ED2BEP FRI 07/10
Higher Education & TEF
Teaching Excellence Framework
National scheme
Aim = encourages HE to improve and increase excellence
How? = assess & rates the level of excellence of unis. Sets minimum
requirements & standards.
Assessments? = rating based on student experience & student
outcomes
When looking at policies we need to focus on where they come from
(their background)…
Market Forces
Research
Assessments
Economic Downturn Rising Student
Numbers
HE based on outcomes,
skills & knowledge
Started Late noughties (2008/2010)
opening up HE = economic downfall
Some barriers financial problem (more ppl
70s removed 90s go to uni)
Marketisation 80s Marketisation of 2000s
of Education Education
Consumerism Neo-liberal agenda
(students focus on economic
should have a benefit not social
choice) benefit
What does the TEF want to achieve?
1) Increase/drive excellence = ensures that employers get the
strongest graduates & the pupils are getting the best opportunities.
Consumer Market Authority
2) Widening participation = helps those with limited access to get into
UNI. Helps to tackle disadvantages.
3) Info & choice = introduces the need of marketisation in HE. Helps to
give more information to students choosing which UNI they want to
attend (E.G. TEF ratings/awards).
4) Consumer rights/protection = enables the students to become
consumers of education. By law consumer protection must be
present (covered by CMA).
5) Solve the tuition fee problem = increased numbers of people
attending UNI now. GOV has money issue due to increased number
of loans. TEF tries to fix this issue.
Public You need higher paying jobs
finance Loans to pay off loans
system
Higher Education & TEF
Teaching Excellence Framework
National scheme
Aim = encourages HE to improve and increase excellence
How? = assess & rates the level of excellence of unis. Sets minimum
requirements & standards.
Assessments? = rating based on student experience & student
outcomes
When looking at policies we need to focus on where they come from
(their background)…
Market Forces
Research
Assessments
Economic Downturn Rising Student
Numbers
HE based on outcomes,
skills & knowledge
Started Late noughties (2008/2010)
opening up HE = economic downfall
Some barriers financial problem (more ppl
70s removed 90s go to uni)
Marketisation 80s Marketisation of 2000s
of Education Education
Consumerism Neo-liberal agenda
(students focus on economic
should have a benefit not social
choice) benefit
What does the TEF want to achieve?
1) Increase/drive excellence = ensures that employers get the
strongest graduates & the pupils are getting the best opportunities.
Consumer Market Authority
2) Widening participation = helps those with limited access to get into
UNI. Helps to tackle disadvantages.
3) Info & choice = introduces the need of marketisation in HE. Helps to
give more information to students choosing which UNI they want to
attend (E.G. TEF ratings/awards).
4) Consumer rights/protection = enables the students to become
consumers of education. By law consumer protection must be
present (covered by CMA).
5) Solve the tuition fee problem = increased numbers of people
attending UNI now. GOV has money issue due to increased number
of loans. TEF tries to fix this issue.
Public You need higher paying jobs
finance Loans to pay off loans
system
