Susan Lapworth, the Office for Students' Director of Regulation, discusses the results of our recent poll to find out how students' teaching, learning and assessment were affected during the coronavirus lockdown.
Last updated: 03 Sep 2020
Blog postThis call for evidence is seeking a wide breadth of sector input and experience, to understand the challenges faced, and lessons learned from remote teaching and learning delivery since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.
Last updated: 03 Sep 2020
PublicationAn independent report, published today, highlights the benefits of student engagement in learning and teaching design.
Last updated: 28 Jul 2020
Blog postThis is the final evaluation of the OfS’s Catalyst A programme for pedagogic innovation in learning and teaching. 67 projects in higher and further education institutions in England and Wales were funded up to £50,000. A defining characteristic of the programme was the inclusion of students at every stage of the innovation process including design, delivery and evaluation of projects.
Last updated: 28 Jul 2020
PublicationUniversities and colleges should continue to do all they can to maintain the quality of courses and the credibility of qualifications during the pandemic, the Office for Students (OfS) said today.
Last updated: 03 Apr 2020
Press releaseThis document provides guidance for registered providers about how the OfS will approach the regulation of quality and standards matters during the period of disruption resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This guidance is in place until further notice.
Last updated: 03 Apr 2020
PublicationFinal evaluation of learning gain pilot projects - independent report to the OfS by King’s College London. This evaluation focuses on the remit of the pilot projects: to test and evaluate the different methodologies currently used to measure and assess learning in higher education, and the suitability and potential scalability of these methods in England.
Last updated: 12 Jul 2019
PublicationEvaluation of the National Mixed Methods Learning Gain Project (NMMLGP) and student perceptions of learning gain - To understand the plans and processes to recruit students to participate; to identify approaches and practices; to identify opportunities and challenges; to understand students’ experiences and opinions of the NMMLGP; to identify issues and considerations for scaling up to a sector-wide approach.
Last updated: 12 Jul 2019
PublicationThe HELGA strand of the learning gain programme assessed whether or not it is possible to use administrative data to measure learning gain. This body of work explains the various avenues that have been explored and the results of these analyses.
Last updated: 12 Jul 2019
PublicationChanges in graduate attainment from 2010-11 to 2017-18
Last updated: 11 Jul 2019
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