 8
Image: Shutterstock A new report on the care system has big implications for higher education by Chris Hoyle Comment 30/05/22 2
Image: Shutterstock Are the inspectors coming for your business school? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 26/05/22 7
Image: Shutterstock OfS has a new priorities letter from ministers by David Kernohan Policy Watch 31/03/22 3
Image: Shutterstock OfS needs to work on building trust over its plans for regulation of quality by Alex Bols Comment 16/03/22 1
Image: Ikon OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/03/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Previously on… value, quality, and teaching excellence policy and politics by Debbie McVitty Long read 24/01/22 2
Image: Shutterstock How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 7/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock External examiners are in the last chance saloon by Jim Dickinson Comment 5/08/21 8
Image: Shutterstock Are proposals on quality really in the student interest? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 20/07/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Introducing OfS’ new proposals on quality and standards by Susan Lapworth Comment 20/07/21 3
contrarian-apple-wonkhe Reviewing and proving the value of degrees by Julia Buckingham Comment 16/11/20 4
Image: Shutterstock Student welfare and safeguarding are issues of quality by Jim Dickinson Comment 8/11/19 2
Image: Shutterstock Scotland’s approach to quality makes universities better for everyone by Rowena Pelik Analysis 30/10/19
Image: IKON The things we lost when we made quality about outcomes by Debbie McVitty Analysis 21/10/19 2
Image: Shutterstock You’re spoiling us Secretary of State – yet another letter from Sanctuary Buildings by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 1/10/19 1
Image: Shutterstock Grade inflation could be the next battleground for higher education by Allan Howells Comment 25/01/18 2
Image: Shutterstock Proposed Quality Code how do I love thee not? Let me count the ways… by Comment 18/12/17 4
Image: Shutterstock What’s good again? Consultation launched on new UK Quality Code by Catherine Boyd Policy Watch 11/10/17
Image: Shutterstock TEF – is it here to stay or a flash in the pan? by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 25/07/17
Image: IKON Degrees of autonomy: universities and apprenticeship standards by Catherine Boyd Analysis 6/04/17
Source: Hansard Society Standards deviations, and suggested amendments to the Bill by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 16/12/16 1
Image: Shutterstock External examining should no longer exempt universities from proper scrutiny by Jim Dickinson Comment 7/11/16 6
Image: Shutterstock From burgers to bouncers: new providers, another new analogy by Mike Ratcliffe Comment 4/11/16 2
Image: Shutterstock Is the UK’s external examining system past its sell-by date? by Katie Akerman Analysis 13/10/16 37
Image: Shutterstock Quality and Excellence – Can you spot the difference? by Tony Strike Analysis 3/10/16
joint-planning-group-folder-wonkhe-quality higher education Two quality assurance systems to one: remembering the Joint Planning Group – Part 2 by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 10/05/16 1
joint-planning-group-folder-wonkhe-quality higher education Two quality assurance systems to one: remembering the Joint Planning Group – Part 1 by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 3/05/16
high-rise-building High-rise challenge: the new quality assessment model by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 4/04/16 1
Image: Ikon Make Room! Make Room! Quality, new providers and the gateway conundrum by Andrew McGettigan Analysis 4/04/16
Image: Shutterstock Quality assessment through the looking glass by Gordon McKenzie Comment 22/03/16 2
Image: Shutterstock HEFCE’s new quality system gives students a role but robs them of power by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/03/16
qaa-balance-wonkhe Too little or too much? HEFCE’s new model for quality assessment by Mark Leach Comment 18/03/16 2
wonkhe-building-blog-jenga-small Will the next quality system be genuinely risk-based? by David Cairns Analysis 15/03/16 3
Image: Shutterstock Beyond the Green Paper architecture: we still need QAA by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 7/01/16 2
tug-of-war-wonkhe Redress must be at the heart of future HE regulation by Jim Dickinson Comment 20/11/15 0
future-of-quality-wonkhe-qaa Balancing the future of the quality system by Ian Kimber Comment 13/08/15
fuzzy edges TEF wonkhe teaching excellence framework Removing the fuzzy edges from the TEF by Gordon McKenzie Analysis 9/07/15 0
loud-speaker-wonkhe Regulation should be more independent, not less by Jim Dickinson Comment 11/06/15 1
Dangerous Medicine £9k? £6k? Actually only £2.39 – It’s Dangerous Medicine by Paul Greatrix Registrarism 27/02/15