Hepi wants change to "messy status quo" on private providers

By John Morgan. The new Higher Education Policy Institute director has called for reform of regulatory differences between universities and private providers.
Nick Hillman, former special adviser to David Willetts, likened the status quo – left by the coalition government’s failure to introduce a higher education bill – to an “unkempt meadow”.
Writing in his first pamphlet as Hepi director, Mr Hillman picks out eight “pinch points” in the current regulatory system where different rules apply to different providers. Read more...