Higher education

Phillipson confirms Peck pick for Office for Students

New chair wants 'urgent briefings' on state of university finances

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Higher education

Phillipson picks Peck as Office for Students chair

The vice chancellor previously argued for new 'applied universities' to lead on higher technical skills training

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

DfE to curb HE franchise fraud with mandatory OfS registration

Providers with over 300 franchised HE students will be required to register with the Office for Students

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

Dismay and delay as OfS wrecks higher ed plans

Courses in engineering, health and hospitality will now be put on hold

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

The implications of a pause in OfS regulatory functions  

The legality of this week’s decision by the Office for Students is questionable, and its implications are immediate and...

JL Dutaut
Smita Jamdar
Higher education

OfS closes HE register and puts new degree powers on ice

Regulator shuts register and closes applications for degree awarding powers until August 2025 to focus on financial struggles of...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

Let’s be ambitious – not apologetic – about wanting more people qualified to level 4+

This political moment calls on FE and HE to work together for a united tertiary sector equipped to serve...

JL Dutaut
Dame Ann Limb and Professor David Phoenix
Apprenticeships, Higher education

Master’s-level apprenticeships ban risks throwing ‘baby out with bath water’

Fears that public services will be hardest hit by levy restrictions

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Higher education

HTQs are central to delivering a coherent tertiary system

A new initiative aims to support colleges to bridge the gap at the heart of the tertiary education system...

JL Dutaut
Rod Bristow and Keith Smith