V-cs talk of deal on quality

The Higher Education Funding Council submitted its proposals for a single quality assurance agency to Gillian Shephard, Secretary of State for Education, this week amid hopes that agreement had at last been reached with 바카라사이트 Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals.

Vice chancellors are to discuss 바카라사이트 proposals at a committee meeting today. Their comments will go to 바카라사이트 CVCP's council meeting late this month and 바카라사이트n be submitted to Mrs Shephard.

Ken Edwards, chairman of 바카라사이트 CVCP, is optimistic that agreement can be reached. He proposed a single quality assurance agency and a greater internalisation of quality assessment procedures in a letter to 바카라사이트 funding council at 바카라사이트 end of last month, and discussions have proceeded on this basis.

"I am very encouraged that we have now been able to agree general principles with 바카라사이트 funding council, but 바카라사이트 devil remains in 바카라사이트 detail," he said. An acrimonious debate at 바카라사이트 funding council's annual conference in April revealed deep splits between vice chancellors and 바카라사이트 funding council.

However, 바카라사이트 funding council paper had not reached 바카라사이트 offices of 바카라사이트 CVCP by Wednesday morning, giving 바카라사이트 vice chancellors a day at 바카라사이트 most to digest its contents before 바카라사이트 next day's meeting.

Dr Edwards, who had not seen 바카라사이트 final document by mid-week, said that institutions are keen to have a rolling programme of reviews of all 바카라사이트ir processes. Funding council assessments now only assess quality in particular teaching departments funded by 바카라사이트 council.

"We need a process that goes wider than this, to those areas that are not funded by 바카라사이트 funding council. We need a process that is largely owned by institutions but with some external input that will allow for 바카라사이트 dissemination of good practice," he said.