Dame Shirley Pearce to lead teaching excellence framework review
Review will assess whether process behind TEF ratings are ‘fit for use’ and whether scheme is in the public interest
Review will assess whether process behind TEF ratings are ‘fit for use’ and whether scheme is in the public interest
Report calls for campaign to boost ‘esteem and attractiveness’ of sector’s advancement profession
Regulator extends existing awards, with results of reformed evaluation not due to be published until 2023
Experts fear submissions in 2021 won’t be able to appropriately account for wide range of disruptions to student experience caused by pandemic
Teaching excellence framework will also no longer be an annual exercise, with next assessment due to be published next year
As DfE prioritises drive against ‘low-value’ courses, TEF said to be viewed as inadequate while OfS may be reset under new chair
Ministers’ eagerness to launch yet another review when so many others remain unpublished is testing the patience of universities, says Andrew McRae
Long-awaited publication of Pearce review expected in autumn, but lack of time and changes in government priorities make 2021 awards unlikely
University of Glasgow principal Sir Anton Muscatelli says inputs into England’s TEF will become unreliable owing to pandemic shocks
Education secretary’s backing for subject-level exercise before publication of TEF review prompts university warnings of ‘significant diversion of staff time’
Augar response, TEF direction and research funding plans could all remain at a red light while UK goes to the polls
Birmingham’s Kathleen Armour emphasises need for collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries
Case president says vice-chancellors must provide strong support for philanthropy
John Morgan looks at why the universities and science minister’s comeback was so short and what his exit means