Independent Providers Shut Out by Sector Agency Review

This is a response to the report from the review group chaired by Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, and endorsed by UUK and GuildHE, into higher education sector agencies. The report can be found here. Independent Higher Education has responded to the publication of the final report from Sir David Bell’s […]

DfE Publishes Best Practice Guidance to Help Providers Support Disabled Students

The Department for Education has published a new report which provides best practice guidance to help universities, colleges and independent higher education providers support their disabled students. The report, titled ‘Inclusive teaching and learning in higher education as a route to excellence’, has been produced by the Disabled Student Sector Leadership Group (DSSLG), which is […]

50 Alternative Providers Opt-in for TEF Year 2 Provisional Award

Following the deadline for applications to Year 2 of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) on 26 January 2017, 50 alternative providers have opted-in for a provisional TEF award with a further 6 applying for a full TEF assessment. A total of 299 universities, colleges and alternative providers of higher education have chosen to participate. Providers […]

10 February 2017 – Policy Webinar: Understanding Student Retention and Success

Student retention remains a key performance indicator in higher education quality assurance processes and features heavily in upcoming changes to higher education regulation. It becomes vital that higher education providers ensure they have robust policies to support student success. Student retention is a difficult area to manage, as many students drop-out of a course with […]

25 January 2017 – Meet the Experts: HEFCE

This event is part of our programme of Meet the Experts events, providing the opportunity for members to speak directly with government and sector bodies in Chatham House discussions to enhance mutual understanding. The sessions will also include updates on policy and practice from both the organisation and members. Powered by Eventbrite