The Teaching Excellence Framework: Five key principles
…roduction of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is therefore to be welcomed. But to succeed, it must be focused squarely on students and observe five key principles: Its primary aim must be to drive excellence in teaching. In doing this, it must enhance the reputation of the UK’s world-leading HE sector; encourage diversity; maintain institutions’ autonomy and achieve efficiency by minimising costs and bureaucracy. Clearly there are tensions…