Government must not rush University Teaching Excellence Framework, say MPs

A poorly designed or rushed new Teaching Excellence Framework for universities would risk damaging the UK’s outstanding international reputation in higher education, warns the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee in its report, The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing quality in Higher Education.

• Report: The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing quality in Higher Education
• Report: The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing quality in Higher Education (PDF 413.31)
• Inquiry: The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing quality in Higher Education
• Business, Innovation and Skills Committee 

The Committee supports the Universities Minister’s desire to improve teaching quality at universities, widen participation, and increase the focus on graduate employability but the Committee’s report recognises genuine concerns about the implementation of the new teaching framework and the pace of its introduction. More...