Image: Shutterstock 21 things we learned from March’s OfS Board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/06/22
OfS union branch weighs in on Wharton OfS union branch weighs in on Wharton by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 29/05/22
The thing about "low value courses" is that students have paid to be on them The thing about “low value courses” is that students have paid to be on them by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/05/22 4
Image: Shutterstock Are the inspectors coming for your business school? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 26/05/22 7
Image: Shutterstock The role of governance in addressing grade inflation by Simon Meacher Comment 19/05/22 3
Image: Shutterstock How do we manage the quality of degree apprenticeships? by Elizabeth Cleaver Comment 14/05/22 1
Image: Shutterstock The Free Speech Bill is back – but there’s still plenty of problems by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 11/05/22 3
Image: Shutterstock 28 things we learned from February’s OfS board papers by David Kernohan Comment 25/03/22
Image: Shutterstock Why all the silence on higher education provider information? by Mike Ratcliffe Comment 22/03/22
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: Shutterstock How have the TEF and the B3 bear landed in universities? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 16/03/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Who paid the price for provider survival during the pandemic? by David Kernohan Analysis 9/03/22
Image: IKON Conditional unconditionals are dead – but is the damage already done? by Jim Dickinson Comment 8/03/22
Image: IKON What did ministers intend on quality and standards? by David Kernohan Long read 7/03/22 2
Image: Ikon OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 2/03/22 4
London Churchill College gets a condition of registration over quality London Churchill College gets a condition of registration over quality by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 10/02/22
But what about all the posh doctors? But what about all the posh doctors? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 9/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock Belonging, confidence and skills are our problem by Jim Dickinson Comment 4/02/22
Image: IKON Contact hours return as a concern for ministers keen to respond to students by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/02/22 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS outcomes proposals could improve links between WP and employability by Paul Gratrick Comment 28/01/22
Image: Shutterstock The B3 bear returns to hunt down Mickey Mouse (courses) by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 20/01/22 11
Image: Shutterstock How OfS will construct indicators for regulation by David Kernohan Long read 20/01/22
Image: Shutterstock 21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers by David Kernohan Comment 14/01/22
Image: Shutterstock The OfS Data Futures consultation: right answer, wrong question by Andy Youell Comment 11/01/22 3
Image: Shutterstock Resetting the dial on access and participation by Lizzy Woodfield Comment 9/12/21
Image: Shutterstock Christmas comes early as OfS leaves its annual under the tree by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/12/21 2
Image: IKON Good regulation welcomes critical and robust challenge by Nicola Dandridge Comment 19/11/21
Image: Shutterstock 24 things we learned from September’s OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 16/11/21
How bureaucratic is the Office for Students? How bureaucratic is the Office for Students? by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 16/11/21 1
Image: IKON Should the Office for Students obsess over outcomes? by Amelia McLoughlan Comment 16/11/21 2
Image: IKON Where does regulation in the student interest go next? by Jim Dickinson Analysis 15/11/21
Image: Shutterstock The next few years of OfS will be the same, but harsher by David Kernohan Policy Watch 12/11/21
Image: Shutterstock What is a “world class specialist” provider? by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 7/10/21 5
Image: Shutterstock Twelve things we learned from July’s OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/09/21
Image: Shutterstock Ten things we learned from May’s OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 17/08/21 2
OfS funding allocations 2021-22 OfS funding allocations 2021-22 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 30/07/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Sixteen things we learned from March and April’s OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/07/21
Image: Shutterstock A reprieve for archaeology, but cuts confirmed for London and the arts by David Kernohan Policy Watch 21/07/21 4
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
Image: Shutterstock Student experience during the pandemic could have been worse by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/06/21
Image: Shutterstock How should universities respond to Ofsted’s report on sexual violence in schools? by Emma Bond Comment 22/06/21
Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 10/06/21 5
Image: Shutterstock How to address the sexual and racial misconduct crisis out of the drama by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/06/21
Image: Shutterstock Where was the work on student rights when they needed it the most? by Jim Dickinson Comment 21/05/21 1
The OfS measures its own regulatory burden The OfS measures its own regulatory burden by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 18/05/21 3
Image: Shutterstock It’s 1986 all over again as free speech on campus gets a bill of its own by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 12/05/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Fair procedures aren’t as easy to run as OfS thinks by Georgina Calvert-Lee Comment 23/04/21 2
Image: Shutterstock How to do more than the bare minimum on harassment and sexual misconuct by Graham Towl Comment 22/04/21
Reading the first interview with the new OfS chair Reading the first interview with the new OfS chair by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 9/04/21
Image: Shutterstock If a provider is in trouble, who will take the force of the blow? by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 1/04/21
Image: Shutterstock Protecting students if a provider is at risk of closure by Susan Lapworth Comment 31/03/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Is it time to tighten up the regulation of international agents? by Jim Dickinson Comment 30/03/21
Image: Shutterstock OfS consults on capital and recurrent funding for 2021-22 by David Kernohan Policy Watch 26/03/21 3
Image: Shutterstock Sixteen golden nuggets from the December and February OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Analysis 18/03/21
Universities told not to swamp courses with students Universities told not to swamp courses with students by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 17/03/21
Image: Shutterstock Government free speech proposals represent a breakdown of trust and confidence by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 16/02/21 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS sets off in a new direction with new guidance and a new chair by David Kernohan Policy Watch 9/02/21 2
Image: Shutterstock Should students tell tales on their university or college? by Jim Dickinson Comment 27/01/21 1
Image: Shutterstock Five regulatory gifts under the tree from the Office for Students by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 15/12/20 1
Image: Shutterstock This is no way to review the National Student Survey by Gwen van der Velden Comment 8/12/20 3
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students has a (new) plan by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 30/10/20 1
Image: Shutterstock 22 things we spotted in the September OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 28/10/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Ministers hit out at burdensome university sector regulation by David Kernohan Policy Watch 10/09/20 3
Image: Shutterstock Registration isn’t working for the sector’s SMEs by Alex Proudfoot Comment 17/08/20 3
Image: Shutterstock The Office for Students loses in court – with major implications for the sector by Jim Dickinson Analysis 14/08/20 3
Image: IKON Proposals on academic freedom would achieve anything but by Jim Dickinson Comment 3/08/20 7
Image: Shutterstock 20 things we’ve spotted in the March OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Analysis 6/05/20 1
Image: Shutterstock If the risks have changed, then so should the protections by Jim Dickinson Comment 1/04/20
Wonkhe Its Alive 20 OfS will work to improve its regulatory relationship with HE providers by Nicola Dandridge Comment 12/03/20 1
shutterstock_1543634033 On the level playing field, alternative providers have been backed into a corner by Adam Campbell Comment 11/03/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Will more “free speech” regulation have unintended consequences? by Jim Dickinson Comment 9/03/20
Image: Shutterstock Fifteen things we learned from January’s OfS board papers by Jim Dickinson Comment 22/02/20 1
Image: Shutterstock OfS’ new strategy won’t help students speak truth to power by Eve Alcock Comment 13/02/20 2
Image: Shutterstock Third post – another guidance letter for the Office for Students by David Kernohan Policy Watch 9/01/20
Image: Shutterstock 26 things we learned from the OfS board papers for November 2019 by David Kernohan Policy Watch 20/12/19
Image: Shutterstock An extra present under the tree – students get better rights for Christmas from OfS by Jim Dickinson Analysis 20/12/19 2
Image: Shutterstock Registering a complaint? The OfS registration process, analysed by Jim Dickinson Policy Watch 30/10/19 2
