Steps to success: helping graduates with their career journey
Working with the Department for Education, the sector and employers, the OfS has published a new online graduate information resource.
10 May 2021
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The secret to delivering a better higher education experience? Involve students every step of the way
Student panel members Ramy Badrie and Martha Longdon reflect on our recent digital review and suggest that, above all else, providers should involve students in the design and delivery of the digital learning experience.
28 Apr 2021
Blog postBuilding the regulatory picture: understanding student experiences and concerns
Students are experts in the higher education experience and their feedback helps build our understanding of the sector. But students should also be empowered to make the most of regulation.
22 Apr 2021
Blog postHow we expect universities and colleges to tackle harassment and sexual misconduct
Universities and colleges should be about open intellectual engagement between students and lecturers, in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Yet for too many students, the spirit of open inquiry is closed by the threat of harassment and sexual assault. This is not acceptable – and we need to do all we can to address it.
19 Apr 2021
Blog postProtecting students if a provider is at risk of closure
If a university or other higher education provider is at risk of closure, its students will have fundamental questions about what that means for them.
7 Apr 2021
Blog postBuilding on success: a new focus for Uni Connect
The Uni Connect programme will continue to support the most disadvantaged young learners while placing a greater focus on supporting adults into higher education and training.
26 Mar 2021
Blog postEvaluation in a time of crisis
Our respective journeys through the higher education access and participation evaluation landscape began some years ago at the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). It’s probably fair to say that in those days, evaluation was not as well embedded in universities and colleges as it is now.
26 Mar 2021
Blog postThe year ahead: What students can expect from the OfS
Many students were delighted to return to school last week. After such a difficult year – often with extremely disrupted learning – getting back in the classroom with their friends and teachers was a welcome boost. Those in their final year in college or sixth form will now be thinking about their next steps.
17 Mar 2021
Blog postTechnology in teaching is a big opportunity – but it's how you use it that counts
Online learning has become the new reality for students over the past year. But with a lockdown exit plan in place and we look to a post-pandemic world, it should not be jettisoned completely.
12 Mar 2021
Blog postMaking student mental health a priority
It’s University Mental Health Day. Amy Norton, the OfS’s Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, explains how the OfS is working with higher education providers and the third sector to promote effective practice in student mental health support and help students to thrive.
4 Mar 2021
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