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Department for Education consultation on registration fees for HE providers

The Department for Education has published a consultation on Office for Students registration fees for HE providers. The government has launched its consultation entitled ‘Office for Students: registration fees and other fees’.  The consultation will run until 14 March 2017 and seeks views from the HE sector and other interested parties on: Underpinning principles and […]
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Innovation, validation, skills, and excellent teaching: IHE conference covers the sector’s biggest issues

Independent HE has an important role to play in improving the UK’s skills and attracting international students post-Brexit, the sector’s conference heard. “There are two big factors: productivity and social immobility, which are linked and which we have to tackle. The fluid independent HE sector is the way forward,” Neil Carmichael, Chair of the Commons […]
  • On 5th December 2016
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Independent HE Briefing for the House of Lords on the Higher Education and Research Bill – December 2016

Independent HE has produced a briefing for members of the House of Lords on the Higher Education and Research Bill in advance of its Second Reading. The briefing condenses and updates our previous briefings and position paper to address the following key areas: The Importance of the HE Bill Regulation by the Office for Students Promoting vocational […]
  • On 1st December 2016
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IHE QAA OU Validation Interim Report November 2016

Following from the September launch of our Validation Project, in partnership with the Open University (OU) and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), we have produced an interim report outlining the progress to date. The report specifically focuses on the challenges for validation partnerships, identifying key principles to ensure effective validation, and makes several recommendations on […]
  • On 1st December 2016
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QAA Consultation on Information for Prospective Students

QAA has developed new guidance on behalf of the UK funding bodies: Guidance about Providing Information to Prospective Undergraduate Students. QAA are now inviting feedback and views on this guidance.   Why are QAA consulting? This guidance is intended to help universities and colleges delivering higher education to meet both prospective undergraduate students’ information needs and their […]
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