October 2004/36
Core funding/operations
Report on student numbers

This report is for information

Students registered at one institution but taught by another 2002-03

Tables of franchised students

This document gives tables of higher education students who are registered at one institution but taught by another. Information is derived mainly from the Higher Education Statistics Agency data collections.

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Table A1
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Table A2
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Table A3
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Table A5
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Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This document is one of a series that present tables of the numbers of students who are registered at a higher education institution (HEI) but taught by another institution. The teaching institution is often, but not necessarily, a further education college (FEC). Such sub-contractual partnerships between institutions are very diverse; although, where space is limited, they are referred to here as franchises, the term does not always describe the nature of the collaboration. Information is derived mainly from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data collections.

Key points

2.    Since November 2000 we have published tables each year of the numbers of students at registering and teaching institutions (HEFCE 00/55, 01/70, 2002/51 and 2004/02). This is the latest in that series.

3.    Thanks to the efforts of institutions and to our comparison of different data sets, the data quality is improving. However, the data should still be treated with caution because of the diversity of franchise agreements and the different interpretations of the guidance on completing the data returns.

4.    HEFCE-recognised funding consortia, which result in the teaching institution retaining the registration of the student and returning that student to either HESA or the Learning and Skills Council's individualised learner record (ILR), are not included.

5.    This year we have changed the population upon which the tables are based. Tables based on the previous population are available on request. The difference between the populations used in previous years and the population used here are smaller than the differences between the HESA and HESES returns that are shown in Table A1.

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6.    No action is required; this report is for information.