February 2017
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With a number of measures contained within the Higher Education and Research Bill, which was progressing through Parliament at the time of the seminar, being designed to further open England’s HE market up to new providers, this conference brought together key policymakers and stakeholders from across the HE sector to discuss the future shape of the market.
Delegates discussed the likely impact of specific measures contained within the Bill such as liberalising access to the ‘university’ title and degree awarding powers as well as the requirement for all providers to submit a ‘student protection plan’ in preparation for a possible market exit.
Sessions also examined trends in the market such as the growth of FE in HE and satellite campuses converting to independent full university status and also potential changes following the Bill such as a greater number of foreign-based providers entering the market - particularly if the UK were to leave the European single market - or groupings of FE colleges collaborating to assume their own awarding powers. Further topics of discussion included whether the Teaching Excellence Framework will drive competition and the impact that removing the student number cap has had on the market.
