Presentations on the policy context and a forward look
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The document outlines a consultation on teaching funding and student numbers for 2012-13, highlighting the shift from government grants to increased funding through graduate contributions. It details the consultation process, which includes two stages addressing 2012-13 and subsequent years, with a focus on minimizing instability and ensuring transparency. Key dates and proposals for funding high-cost subjects and widening participation are also included.
Presentations on the policy context and a forward look
- 1. Consultation on teaching funding and student numbers for 2012-13 Heather Fry, Director (Education and Participation) Opening session
- 2. The policy context • Spending review 2010 and response to Lord Browne’s report • HEFCE grant letter 2010 • White paper • Letter accompanying White Paper from Secretary of State
- 3. The White Paper - Students at the heart of the system “Over the period of the Spending Review, the proportion of funding for teaching provided by direct grant from HEFCE will decline and the proportion from graduate contributions, supported by subsidised loans from Government, will increase” Higher Education: Students at the Heart of the system, BIS 2011, p8.
- 4. The White Paper - Students at the heart of the system “We will move away from the tight number controls that constrain individual higher education institutions, so that there is a more dynamic sector in which popular institutions can grow and where all universities must offer a good student experience to remain competitive.” Higher Education: Students at the Heart of the system, BIS 2011, p5.
- 5. Teaching funding and student number controls consultation • Two stage consultation • Stage 1: about 2012-13 – the transition year – consultation from 30 June – 2 September • Stage 2: about 2013-14 onwards – the new system • Both will address funding for teaching & control of student numbers/finance • Our plans are tailored to fit within the CSR financial parameters, as far as we know them
- 6. Principles of our approach We want to minimise instability amid significant change and complexity. To achieve this we aim for our proposals to: • Be fair and auditable • Be recognisable • Be transparent • Avoid new data collection processes • Minimise instability
- 7. Outline of the day • Overview of proposals • Detailed information on: • Funding for 2012-13 • Student number controls • Break out sessions and peer discussion • Panel session • What lies beyond 2012-13
- 8. Looking to the future Heather Fry, Director (Education and Participation) Closing session
- 9. Timetable (stage 1) June 2011 Stage one of the consultation begins July 2011 Consultation events on 8, 13, 15 July Stage one of the consultation closes on 2 September 2011 September Subject to the outcome of the consultation, we End October 2011 will issue a call for bids and detailed criteria for re-allocating 20,000 places November/December Decision of the HEFCE Board published 2011 December 2011 Deadline for proposals for 20,000 places
- 10. Timetable (stage 2) Winter 2011-12 Stage two consultation begins Initial allocations for 2012-13 announced March 2012 and forecast of 2012-13 student numbers April/May 2012 Stage two of the consultation closes HEFCE Board decisions on stage two of July the consultation
- 11. Stage 2 consultation on funding and number controls for 2013-14 onwards Winter 11-12 to April/May 2012 • Funding for high cost subjects • Funding for widening participation, widening access and improving provision for disabled student • Institution-specific funding • Other funding streams (e.g. London weighting, accelerated provision) • Monitoring and addressing vulnerabilities • Student number controls
- 12. Responses should be made online by 2 September 2011 http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_20/consult/ Presentations will be available on the HEFCE website shortly