Author
Catherine Boyd
Former Executive Officer, Wonkhe
Catherine was an Executive Officer at Wonkhe. She joined in September 2016 after working as a Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator for the Quality Assurance Agency. She led external relations with students, providers, PSRBs and key policy wonks. She has also worked for the University of Creative Arts managing a student engagement project.
34 pieces
Newest first, since November 2016 · page 1 of 2
· Long read
Why are so many HE agencies in the south west?
What is the connection between the Cotswold and HE regulation? Catherine Boyd takes a journey through history to uncover the surprising truth.
· Comment
UK Quality Code 2.0
Catherine Boyd introduces the new UK Quality Code for higher education, picking out five key changes.
· Data
A first look at the latest LEO data
Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan get stuck in to the DfE’s latest LEO data drop.
With David Kernohan
· Comment
Views from four female HE leaders
Arthi Nachiappan and Catherine Boyd interview Clare Marchant, Valerie Amos, Maddalaine Ansell, and Alison Johns, for International Women’s Day 2018.
With Arthi Nachiappan
· People
#Wonklife – Joy Elliot-Bowman
In the first in a new series, Catherine Boyd profiles Joy Elliott-Bowman from Independent HE
· Policy Watch
Regulatory Framework 2.0 – What you need to know
There’s a lot to digest in today’s regulatory smorgasbord. Catherine Boyd has put together a tasting menu of the choicest morsels for your delectation.
· Policy Watch
A beginner’s guide to the English regulatory transitional period
With so much going on, it can be easy to lose track of what to expect and when as the OfS replaces HEFCE, and HERA takes hold. Arthi Nachiappan and Catherine Boyd pull everything together.
With Arthi Nachiappan
· Analysis
What happens when an alternative provider falls into administration?
Administration, a sudden sale and an unexpected new owner. As Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan found out, it’s been quite a time for the London College of Creative Media. But what can we learn from it?
With David Kernohan
· Policy Watch
A beginner’s guide to the Office for Students
It’s the most far-reaching change to HE regulation in England since 1992. From HERA to implementation, Catherine Boyd walks you through everything you need to know about the OfS.
· Analysis
A bushel and a peck – OfS subscription fees again
Shortly after our previous article on OfS subscriptions was published, DfE updated their impact assessments. Once again, Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan are here to take you through the implications.
With David Kernohan
· Analysis
How much will OfS cost institutions?
How much will institutional subscriptions raise to fund the new Office for Students? Not enough, argue Wonkhe’s David Kernohan and Catherine Boyd.
With David Kernohan
· Policy Watch
Validation arrangements continue to be risky business
In the wake of a BBC investigation, Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan look at the way validation and franchise arrangements are currently managed and how they will work in the future.
With David Kernohan
· Policy Watch
What’s happening to quality?
With the regulatory framework consultation and the Quality Code consultation out, top quality wonk Catherine Boyd, has plenty of thoughts on the future of quality in the English HE sector, and beyond.
· Policy Watch
The cost of regulation
Institutions will subscribe to the new Office for Students, but at what level, and how will these levels be determined? And what are the other potential costs in the new system? Catherine Boyd takes a look
· Policy Watch
What’s good again? Consultation launched on new UK Quality Code
As the UK-wide standing committee for quality assessment (UKSCQA) begins consulting on proposals for a new Quality Code, Catherine Boyd and Louis Coffait run down the key changes and proposals.
With Louis Coiffait
· Policy Watch
Can one size fit all? OfS and the future of regulation
The Higher Education Commission has launched a new report on the challenges facing the OfS in fostering a diverse higher education sector. Wonkhe’s Arthi Nachiappan and Catherine Boyd digest the key findings.
With Arthi Nachiappan
· Policy Watch
Learning TEF lessons
The release of the TEF lessons learned report, highlighted in Jo Johnson’s UUK speech, means more changes to everyone’s favourite measure of teaching excellence. Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan take a look at the impli
With David Kernohan
· Analysis
Ethnicity in the TEF – what we know (and don’t know)
What can the data used in TEF tell us about continuing sector issues around ethnicity? Wonkhe’s Catherine Boyd has taken a look at the published split metrics.
· Analysis
The case for intersectionality in TEF
The split metrics in TEF allow us to see potential issues with diverse groups, but do they go far enough? Catherine Boyd and David Kernohan consider how intersectional groups could be represented.
With David Kernohan
· Policy Watch
Roll up, roll up for subject level TEF
As the government announce subject level TEF pilots, Catherine Boyd digs into the specification to find out what this new frontier for TEF is all about. Apply, if you dare.
With Ant Bagshaw