Dear Colleagues, a gentle reminder that Nick Hillman (HEPI) will deliver a public lecture tomorrow (Wed 23rd Nov 5-6pm) entitled "Is the TEF a good idea and will it work?" at the University of Greenwich, 10 Stockwell St, London SE10 9BD: Room 11-0004. The event is free to attend.No registration required.
Abstract: The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has generated much debate with contrasting views as to the benefits or drawbacks of the initiative. For some, it provides the potential to redress gaps between teaching and research esteem and the impact on the quality of UK university teaching. For others, it risks undermining the independence of universities and encouraging perverse incentives. This talk will examine the origins of the TEF and consider the evidence for its existence. It will question whether, in its current form, it is likely to produce the sort of hoped for outcomes for university staff and students.
Biography
Nick Hillman has been the Director of HEPI since January 2014. He worked for the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, now Lord Willetts, the Minister for Universities and Science, from 2007 until the end of 2013, as Chief of Staff and then Special Adviser in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Previously, he was a History teacher and worked at the Association of British Insurers. At the 2010 general election, he was the runner-up in Cambridge. He has written for a range of think tanks and journals. His more recent writings include articles on the Coalition’s higher education reforms for the Oxford Review of Education (2016), on access to schools and selective universities for Higher Education Review (2014) and on the fifty-year history of student loans for Contemporary British History (2013). He also wrote the authoritative account of being a special adviser for the Institute of Government (2014). His recent pamphlets for HEPI include an assessment of the impact of students in the general election of 2015, a comparison of the UK and German higher education system, a piece on the educational underachievement of young men and a study on students’ attitudes to free speech.
Forthcoming public lectures- http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/faculty/eddev/study/open-lecture-series
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Regards
Simon
Simon Walker NTF, PFHEA
Head of Educational Development,
University of Greenwich
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