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 […]

IHE Responds to Government’s Accelerated Degrees Consultation

Independent Higher Education (IHE) has responded to the Government’s consultation on Accelerated Degrees. The Department for Education announced the consultation in December last year, seeking views on how to enable and encourage wider provision of accelerated degree courses, and increased enrolment by students. The consultation documents propose a new model for funding and support which would be […]

IHE Responds to MAC Call for Evidence on Economic & Social Impacts of International Students

Independent Higher Education (IHE) has submitted evidence to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) commission on international students. The MAC published its call for evidence on the economic and social impacts of international students in October 2017 and is due to publish its findings in September 2018. IHE’s evidence outlines the available data sets on international students in independent […]