Independent HE Annual Conference 2017 – A positive outlook for the future of independent higher education

With keynotes from Nicola Dandridge, the chief executive designate of the Office for Students, and Viscount Younger of Leckie, Government whip and education spokesperson in the House of Lords, as well as elective sessions around managing the transition to the OfS, the conference was focused clearly on looking ahead to the positive but wide-ranging changes set […]

Institutes of Technology competition opens

The Department for Education has launched the competition for establishing Institutes of Technology (IoTs), which will involve a new type of collaboration between business, further education providers and higher education providers. These new institutions will deliver provision to learners that is highly sought after by employers, in technical disciplines, particularly science, technology, engineering and maths. […]

IHE QAA OU Final Validation Report December 2017

The final report from the IHE/QAA/OU Validation Project, Piloting a streamlined approach to validation’ – a joint project by The Open University (OU), the Quality AssuranceAgency for Higher Education (QAA) and Independent Higher Education (IHE) has now been published. The IHE/QAA/OU Validation Project is a collaboration between Independent Higher Education, The Open University and the […]