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OfS opts for secrecy over risks to students

by Jim Dickinson

25/04/23

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Podcast: Complaints, student voice, research funding

by Team Wonkhe

21/04/23

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Providers and their regulator aren’t learning from student complaints

by Jim Dickinson

20/04/23

3

OfS tried to silence us, say student panel members

OfS tried to silence us, say student panel members

by David Kernohan

18/04/23

9

OfS has updated a bunch of its dashboards - can the regulation keep up?

OfS has updated a bunch of its dashboards – can the regulation keep up?

by Jim Dickinson

12/04/23

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Forty things we found out from OfS’ December and February board papers

by Jim Dickinson

11/04/23

1

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The grim calculus of access and participation

by Debbie McVitty

3/04/23

2

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Why has England’s annual funding letter appeared on take out the trash day?

by Jim Dickinson

30/03/23

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OfS’ new approach to regulating access and participation

by Team Wonkhe

29/03/23

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Can universities be honest with OfS about external risks to access and participation?

by Jim Dickinson

29/03/23

What's going on with OfS' performance measures?

What’s going on with OfS’ performance measures?

by Jim Dickinson

24/03/23

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Vice chancellors push back against regulatory burden

Vice chancellors push back against regulatory burden

by Michael Salmon

21/03/23

Former ministers weigh in for OfS inquiry

Former ministers weigh in for OfS inquiry

by David Kernohan

14/03/23

1

Inquiry into Office for Students launched

Inquiry into Office for Students launched

by Michael Salmon

3/03/23

3

Podcast: Harassment, science and tech, student living

by Team Wonkhe

24/02/23

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Student calls for freedom from harm are finally being heeded

by Jim Dickinson

23/02/23

4

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Students deserve protection wherever they study

by Susan Lapworth

23/02/23

1

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Should we record or ban staff-student relationships?

by Sunday Blake

23/02/23

3

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What is the Teaching Excellence Framework’s theory of change?

by Debbie McVitty

30/01/23

4

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Can OfS fix its relationship with the higher education sector?

by Michael Salmon

26/01/23

2

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Why is OfS making a point of doing the Designated Quality Body down?

by David Kernohan

26/01/23

11

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18 things we spotted in the September 2022 board papers

by Jim Dickinson

29/11/22

1

Evidence on participation risks requested

Evidence on participation risks requested

by David Kernohan

28/11/22

Who is in line for a surprise regulatory visit?

Who is in line for a surprise regulatory visit?

by David Kernohan

18/11/22

9

Fees for OfS inspections

Fees for OfS inspections

by David Kernohan

17/11/22

7

GuildHE weighs in on the cost of regulation

GuildHE weighs in on the cost of regulation

by David Kernohan

11/11/22

1

We’re starting to see responses to the OfS equality of opportunity consultation

We’re starting to see responses to the OfS equality of opportunity consultation

by Michael Salmon

10/11/22

Data further into the future

Data further into the future

by David Kernohan

3/11/22

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Consultations are not just a token opportunity for the sector to air views

by Charlotte Snelling

31/10/22

12

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Registration time at OfS

by Mike Ratcliffe

24/10/22

5

OfS picks up DQB responsibilities

OfS picks up DQB responsibilities

by Michael Salmon

14/10/22

1

Podcast: Conservative conference, outcomes and experience data, student suicide

by Team Wonkhe

7/10/22

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OfS dashboards usher in a new era of regulation

by David Kernohan

30/09/22

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So who's been getting a visit from the OfS clipboard warriors?

So who’s been getting a visit from the OfS clipboard warriors?

by Jim Dickinson

30/09/22

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Fourteen things we spotted in July’s OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

23/09/22

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25 things we spotted in May’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

5/09/22

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Is OfS interested in extracurricular activity or not?

by Jim Dickinson

9/08/22

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OfS responds on B3, TEF, and indicator construction

by David Kernohan

27/07/22

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21 things we learned from March’s OfS Board papers

by Jim Dickinson

1/06/22

OfS union branch weighs in on Wharton

OfS union branch weighs in on Wharton

by David Kernohan

29/05/22

Podcast: OfS investigations, uni leadership, skills

by Team Wonkhe

27/05/22

The thing about — 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

26/05/22

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Are the inspectors coming for your business school?

by Jim Dickinson

26/05/22

7

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The role of governance in addressing grade inflation

by Simon Meacher

19/05/22

3

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How do we manage the quality of degree apprenticeships?

by Elizabeth Cleaver

14/05/22

2

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The Free Speech Bill is back – but there’s still plenty of problems

by Jim Dickinson

11/05/22

3

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Student engagement is a top priority for OfS

by Martha Longdon

6/04/22

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28 things we learned from February’s OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

25/03/22

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Is OfS asleep or woke at the wheel?

by Jim Dickinson

22/03/22

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Why all the silence on higher education provider information?

by Mike Ratcliffe

22/03/22

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OfS needs to work on building trust over its plans for regulation of quality

by Alex Bols

16/03/22

1

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How have the TEF and the B3 bear landed in universities?

by Jim Dickinson

16/03/22

1

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Who paid the price for provider survival during the pandemic?

by David Kernohan

9/03/22

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Conditional unconditionals are dead – but is the damage already done?

by Jim Dickinson

8/03/22

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What did ministers intend on quality and standards?

by David Kernohan

7/03/22

2

PODCAST: Sexual misconduct, quality, belonging, drugs

by Team Wonkhe

4/03/22

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OfS knows best on quality and standards – what could go wrong?

by David Kernohan

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

10/02/22

But what about all the posh doctors?

But what about all the posh doctors?

by Jim Dickinson

9/02/22

1

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Belonging, confidence and skills are HE’s problem

by Jim Dickinson

4/02/22

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OfS outcomes won’t help equity

by Ali Orr

4/02/22

3

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Contact hours return as a concern for ministers keen to respond to students

by Jim Dickinson

1/02/22

1

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OfS outcomes proposals could improve links between WP and employability

by Paul Gratrick

28/01/22

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The B3 bear returns to hunt down Mickey Mouse (courses)

by Jim Dickinson

20/01/22

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How OfS will construct indicators for regulation

by David Kernohan

20/01/22

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21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers

by David Kernohan

14/01/22

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The OfS Data Futures consultation: right answer, wrong question

by Andy Youell

11/01/22

3

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Resetting the dial on access and participation

by Lizzy Woodfield

9/12/21

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Christmas comes early as OfS leaves its annual under the tree

by Jim Dickinson

1/12/21

2

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Good regulation welcomes critical and robust challenge

by Nicola Dandridge

19/11/21

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Enabling social mobility means taking risks

by Michael Young

18/11/21

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Should OfS worry about student welfare?

by Andy Phippen

17/11/21

1

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24 things we learned from September’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

16/11/21

How bureaucratic is the Office for Students?

How bureaucratic is the Office for Students?

by David Kernohan

16/11/21

1

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Should the Office for Students obsess over outcomes?

by Amelia McLoughlan

16/11/21

2

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Can OfS help level up the country?

by Andy Westwood

15/11/21

2

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Where does regulation in the student interest go next?

by Jim Dickinson

15/11/21

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The next few years of OfS will be the same, but harsher

by David Kernohan

12/11/21

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What is a “world class specialist” provider?

by David Kernohan

21/10/21

5

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OfS issues new guidance on reportable events

by Jim Dickinson

21/10/21

1

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How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee?

by Jim Dickinson

7/10/21

5

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Twelve things we learned from July’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

30/09/21

Non-completion and HESES20

Non-completion and HESES20

by David Kernohan

22/09/21

1

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Ten things we learned from May’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

17/08/21

2

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Do grade inflation and fair access mix?

by Chris Millward

12/08/21

OfS funding allocations 2021-22

OfS funding allocations 2021-22

by David Kernohan

30/07/21

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Sixteen things we learned from March and April’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

30/07/21

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A reprieve for archaeology, but cuts confirmed for London and the arts

by David Kernohan

21/07/21

4

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Are proposals on quality really in the student interest?

by Jim Dickinson

20/07/21

2

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Introducing OfS’ new proposals on quality and standards

by Susan Lapworth

20/07/21

3

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Student experience during the pandemic could have been worse

by Jim Dickinson

28/06/21

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How should universities respond to Ofsted’s report on sexual violence in schools?

by Emma Bond

22/06/21

Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation

Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation

by David Kernohan

10/06/21

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How to address the sexual and racial misconduct crisis out of the drama

by Jim Dickinson

3/06/21

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Where was the work on student rights when they needed it the most?

by Jim Dickinson

21/05/21

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The OfS measures its own regulatory burden

The OfS measures its own regulatory burden

by David Kernohan

18/05/21

3

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It’s 1986 all over again as free speech on campus gets a bill of its own

by Jim Dickinson

12/05/21

2

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Fair procedures aren’t as easy to run as OfS thinks

by Georgina Calvert-Lee

23/04/21

2

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Students want protection for themselves and others

by Anna Bull

23/04/21

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How to do more than the bare minimum on harassment and sexual misconuct

by Graham Towl

22/04/21