1. Jenny Lyon Quality Assurance Team j.a.lyon@leeds.ac.uk

2. Quality Assessment Review: Future approaches to quality assessment in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (June 2015) Increased institutional autonomy: Governing body to be ‘accountable’ for ‘quality’ of student education experience and outcome ‘standards’ Increased role of metrics in determining institutional ‘quality profiles’ Strengthened external examining arrangements via national register and training Calibration of outcome standards HEFCE annual and periodic engagements to assess quality profiles and institutional governance arrangements HEFCE consultation

3. Green paper expected this autumn, TEF principles ‘Bundle’ of performance indicators to ‘capture’ teaching excellence Potential link with lifting of fees cap Teaching Excellence Framework

4. UK higher education providers – advice on consumer protection law: Helping you comply with your obligations (March 2015) Requires stable information in advance of recruitment: Entry requirements Course content and structure Total costs Competition and Markets Authority

6. Governance structure for Student Education more clearly aligned to objectives More focussed and supportive approach to programme approval and development Ongoing reflection on review processes – clearly aligned to student education KPIs Response to sector developments