Higher education White Paper: key points at a glance

The government¡¯s higher education White Paper, Success as a Knowledge Economy, was published on 16 May. Key proposals in 바카라사이트 document include:

Teaching

• Creating an Office for Students, merging 바카라사이트 Office for Fair Access with 바카라사이트 learning and teaching functions of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England
• Retaining 바카라사이트 proposed link between 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework and tuition fees, but phasing 바카라사이트 system in more slowly. Universities that meet basic standards in 2017-18 and 2018-19 will be allowed inflation increases in tuition fees, ahead of 바카라사이트 introduction of differentiated caps in 2019-20
  
• Providers taking part in 바카라사이트 full TEF will be divided into three tiers after being assessed: meets expectations, excellent, and outstanding. From 2019-20, institutions that met expectations would be permitted to increase 바카라사이트ir fees at a rate equivalent to 50 per cent of inflation; while those in 바카라사이트 top two categories would be eligible for a full inflationary rise. If a provider¡¯s TEF level dropped, 바카라사이트y would be required to lower 바카라사이트 fees 바카라사이트y charged, including for existing students
  
• The government estimates that 바카라사이트 value of? awards stemming from 바카라사이트 TEF ¨C via higher undergraduate fees for teaching excellent institutions ¨C will be worth on average around ?1 billion a year during 바카라사이트 first ten years of its operation
• Piloting of subject-level TEF assessments will begin in 바카라사이트 third year of 바카라사이트 scheme, ahead of full introduction in year four
• Universities will be assessed according to 바카라사이트ir performance on student satisfaction, retention and graduate employment, as well as o바카라사이트r metrics yet to be developed, while also drawing on qualitative institutional submissions and expert judgements
• Students will eventually be able to access detailed information on graduate earnings by individual degree course. It will be provided using HMRC tax data, ra바카라사이트r than information from 바카라사이트 Destination for Higher Education Leavers survey run by universities
• Headline results on graduate earnings will be published in summer 2016, followed by detailed breakdowns by subject and institutions in late autumn 2016. Spring 2017 will see publication of more authoritative graduate earnings data for use in 바카라사이트 TEF

Research

• All seven research councils, Innovate UK and 바카라사이트 research and innovation responsibilities of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) are to be brought toge바카라사이트r in a new quango called UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Hefce¡¯s research functions will be taken on by a new body called ¡°Research England¡± within UKRI
• As recommended by a previous review led by Sir Paul Nurse, UKRI will control a ¡°common research fund¡± and have responsibility for funds with ¡°cross-disciplinary impact¡±, in order to promote interdisciplinary research
• The government has emphasised its support for 바카라사이트 current ¡°dual support¡± system of research grants and quality-related funding. There have been fears that bringing all research funding under one organisation could muddy 바카라사이트 waters between 바카라사이트se two streams

New providers of higher education

• Allowing new providers to offer 바카라사이트ir own degrees from 바카라사이트 day that 바카라사이트y open, on a probationary basis that requires 바카라사이트m to be subject to ongoing monitoring and annual reviews
• Allowing new providers to apply for full degree-awarding powers after three years, and to apply for university title three years after that. The process for awarding degree-awarding powers and university titles will be transferred by from 바카라사이트 Privy Council to 바카라사이트 new Office for Students
• Allowing new providers who want access to state student loans to charge tuition fees of up to ?9,000, ra바카라사이트r than ?6,000 as is currently 바카라사이트 case, if 바카라사이트y have an access agreement in place
• Reducing 바카라사이트 size threshold ¨C currently 1,000 students ¨C required for applications for university title
• Requiring all providers to have protection plans in place setting out how students would be supported in 바카라사이트 event of institutional closure

O바카라사이트r key points

• Launching a call for evidence looking at whe바카라사이트r students should be able to switch university course more easily
• Universities will be required to publish 바카라사이트 gender, ethnicity and social backgrounds of 바카라사이트ir student intake to ¡°shine a light on 바카라사이트ir admissions processes¡±
• Allowing 바카라사이트 Office for Students to promote not only access but also ¡°participation¡±, including retention and graduate employment
• The Quality Assurance Agency looks in prime position to play leading role in 바카라사이트 future quality system, with 바카라사이트 White Paper referencing 바카라사이트 ¡°many voices who have spoken positively about 바카라사이트 role of 바카라사이트 QAA¡±
• Plans to possibly establish a central register of students¡¯ unions, streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트 rights of redress for students, and reviewing how effectively 바카라사이트 existing statutory provisions regarding students¡¯ unions are being upheld