The Office for Students (OfS) has today published two quality assessment reports, relating to the quality of business and management courses at Buckinghamshire New University and the University of Wolverhampton.
Reports published today set out the advice of academic experts who carried out assessments on behalf of the OfS during the 2022-23 academic year. The assessment teams visited the universities and considered a range of evidence. The OfS will now consider whether any regulatory action is appropriate.
At Buckinghamshire New University, the assessment team found five areas of concern. At the University of Wolverhampton, the assessment team found one area of concern.
Commenting, Jean Arnold, deputy director of quality at the OfS, said:
'In respect of the business and management courses at Buckinghamshire New University, the assessment team found that the university was not consistently providing a high quality academic experience because teaching and learning resources were not consistently up-to-date, and the manner of teaching delivery means that courses were not consistently effectively delivered. They found that course content was not consistently or appropriately informed by expected up-to-date, discipline-specific academic theory and research meaning that courses did not consistently require students to develop relevant skills. There was also a lack of adequate educational leadership and academic governance, which affected the overall academic experience of students.
