Josh Fleming talks about the importance of hearing from students, students’ unions, and the sector in the development of a new OfS strategy.
In March 2022 we published our OfS strategy for 2022-2025. We have two areas of focus – ‘quality and standards’ and ‘equality of opportunity’ – beneath our overall aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, receives a high quality academic experience that improves their knowledge and skills, and enriches their lives and careers.
We’re two thirds of the way through this strategy, with lots of great progress made to date. We’ve worked with students and academics to publish the latest Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings. We’ve stepped up our work on quality through our assessment and compliance reports. And work continues on the latest wave of access and participation plans and the equality of opportunity risk register.
There is, of course, lots more to do. We’re also turning our minds to the future and our next strategy. That’s where you come in…