After a long wait, the Office for Students (OfS) has published the findings of two (out of eight) of its new quality “assessment visits” focused on Business and Management courses at two universities.
They set out the advice of its newly recruited independent academic experts, who carried out assessments for OfS during the 2022-23 academic year.
These are the fabled “boots on the ground” exercises – so as well as a whole heap of desk evidence, the teams undertook on-site visits to chat to students, staff and managers to assess the provision against OfS’ B conditions.
At London South Bank University, the assessment team found no areas of concern. But at the University of Bolton, the assessment team did find areas of concern.
