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The Universities: Overregulation

The Universities: Overregulation. The Baroness Deech of Cumnor DBE Gresham Professor of Law. Policy makers. Anthony Crosland Highgate School Trinity Oxford. Policy makers. Shirley Williams St Paul’s Girls’ School Somerville. University policy makers. Margaret Thatcher

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The Universities: Overregulation

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  1. The Universities:Overregulation The Baroness Deech of Cumnor DBE Gresham Professor of Law

  2. Policy makers • Anthony Crosland • Highgate School • Trinity Oxford

  3. Policy makers • Shirley Williams • St Paul’s Girls’ School • Somerville

  4. University policy makers • Margaret Thatcher • Kesteven & Grantham Grammar School • Somerville College Oxford

  5. Policy makers • Sir Richard Lambert • Fettes • Balliol Oxford

  6. Policy makers • Lord Dearing • Doncaster Grammar School • Hull University

  7. Policy makers • Tony Blair • Fettes • St John’s Oxford

  8. Policy makers • Lord Browne • King’s School Ely • St John’s Cambridge

  9. Policy makers • David Cameron • Eton • Brasenose College Oxford

  10. Policy makers • Vince Cable and Nick Clegg • Cable – Nunthorpe Grammar, Fitzwilliam Cambridge • Clegg – Westminster School

  11. Policy makers • Les Ebdon, • OFFA • Hemel Hempstead Grammar School • Imperial College

  12. Policy makers • David Willetts • King Edward’s School Birmingham • Christ Church Oxford

  13. Education Reform Act 1988 • S.202(2) inserted by Lord Jenkins • Academic staff to have freedom within the law to question

  14. The prospectus promise

  15. Student and university • Is it like the holiday package? • Sue if it does not live up to expectations?

  16. Effort is needed • How well you do depends on effort • No guaranteed outcome

  17. University quangos • Higher Education Funding Council • Scottish Funding Council • Higher Education Funding Council for Wales • Dept for Employment & Learning N. Ireland • Equality Challenge Unit

  18. More Quangos • The Quality Assurance Agency for HE with TQA • Student Loans Co. • Unistats • HE Statistics Agency • Universities & Colleges Employers’ Association • Research Excellence Framework

  19. Yet more quangos • Partnerships for Progression • National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs • The Graduate Talent Pool • University and College Union • Committee of University Chairs • Universities UK

  20. And more . . • Office for Fair Access • Office of the Independent Adjudicator for HE • HE Better Regulation Group • Higher Education Academy • The Leadership Foundation

  21. White Paper • Students at the heart of the system Cm 8122 (2011) • Unlimited recruitment of AAB students • 20,000 extra for universities charging less

  22. Political pressure • Gordon Brown complained that Laura Spence did not get a competitive place at Magdalen • David Cameron was wrong to say that only 1 black student was accepted at Oxford

  23. Discrimination • Vienna University discriminated 1920s • Polish universities instituted segregated seating for Jewish students

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