Future support for teaching enhancement and widening participation: consultation on changes to the teaching funding method

Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions
Heads of HEFCE-funded further education colleges

Of interest to those responsible for:

Senior management, Finance

This consultation proposes changes to the teaching funding method to improve our support for teaching enhancement and widening participation.

Outcomes of the consultation (August 2009)

Executive summary

Purpose

1.   This consultation proposes changes to the teaching funding method to improve HEFCE's support for teaching enhancement and widening participation.

Key points

2.   We propose to:

1. Combine the funding for improving retention, learning, teaching and assessment strategies and teaching informed and enriched by research, to create a new targeted allocation to support teaching enhancement and student success.
2. Increase the funding for widening access by transferring £30 million from the funding for improving retention.
3. Make changes to the weightings used in the formula for calculating the funding for widening access in order to recognise the costs of working with schools and colleges in the most disadvantaged areas.

Action required

3.   Responses to the consultation should be made by Tuesday 11 November 2008 using the online form.

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