Universities may face sanctions if they fail most disadvantaged

Watchdog’s higher education plans aim to raise bar of standards across England

Universities and colleges providing substandard courses or paying lip service to helping disadvantaged students progress would be more likely to face sanctions under proposals outlined by a government watchdog.

The plans by the Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education in England, are designed to raise the bar of standards and ensure more students – particularly those from groups underrepresented in higher education – get to the end of courses and find better-paid work.

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