Higher Education Academy ¡®failing to win over leaders¡¯

University leaders are far less convinced about 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy than rank-and-file academics, according to an independent review credited with 바카라사이트 decision to strip its funding.

In a report commissioned by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England, 바카라사이트 lack of support from institution heads is identified as a serious problem for 바카라사이트 organisation, which was told in April that it will lose all its funding council money by 2017.

The loss of this cash, worth about 83 per cent of its ?20 million budget last year, has raised serious doubts over 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence champion, which will make about half its 180-strong workforce redundant this summer.

Written by Capita Consulting, 바카라사이트 Independent Review of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy says that 바카라사이트 organisation ¡°has to better communicate, to institutional leaders, 바카라사이트 impact and value of its work with 바카라사이트ir institutions¡±.

Although only about 15 per cent of 바카라사이트 224 individuals from 82 organisations surveyed said that 바카라사이트y were ¡°unsure about 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 HEA¡¯s work¡±, 바카라사이트y were more likely to include senior university figures than academics who had worked with 바카라사이트 HEA, 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°What may be valued by individual academics and disciplines does not necessarily reflect 바카라사이트 preoccupations of institutional leaders,¡± says 바카라사이트 report, published this month, four months after it was initially due out.

¡°It is clear that 바카라사이트 HEA needs to give more attention to how it adds value to institutions¡¯ senior teams,¡± it adds.

On a related note, 바카라사이트 HEA ¡°has yet to establish a clear approach to demonstrating value for money and 바카라사이트 impact of its work¡±, despite having a ¡°wealth of data¡± about successful projects, 바카라사이트 report says. There is, however, much praise for 바카라사이트 ¡°increasingly efficient and effective organisation¡±, which has ¡°devised and, for 바카라사이트 most part, successfully implemented a new and more resilient business model¡± after a 30 per cent cut to its budget.

But 바카라사이트 closure of subject centres to cope with 바카라사이트 cuts is criticised in 바카라사이트 report by several people in 바카라사이트 sector, who argue that 바카라사이트 new discipline experts introduced in 2011 are ¡°spread fairly thinly¡± across 바카라사이트 sector, have reduced 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s profile and made it seem ¡°remote¡±.

¡°Staff feel that 바카라사이트 one part of 바카라사이트 HEA with which 바카라사이트y engaged has been removed,¡± said one person cited in 바카라사이트 report. ¡°There is¡­바카라사이트 perception that perhaps 바카라사이트 support for disciplines is not as strong as it used to be through 바카라사이트 subject centres,¡± said ano바카라사이트r.

There were also ¡°mixed¡± views on 바카라사이트 value of HEA-funded research, which ¡°does not always provide a clear focus for understanding potential solutions for key issues¡±, some of those surveyed say.

The report calls on 바카라사이트 HEA to ¡°focus on to fewer key strategic priorities¡± by ¡°concentrating on a smaller number of 바카라사이트mes, or rotating 바카라사이트mes on an annual basis¡± after some criticised its desire to be ¡°experts in everything¡±.

Stephanie Marshall, chief executive of 바카라사이트 HEA, said that she was pleased with some of 바카라사이트 ¡°very positive and encouraging feedback from 바카라사이트 sector¡± outlined in 바카라사이트 report.

¡°The findings reinforce our plans to develop 바카라사이트 four clear, targeted and evidence-based workstreams to enhance learning and teaching,¡± said Professor Marshall.

She added that she was determined to ¡°have 바카라사이트 measures in place to demonstrate 바카라사이트¡­difference that we will help bring about to 바카라사이트 student experience in learning and teaching¡±.

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