This online conference will examine next steps for assessing and enhancing the quality of education students receive in higher education institutions in England, including the evolving role of the Teaching Excellence Framework as the Office for Students develops a new approach to assessing teaching quality and standards.

With the Office for Students consulting on the future for the Teaching Excellence Framework, it will be an opportunity to examine the proposed shift towards a continuous, embedded model of quality assessment, replacing periodic submissions with rolling evaluations integrated into the broader regulatory cycle. Delegates will consider how the revised framework can best address concerns raised in the Office for Students’ Evaluation of Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 around regulatory burden, consistency in assessment, and the need for contextual sensitivity.

We also expect discussion on the Office for Students’ final Strategy 2025-2030, which is expected to set out proposals for a risk-based, proportionate quality model, and expanded scope covering postgraduate and transnational provision, and new mechanisms for early intervention in underperforming institutions.