The teaching excellence framework will see the government monitoring and assessing the quality of teaching in England’s universities.
How it will work has yet to be decided, but the government has stated that the TEF will aim to:
- ensure all students receive an excellent teaching experience that encourages original thinking, drives up engagement and prepares them for the world of work;
- build a culture where teaching has equal status with research, with great teachers enjoying the same professional recognition and opportunities for career and pay progression as great researchers;
- provide students with the information they need to judge teaching quality;
- recognise institutions that do the most to welcome students from a range of backgrounds and support their retention and progression;
- include a clear set of outcome-focused criteria and metrics.
Source: Teaching excellence framework (TEF): everything you need to know - Times Higher Education 04-08-2015
"This new emphasis on teaching has been welcomed by many universities – especially those fed up with league tables that focus heavily on research. But it’s unlikely that the government’s criteria for measuring quality, which are to be announced soon, will chime with everyone’s beliefs about what makes good teaching". (Source: Student satisfaction will be central to the government’s new assessment system, but critics say data can be a poor measure of university teaching - Rebecca Radcliffe in The Guardian 2/11/2015)
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