After two demanding years for everybody in higher education, and particularly for students, it is encouraging to see that in most parts of the UK, undergraduates are beginning to see better value-for-money, and fewer students are reporting poor or very poor value from their academic experience.
With much more frequent ‘face-to-face’ teaching, which students welcome, their feedback now reflects increasing scrutiny of in-person teaching quality, assessment and feedback, and of programme and course administration. Our evidence in the Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) 2022 points to the need for even more focus on enhancing and improving teaching. I think the pandemic opened our eyes to the sector’s ability to adapt, and this attribute remains just as relevant now. We need to continue to adapt, to improve and to refine our teaching, both in its leadership and delivery. We should be informed by engaging with students, by evidence such as this report, and, most importantly, by evidence-based good practice.
