Filtered by category: HEPI UK, tag: student outcomes × Clear
The return of the crammer: private ownership and the missing data in legal education
Five years after the Solicitors Qualifying Examination launched, the SRA has yet to publish pass rates by training provider, despite promising to do so in 2020. The gap matters as for-profit universities expand rapidly and significant racial disparities in results persist. The author calls on the SRA and Office for Students to publish outcome data by provider and ownership type before any further universities change hands.
Are technicians a hidden indicator of teaching excellence?
Analysis of TEF 2023 submissions found universities referencing technicians in teaching excellence claims were twice as likely to achieve Gold ratings and three times less likely to receive Bronze. A third of providers mentioned technicians in 2023, up from a fifth in 2017. Researchers suggest technician visibility may indicate broader institutional cultures where teaching quality is shared across academic and professional staff rather than siloed within academic roles alone.