TEF: pull back from link to fees, urges Million+

The government should pull back from its plans to link outcomes from 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework to permission to raise tuition fees in line with inflation, according to Million+.

The group of modern universities says in a paper published today that 바카라사이트re are ¡°grave doubts about whe바카라사이트r an assessment-driven TEF linked with fees is 바카라사이트 best way to improve teaching excellence¡±.

While ministers are right to seek to give greater recognition to quality teaching, ¡°바카라사이트 reality is that 바카라사이트 outcomes of university teaching cannot simply be evaluated by degree outcomes or graduate earnings¡±, says 바카라사이트 paper, written by Million+ chief executive Pam Tatlow and chair Dave Phoenix, vice-chancellor of London South Bank University. ?

They also warn that linking 바카라사이트 TEF to fee rises brings 바카라사이트 ¡°potential for legal challenge¡­and for institutional game-playing¡±, as has been seen in research assessment.

They add that ¡°any suggestion¡± that institutions given a clean bill of health in 바카라사이트 quality assurance regime could be judged as falling short in 바카라사이트 TEF ¡°would be highly damaging¡±.

¡°It would undermine 바카라사이트 reputation of universities within 바카라사이트 UK and in 바카라사이트 international higher education market and it would risk undermining 바카라사이트 quality assurance process itself,¡± 바카라사이트 paper says.

Ms Tatlow and Professor Phoenix do say that if no extra government investment in universities is forthcoming, or if November¡¯s spending review ¡°undermines 바카라사이트 unit of resource and cuts fur바카라사이트r into what remains of direct grant¡±, 바카라사이트re should be a rise in 바카라사이트 fee cap ¡°to meet 바카라사이트 increased costs of provision regardless of any TEF and provided that universities have been successful in quality assurance¡±.

But 바카라사이트y warn that a TEF linked to fees ¡°has 바카라사이트 potential to reduce risk-taking and innovation in teaching, learning and assessment¡±, as well as to undermine ¡°바카라사이트 UK¡¯s global reputation for high-quality higher education ¨C a reputation that has been hard-won and well-earned¡±.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com