Universities and colleges could face more investigations over grade inflation after they have failed to take “sufficient action” on the issue, the chairman of England’s higher education watchdog has suggested.
Lord Wharton, chairman of the Office for Students (OfS), said there is a “risk” that if large numbers of students are handed top degrees it “could be seen to devalue the award”.
He told the Industry and Regulators Committee in the Lords that the regulator is looking at what they can do to take action over the “significant” grade inflation
Conservative peer Lord Wharton said: “One of the challenges has been, if I am truthful, I think with the sector is that obvious problems which have been raised with it over a long period of time they have failed to address.
“To give you an example of that – grade inflation.”
