Quality Assurance and Compliance
The quality, enhancement, and compliance activities of our Faculty of Education (FoE) are designed to deliver programmes of a high academic standard and a high-quality student experience.
Faculty of Education, quality assurance and enhancement
Registration with Office for Students
We are registered with the Office for Students (OfS), meeting their requirements for programme quality, academic standards, student support and protection.
The OfS is the regulator of higher education in England, set up by the Higher Education and Research Act (2017). Its focus is on the interests of students, particularly on enhancing their experience and outcomes, and delivering value for money. The OfS maintains a register listing all officially recognised English higher education providers. This provides a single, authoritative reference about their regulatory status.
As part of this registration, we are required to:
- provide well-designed programmes of study that deliver a high-quality academic experience for all students,
- support students from admission to completion,
- ensure students’ outcomes are valued by employers, or enable further study,
- pay regard to guidance about how to comply with consumer protection law,
- have a published student protection plan setting out the risks of programme, campus or provider closure and how we will protect students’ interests in this event,
- have the financial resources to provide and deliver the programmes advertised, and
- have the management and governance arrangements to provide and deliver the programmes.
For more information see www.officeforstudents.org.uk/the-register
Compliance
Student Protection Plan
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 requires higher education institutes and providers of higher education to maintain a Student Protection Plan. This details the measures that we and our validating partner for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, will take to protect the students’ interests. It also assures continuity of study in the event of programme, department or institution change or closure.
How we spend tuition fees – value for money
The following table shows a breakdown of how your tuition fees are spent on university-validated programmes:
| Programme | Academic salaries (1) | Programme expenses (2) | Admin salaries (3) | Admin Costs (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA (Hons) Ballet Education | 57% | 21% | 19% | 10% |
| BA (Hons) Dance Education | 91% | 18% | 19% | 10% |
| Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching (with QTS) | 51% | 34% | 19% | 10% |
| Master of Arts in Education (Dance Teaching) | 64% | 39% | 19% | 10% |
Notes
- Full-time and part-time academic salaries contributing to the teaching of the programmes.
- Expenses of running the programmes such as costs towards validation fees, placement providers, sessional teaching staff, library resources, virtual learning environment support costs, student expenses.
- Administration salaries contributing towards supporting the programmes and Faculty of Education staff training and recruitment.
- Costs towards Faculty of Education offices, professional subscriptions, government costs, general library online resources, certificates, marketing, advertising and office equipment, etc.
The Faculty of Education also contributes towards costs related to the running of the RAD such as property and building overheads, fixtures and fittings, support departments and students’ graduation.
Transparency Data
The information published on this page shows the number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.
It also shows these numbers by reference to:
- the gender of the individuals to which they relate,
- their ethnicity, and
- their socioeconomic background.
It is important to note that the data presented has not been contextualised.
RAD Context
Much of the data in relation to the RAD is unable to be shown due to rounding of figures or there being under 20 students in those specific categories. We look to promote equality and diversity in our student population, as such you can read our Access and Participation Statement.
We are keen to understand the patterns in applications and student populations so that we may contribute to widening access and continue to monitor this.
View the RAD Transparency data.
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