TEF

From improvement to compliance – a significant shift in the purpose of the TEF

by Chris Husbands

Comment

22/09/25

1

OfS’ understanding of the student interest requires improvement

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

22/09/25

1

An assessor’s perspective on the Office for Students’ TEF shake-up

by Dilly Fung

Comment

22/09/25

TEF6: the incredible machine takes over quality assurance regulation

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

18/09/25

4

Back to the future for the TEF? Back to school for OfS?

by Paul Ashwin

Comment

9/09/25

2

Is peer review of teaching stuck in the past?

by Nick Grindle

Analysis

4/08/25

5

Preparing for TEF 2027? Hang on a moment

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

5/06/25

Subject TEF rides again (after a fashion)

by David Kernohan

Data

25/07/24

1

How to improve higher education learning and teaching – a user’s guide

by Debbie McVitty

Wonk Corner

14/05/24

TEF statements lift the lid on what stretching students to their full potential looks like

by Helena Vine

Analysis

2/05/24

What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains?

by Janice Kay

Analysis

2/05/24

When borrowing learning and teaching ideas from the UK, make sure to learn from them as well

by Letizia Gramaglia

Comment

18/03/24

More results from TEF

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

18/12/23

What TEF submissions told us about outcomes

by David Kernohan

Analysis

18/12/23

1

What TEF submissions told us about the student experience

by Livia Scott

Analysis

18/12/23

TEF submissions reveal a range of conceptions of educational gain

by Debbie McVitty

Analysis

18/12/23

3

The subject TEF that could have been

by David Kernohan

Data

4/12/23

1

What it’s like for a triple gold

by David Kernohan

Comment

1/12/23

4

Whatever TEF says, progression as it stands is a flawed measure of quality

by Mandy Edmond

Analysis

2/10/23

6

What use is TEF to applicants?

by Paul Ashwin

Comment

2/10/23

The unanswered TEF questions

by David Kernohan

Analysis

2/10/23

Ten reasons why TEF signals may not be helpful for prospective students

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

28/09/23

5

TEF results, 2023

by David Kernohan

Data

28/09/23

4

Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023

by Chris Husbands

Comment

28/09/23

1

TEF: the next chapter

by David Kernohan

Long read

25/09/23

TEF medals are almost here. Will they help or hinder students making choices?

by Jim Dickinson

Wonk Corner

9/08/23

2

Michael Barber, an apology, or, how I learned to love the TEF

by Shân Wareing

Comment

30/01/23

2

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

by Debbie McVitty

Comment

30/01/23

4

Have students had the nerve to tell the truth about their experience?

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

30/01/23

1

What next for TEF?

by Richard Harrison

Comment

24/01/23

8

Is OfS interested in extracurricular activity or not?

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

9/08/22

OfS responds on B3, TEF, and indicator construction

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

27/07/22

4

Teaching excellence policy must not remain race-blind

by Caryn Franklin

Comment

25/03/22

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

by Jim Dickinson

Analysis

16/03/22

1

Previously on… value, quality, and teaching excellence policy and politics

by Debbie McVitty

Long read

24/01/22

2

TEF will succeed if it leads to enhanced learning for ALL students

by Shirley Pearce

Comment

24/01/22

1

The Office for Students has designed a new TEF

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

20/01/22

How OfS will construct indicators for regulation

by David Kernohan

Long read

20/01/22

Exploring the impact of regulatory change on staff

by Fran McKay

Comment

17/12/21

What’s the future for the TEF – and how might we shape it?

by Paul Ashwin

Comment

7/12/21

2

Connected enhancement strategy must promote success for all

by Janice Kay

Comment

7/12/21

1

TEF: rebooted

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

20/07/21

Life with LEO – summer 2021 release

by David Kernohan

Data

25/06/21

1

Another pause for TEF, more consultation on regulation

by David Kernohan

Wonk Corner

10/06/21

5

The value of a national TEF is in enhancing university learning and teaching

by Shirley Pearce

Comment

8/02/21

3

Questioning the statistics that underpin TEF

by David Kernohan

Data

8/02/21

3

The government’s response to the Pearce review of TEF doesn’t do justice to it

by Paul Ashwin

Comment

8/02/21

4

TEF latest assessment – the Pearce review and the government’s response

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

21/01/21

4

Seven things the HE sector learned in 2020 – and what universities should prepare for in 2021

by Debbie McVitty

Long read

21/12/20

1

Building teaching and learning back better means scaling up enterprise education

by Andrew Boggs

Comment

3/12/20

4

Why can’t Million Plus have any additional student numbers?

by David Kernohan

Data

4/06/20

4

So long, and thanks for all the TEF?

by David Kernohan

Comment

15/04/20

Fifteen things we learned from January’s OfS board papers

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

22/02/20

1

Alterni-TEF: who does best on alternative graduate outcomes measures?

by David Kernohan

Data

17/02/20

Wicked problems: are we fighting a losing battle to protect the diversity of HE provision?

by Sue Rigby

Comment

6/01/20

1

There’s tension in this TEF review

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

5/11/19

1

What the (extra) TEF?

by David Kernohan

Comment

17/09/19

4

They don’t like the assessment, and they reject the feedback

by Jim Dickinson

SU Blogs

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6/09/19

You better run, you better take cover

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

23/08/19

2

What do programme directors do, and why does it matter?

by Ruth Massie

Analysis

2/08/19

Who’s cracking the champers at their TEF4 results?

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

20/06/19

1

2019 TEF results: three years of seeking out excellence

by Chris Husbands

Comment

19/06/19

1

Higher education needs an answer to the value question

by Debbie McVitty

Comment

17/06/19

5

TEF won’t sweeten my rankings rancour

by Johnny Rich

Comment

8/04/19

7

The essential elements of TEF

by Iain Mansfield

Comment

5/03/19

2

Dream on dreamer – TEF gets in the way

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

5/03/19

1

Subject level TEF isn’t fit for purpose – but institutional awards could be

by Sarah Stevens

Comment

1/03/19

1

Should we finally admit that TEF doesn’t inform students?

by David Morris

Analysis

25/02/19

1

The time has come to reconsider subject level TEF

by William Hammonds

Comment

25/02/19

A more refined employment metric

by Stuart Johnson

Comment

20/02/19

10

What do academic staff think of the TEF?

by Matt O'Leary

Comment

14/02/19

1

Vision and creativity as teaching excellence metrics

by James Derounian

Comment

8/02/19

6

Policy Watch: TEF year 4 data release

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

11/01/19

16

Let’s go fly a kite: Teaching and learning

by Camille Kandiko Howson

Analysis

8/01/19

8

Engaging students in the TEF

by Josh Gulrajani

Comment

4/12/18

4

The subject TEF journey continues

by Janice Kay

Comment

23/10/18

Developing subject-level TEF proposals: can the exercise live up to its aims?

by Sarah Stevens

Comment

23/10/18

An outsider’s view of subject level TEF

by Iain Mansfield

Analysis

23/10/18

1

Don’t students need a TEF of their own?

by Jim Dickinson

Comment

23/10/18

5

Policy Watch: Subject TEF year 2

by David Kernohan

Policy Watch

22/10/18

Going global? – internationalisation and the TEF

by Deborah Johnston

Analysis

12/07/18

Subject TEF and the question of numbers

by John MacInnes

Analysis

9/07/18

3

The wisdom of students: monitoring quality through student reviews

by Alex Griffiths

Analysis

28/06/18

2

Benchmarking ethnicity in TEF

by David Kernohan

Data

25/06/18

2

Bang! – grade inflation in TEF3

by David Kernohan

Data

13/06/18

7

Fun with flags – TEF3 style

by David Kernohan

Data

6/06/18

1

A first look at what the 2018 TEF3 data tells us

by Louis Coiffait

Policy Watch

6/06/18

1

TEF Awards 2018 – Full list

by Team Wonkhe

Data

6/06/18

5

If two were three? TEF fan fiction

by David Kernohan

Data

6/06/18

TEF: The Incredible Machine remixed

by Ant Bagshaw

Analysis

21/05/18

3

Conflicts of interest and compromise – the subject-level TEF consultation

by Melanie Rimmer

Comment

21/05/18

2

The possibilities and pitfalls of using TEF as an enhancement tool

by Claire Taylor

Analysis

21/05/18

1

What should the TEF look like in 10 years’ time?

by Stephanie Harris

Comment

21/05/18

1

Will there be a safe landing for the subject-level TEF pilot?

by Janice Kay

Comment

21/05/18

Subject-level TEF’s good intentions could have unintended consequences

by Neil Powell

Comment

11/04/18

2

Equally committed to excellence in education and research – “dual intensive” universities

by Anthony Forster

Analysis

28/03/18

6

Could do better: teaching quality assessment needs (continuous) improvement

by Ant Bagshaw

Comment

14/03/18

1

A cynic’s eye view of “teaching excellence”

by Ant Bagshaw

Comment

13/03/18

1

When is a subject not a subject?

by Alan Paull

Analysis

13/03/18

It’s time to reset the Teaching Excellence Framework

by Anthony Seldon

Comment

29/01/18

4