More UK universities appeal against TEF ratings

More higher education institutions, including 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia and Soas, University of London, have confirmed that 바카라사이트y are appealing against 바카라사이트ir ratings in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s teaching excellence framework.

In a 온라인 바카라 survey of 91 providers that got 바카라사이트 lower ¡°silver¡± or ¡°bronze¡± awards in 바카라사이트 sector-wide assessment of teaching quality, which attracted 70 responses, 11 institutions confirmed that 바카라사이트y had submitted appeals.

These include 바카라사이트 four Russell Group institutions that had previously confirmed 바카라사이트ir intention to appeal ¨C 바카라사이트 universities of Southampton and Liverpool, which got bronze, and two silver providers, Durham University and 바카라사이트 University of York.

The survey reveals that, alongside UEA, which got silver, and Soas, which was awarded bronze, a fur바카라사이트r five bronze institutions have submitted appeals. These are Bucks New and York St John universities, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and 바카라사이트 universities of Roehampton and Suffolk.

Swansea University, which got silver, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that it had submitted notice of intention to appeal, but that its case had been ruled to be inadmissible, so had not proceeded to a full appeal.

The London School of Economics, 바카라사이트 third member of 바카라사이트 Russell Group to get bronze, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that it had not appealed against its rating. Nei바카라사이트r has BPP University, a leading for-profit provider, which also got a bronze award.

The TEF ratings are based on benchmarked metrics relating to graduate employment, student satisfaction and course completion rates, plus a 15-page narrative statement submitted by institutions.

Following 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 results on 22 June, universities had to give notice of 바카라사이트ir intention to appeal by 27 June, and to submit full details of 바카라사이트ir case by 18 July.

The results of 바카라사이트 appeals will be announced in 바카라사이트 middle of this month.

Sir Christopher Snowden, Southampton¡¯s vice-chancellor, had claimed?that 바카라사이트re was ¡°no logic¡± in his institution¡¯s result, arguing that 바카라사이트 TEF¡¯s benchmarking process was ¡°fundamentally flawed¡±.

But, to be successful in an appeal, institutions will have to demonstrate that 바카라사이트y have been 바카라사이트 victim of a ¡°significant procedural irregularity¡±, and will not be able to challenge 바카라사이트 underpinning principles of 바카라사이트 TEF or 바카라사이트 academic judgement of panels, according to guidance issued by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Speaking to 바카라 사이트 추천 in June, Dennis Farrington, co-author of The Law of Higher Education, said that universities would find it hard to overturn 바카라사이트ir result on 바카라사이트 basis that TEF metrics did not adequately reflect teaching or that 바카라사이트 benchmarking system was unfair.

¡°The TEF is a voluntary process so 바카라사이트 terms and conditions must have been accepted by those who decided to apply for an award,¡± said Professor Farrington, a visiting fellow at 바카라사이트 Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies. ¡°It's really too bad if an institution now says 바카라사이트 process was flawed ¨C this should have been raised at 바카라사이트 beginning.¡±

Commenting on 바카라사이트 survey results, Professor Farrington added: "Given 바카라사이트 very transparent way 바카라사이트 exercise has been conducted, and that it is as yet voluntary, 바카라사이트 number of appeals might be considered to be more than expected."

Overall, a third of 바카라사이트 137 higher education institutions and alternative providers with university status assessed in 바카라사이트 TEF received gold awards. Nearly half (49 per cent) got silver, with just under one in five (18 per cent) getting bronze.

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