Author
Helena Vine
Helena Vine is Lead Policy Officer (England) at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, leading policy and public affairs in England.
6 pieces
Newest first, since May 2021
· Comment
Either the sector cleans up academic partnerships, or the government does
New guidance from the QAA aims to help providers improve oversight of franchised provision. Helena Vine urges speedy action
· Comment
We can all share the credit
The QAA’s Helena Vine asks whether we need or want a consistent approach to credit transfer, and, if so, how we might achieve it
· Comment
Give us some credit
The QAA’s Helena Vine explores the state of credit transfer policies across the UK and asks what might be done to help them work better
· Analysis
TEF statements lift the lid on what stretching students to their full potential looks like
At a time when some critics say degrees are getting easier, Helena Vine highlights the importance of challenge in a new QAA analysis of TEF submissions
· Comment
Quality assurance needs to extend beyond the baseline
A different approach to quality assurance could allow us to share more information about what actually happens in higher education providers. The QAA’s Helena Vine and Eve Alcock tell us more
With Eve Alcock
· Comment
Post qualification admissions distracts from the real fair access issues
If we really care about fair access, post-qualification admissions is not the debate we should be having, says Helena Vine.