Mapping the English HE system

The Interim Regulatory Partnership Group (IRPG) commissioned a project to prepare for the introduction of new funding and regulatory arrangements for English HE.

The main objectives of the project were to:

develop a view of the current HE system which reflected the positions occupied by different organisations, such as regulators, relevant non-statutory sector bodies, funders, students and HE providers
identify the impact of the changes in funding and regulatory arrangements, including areas of duplication, potential gaps and ambiguities in the current system, and the implications of those changes.

Timeline

March 2012 –after a programme of interviews, stakeholder workshops and validation by stakeholders, output was presented to the IRPG meeting on 23 March 2012.
17 May 2012 –An event was held in Birmingham, bringing together senior staff from the partner organisations, the National Union of Students, and HE providers to review the project output and discuss how the regulatory framework would need to develop in the emerging funding environment.

Programme for 17 May 2012 event

Download the Mapping the future of HE in England: event programme as PDF (110 KB)

Note of the 17 May event

Download the Mapping the future of HE in England: Report of a conference held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham, 17 May 2012 as PDF (88 KB)

Stakeholders

The project has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, many of whom are represented on the project steering group.

Steering group

Members
David Wallace (Chair)	Student Loans Company
Alison Allden	HESA
David Barrett	OFFA
Paul Clark	UUK
Martin Doel	Association of Colleges
Melinda Drowley	QAA
Ben Elger	Office of Independent Adjudicator
Jennifer Firth	Department of Health
Tom Glover	Training and Development Agency
Paul Greaves	HEFCE
Steve Harrop	UCAS
Peter Mercer	National Union of Students
Lee Sanders	AHUA
Debbie Watson	Skills Funding Agency
Andy Westwood	GuildHE
Secretariat
Kath Thompson	HEFCE