Background to funding learning and teaching

We developed the way in which we fund learning at teaching through two stages of consultation. This responded to the Government’s policy to fund learning and teaching through increased tuition fees while reducing the annual funding that we allocate.

For full details of the Government’s policy see the 2011 White Paper, ‘Higher Education: students at the heart of the system’.

Our first consultation focused on interim arrangements for 2012-13 and the second on arrangements for 2013-14 and beyond.

2013-14 and beyond

Our second consultation set out how we:

support policies for change and dynamism while seeking to manage undue volatility
ensure the overall public financing of higher education remains affordable to Government
provide continuing support for areas which are a priority to Government and in the public interest, and which carry additional costs that cannot be met through tuition fees.

Sector impact assessment of the stage-two consultation

In developing the proposals for allocating student numbers and teaching funding for 2013-14 we have assessed the impact on the HE sector in terms of regulatory burden, equality and diversity, sustainable development and privacy.

Sector impact assessment of changes to student number controls and teaching funding from 2013-14 onwards (updated January 2013)

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2012-13

Between June and September 2011 we consulted on interim arrangements for funding teaching and managing student numbers in the academic year 2012-13.

Universities and colleges awarded margin places by HEFCE in 2012-13

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AAB+ equivalences

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Sector impact assessment of the stage one consultation

In developing the proposals for teaching funding and allocating student numbers for 2012-13 we have assessed the impact on the HE sector in terms of regulatory burden, equality and diversity, sustainable development and privacy.

Sector impact assessment of the stage one consultation (Updated March 2012)

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Sector impact assessment of core and margin

In developing the 'core and margin' proposals we have assessed the impact on the HE sector in terms of regulatory burden, equality and diversity, sustainable development and privacy.

Sector impact assessment of core and margin

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2012 consultation events

We held three events as part of our consultation on new arrangements for teaching from 2013-14 to explain and discuss the proposals with representatives from higher education institutions and further education colleges.

These events were held on 28 March and 4 and 16 April 2012.

A summary of the consultation events is available below. Please note that this is a summary of issues raised by participants at the consultation events. It does not reflect the views of HEFCE.

We have addressed some of these issues in our frequently asked questions about the consultation.

Summary of issues raised at the 2012 events

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Presentation slides from the 2012 events

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2011 consultation events

We also held three events as part of our consultation on arrangements for 2012-13. These events were held on 8, 13 15 July.

A summary of the consultation events is available below. As above, please note that this is a summary of issues raised by participants at the consultation events. It does not reflect the views of HEFCE.

We addressed some of these issues in our frequently asked questions about the consultation.