The [Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework] TEF is the scheme that was adopted by the [Office for Students] OfS in January 2018, under section 25 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA), to give ratings to the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education (HE). TEF has been voluntary for all UK providers, but from 2020, in England, it will be an ongoing condition of registration that English providers with more than 500 undergraduate students apply to the TEF. Providers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can also apply with the consent of the relevan
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The [Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework] TEF is the scheme that was adopted by the [Office for Students] OfS in January 2018, under section 25 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA), to give ratings to the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education (HE). TEF has been voluntary for all UK providers, but from 2020, in England, it will be an ongoing condition of registration that English providers with more than 500 undergraduate students apply to the TEF. Providers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can also apply with the consent of the relevant devolved administration. The TEF is intended to assess excellence in undergraduate provision by considering how well HE providers ensure excellent teaching and outcomes for their students in terms of graduate-level employment or further study.
This review identifies strengths and risks in the current TEF. The review aims to make recommendations which build on the strengths and propose areas for improvement to address the risks. The recommendations are intended to improve the relevance, transparency and robustness of the framework and enable a revised TEF to become a respected part of the regulatory landscape for HE across the UK.
Supporting evidence for the review is as follows: Analysis of the call for views for the Independent Review of Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) / Philip Wilson, Kate Crosswaite and Sophie Elliott, York Consulting; Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF): updated cost estimates / Department for Education; Summary of the listening sessions for the TEF Independent Review / [Department of Education]; Evaluation of the statistical elements of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework: a report by the Methodology Advisory Service of the Office for National Statistics / Gareth James, Daniel Ayoubkhani, Jeff Ralph, Gentiana D. Roarson; Research to support the Independent TEF Review: surveys of HE applicants / [Department for Education]; Research to support the Independent TEF Review: surveys of HE careers advisors / [Department for Education]; International perceptions of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework: an indicative study conducted by the British Council / Michael Peak.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-tef