Since the appointment of John Blake as the new Director of Fair Access and Participation in late 2021, evaluation has been much higher on the regulatory agenda.
In April 2022, the Evaluation Collective came together to publish a manifesto which challenged aspects of the new agenda which were perceived by some as unhelpful for the higher education sector.
At the end of March 2023, the Office for Students (OfS) published its response to their sector consultation on revisions to the access and participation regime.
Evaluation is still front and centre – some aspects and expectations have changed, and others remain the same.
The Evaluation Collective has now published its response to these revisions based on its manifesto principles.
