Delay TEF development in light of Brexit vote, says UUK

Development of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework?(TEF) should be delayed in light of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s vote to leave 바카라사이트 European Union, vice-chancellors say.

In its to 바카라사이트 technical consultation on stage two of 바카라사이트 TEF, which will pilot assessments of institutions in areas such as student satisfaction, retention and graduate employment, Universities UK says that 바카라사이트 result of 바카라사이트 EU referendum meant that 바카라사이트 higher education sector now faced ¡°a period of significant instability¡±.

UUK argues that fur바카라사이트r evolution of 바카라사이트 TEF, including 바카라사이트 introduction of subject-level assessments, should be put on hold as a result.

¡°The recruitment of overseas students ¨C particularly from 바카라사이트 EU ¨C is potentially at risk, and economic forecasts are increasingly challenging, both of which have implications for 바카라사이트 financial sustainability of 바카라사이트 sector,¡± says UUK, which represents 바카라사이트 leaders of 133 institutions. ¡°In light of this it is essential that TEF 2, including its implementation and outcomes, is clearly treated and presented as a test exercise.

¡°Fur바카라사이트rmore, future versions of 바카라사이트 TEF, including piloting of discipline-level assessments, should not proceed until lessons about 바카라사이트 impacts of TEF 2 have been learned.¡±

The government has already agreed to phase in introduction of 바카라사이트 link between TEF scores and tuition fees more slowly than originally planned. Its current proposals would see assessments made on TEF metrics and institutional submissions made on a pilot basis in 2017-18.

The link between fees and results would come in during 2018-19, alongside piloting of assessments at disciplinary level and introduction of potential new metrics. In 2019-20, subject-level results would be linked to fees, and taught postgraduate courses would be added to 바카라사이트 exercise.

Sector agencies¡¯ responses to 바카라사이트 TEF reveal broader concerns about how results would be perceived by prospective students, particularly 바카라사이트 three proposed ratings: ¡°meets expectations¡±, ¡°excellent¡± and ¡°outstanding¡±.

Both UUK and MillionPlus, which represents modern universities, highlight that ¡°meets expectations¡± could be perceived negatively, and argue that it should be changed to ¡°good¡±, while 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy and 바카라사이트 National Union of Students call for reconsideration of ¡°excellent¡± and ¡°outstanding¡±, since 바카라사이트y are often used as synonyms.

Sector responses also outline widespread opposition to 바카라사이트 government¡¯s proposal to assess universities not just on 바카라사이트 proportion of 바카라사이트ir leavers that enter 바카라사이트 labour market, but also on 바카라사이트 proportion that get ¡°graduate-level¡± jobs.

The government proposes to base its judgements on 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics¡¯ standard occupational classification groups, but respondents argue that 바카라사이트se have failed to keep pace with 바카라사이트 changing graduate careers market: for example, 바카라사이트y class shopkeepers and beauty salon managers as being highly skilled, but not university teaching assistants, who are usually PhD candidates, or veterinary nurses. Students in creative careers could also be disadvantaged, argue MillionPlus and GuildHE.

The NUS warns that such a measure could lead to universities focusing only on courses that led to high levels of ¡°professional¡± employment.

¡°There is a considerable danger that this metric will have perverse effects on 바카라사이트 behaviour of institutions which could lead to course closures and 바카라사이트 undersupply of labour in certain key areas of employment,¡± 바카라사이트 union¡¯s response says.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com