Give and take on national student-charter agenda

The development of a national student charter took a step forward last week as a group was convened to examine 바카라사이트 idea.

Expectations on feedback, learning facilities and student welfare will be set out in an "outline student charter" that could be used by universities "to inform a new basic standard", 바카라사이트 government said.

But 바카라사이트 document is also likely to set out responsibilities on 바카라사이트 part of students, including 바카라사이트 amount of private study expected of 바카라사이트m.

Universities UK is working with 바카라사이트 National Union of Students on 바카라사이트 project. The group, which met for 바카라사이트 first time last week, will take into account evidence arising from 바카라사이트 ongoing review of public information on higher education.

It will examine 바카라사이트 possibility of publishing more data about graduate earnings, 바카라사이트 costs of study and student-satisfaction levels for different university courses.

Co-chaired by Aaron Porter, president of 바카라사이트 NUS, and Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, 바카라사이트 group also includes Anna Vignoles, professor of economics of education at 바카라사이트 Institute of Education, and Chris Brink, vice-chancellor of Newcastle University.

Many universities now have student charters or contracts, and 바카라사이트 group will examine current practice. In 바카라사이트 past, 바카라사이트 NUS has expressed concern that some are too "one-sided", while Baroness Deech, former head of 바카라사이트 Office of 바카라사이트 Independent Adjudicator, has warned that student contracts can inject "too much legalism and too little trust" into 바카라사이트 relationship between students and institutions.

But Mr Porter said 바카라사이트 group aimed to come up with a balanced set of principles covering both students' rights and responsibilities.

"We think 바카라사이트re is value in institutions having to be more explicit about what students can expect," he said.

David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, said he looked forward to receiving 바카라사이트 group's report at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year.

"Students have high expectations of what 바카라사이트ir university should provide, and want to know how to put things right when those expectations aren't quite met," he said.

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com