MPs and Peers announce first-ever Inquiry into building a sustainable future for international students in the UK

The APPG for International Students, which IHE administers through its group Exporting Education UK, has announced a new Inquiry into the opportunities and challenges in building a sustainable future for international students in the UK. There are over 500,000 international students in primary, secondary and tertiary education, and over 580,000 students learning English, each year […]

Paid Internship Opportunity with the APPG for International Students

Paid 2.5-day internship opportunity for International Students The All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students is holding an inquiry into A Sustainable Future for International Students in the UK. The APPG, which is administered by IHE, are looking for one international student to assist with transcribing each of the oral sessions held on 17 July […]

DfE confirms home fee status for EU students in 2019/20

The Department for Education has today (2 July) announced that EU national students starting courses in England in the 2019/20 academic year will continue to be eligible for home fee status, confirming that they will be charged the same tuition fees as UK students. This status will last for the duration of their course and […]

IHE Members Norland College Earn Gold Award as 2018 TEF Results Announced

The Office for Students announced the results of this year’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessments on 6 June 2018. IHE members Norland College were one of six independent providers to receive a Gold award. In this second year of full TEF awards, 33 new entrants chose to take part, bringing the total number of higher […]

HESA Blog featuring IHE members: Graduate Outcomes – a new way of working

HESA published a blog on 26th March 2018, Graduate Outcomes: a new way of working, which covered how a range a providers are preparing for the new Graduate Outcomes survey. The blog highlights Independent Higher Education, and the approaches being taken by two IHE members, New College of the Humanities and SAE Institute. The relevant extract […]

Six IHE Members Shortlisted for 2018 Whatuni Student Choice Awards

The shortlist has been announced for the new Independent Higher Education Award at the 2018 Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs), which features six IHE members among the ten-strong list of providers. This is the first time there has been an Independent Higher Education category within the WUSCAs, and expands eligibility for the awards to providers […]

Office for Students publishes New Regulatory Framework Guidance

The Office for Students (OfS) has today (28 February) published its new regulatory framework for English higher education and associated guidance in a series of documents available on the Office for Students Website. Securing student success: Regulatory framework for higher education in England was released to coincide with the OfS Launch Conference in central London today, alongside […]

IHE Welcomes Post-18 Education and Funding Review

Independent Higher Education welcomes today’s announcement of the Government’s review into post-18 education and funding in England. As announced in a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May in Derby this afternoon, the review will be carried out by the Department for Education with expert input from an independent advisory panel chaired by Philip Augar, a […]

Third HESA Release: Alternative Providers Continue to Attract Non-Traditional Students

On Thursday 15 February, HESA released the third Statistical First Release: Higher Education Statistics: Alternative Providers, covering the 2016/17 student record. The data shows that independent higher education providers continue to attract high numbers of mature students (40%) and BME students (54%), with overall student characteristics remaining similar to the 2015/16 release. This release also […]