Mistry, V (2017) Sector reports review: February to August 2017. Innovations in Practice, 11 (2). pp. 133-161. ISSN 1757-921X

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Abstract

This paper provides a summary of key reports and papers published by UK HE sector organisations between February and August 2017. The organisations featured are: Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC); Department for Education (DfE); Equality Challenge Unit (ECU); Government Office for Science (GO-Science); Higher Education Academy (HEA); Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE); Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI); Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA); Institute for Employment Studies (IES); Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); Jisc; Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE); National Union of Students (NUS); Office for Fair Access (OFFA); Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA); Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA); Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS); UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO); Unite Students; Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA); Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA); Universities UK (UUK); and Universities UK International (UUKi). The election manifestoes of the major political parties in England are also featured in this paper. The themes covered in this paper include: the UK general election; the Higher Education and Research Act 2017; student expectations and experiences; student complaints; the Teaching Excellence Framework; learning gain; quality assurance; accelerated degrees; degree apprenticeships; credit transfer; supporting transition; equality and diversity; student wellbeing; students and public engagement; technology-enhanced learning and digital capability; The Smith Review (of post-16 mathematics education); employability and graduate outcomes; internationalisation (including outward mobility and transnational education); and the HE workforce.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Higher Education; Policy
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Teaching & Learning Academy
Publisher:	LJMU
Date Deposited:	06 Dec 2018 10:09
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 09:53
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9754

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