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Written question asked by Lord Haselhurst (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 July 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Higher Education: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the implementation of the Teaching Excellence Framework.

Answer

As set out in our White Paper, “Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice” we plan to implement the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in stages.

  • In Year One all providers with satisfactory quality assessments will automatically achieve a rating of ‘Meets Expectations’.
  • Year Two will be a trial year for the full assessment process at provider level. Year Three in will be the first full year of assessments at provider level, and we will also carry out a number of pilots at disciplinary level.
  • Year Four will be the first year of disciplinary level assessments and the first year in which post-graduate taught provision may be included.

Further detail on the timeline for Year Two is set out in the TEF Technical Consultation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41835
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Higher education Standards
Link
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