TEF Gold - University of Chichester
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TEF Gold - University of Chichester
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TEF Gold
University of Chichester shines with
TEF Gold
The University of Chichester achieves the highest possible rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We are delighted that the University of Chichester has been awarded the highest overall rating of ‘Gold’ in the
Teaching Excellence Framework
(TEF) 2023.
The University of Chichester’s ‘Gold’ rating confirms the sustained and consistent nature of our outstanding offer to students and ranks us amongst the top universities in the UK for teaching. Out of 227 Higher Education Institutions, 51 received a ‘Gold’ rating, 125 received ‘Silver’, 48 received ‘Bronze’ and 3 ‘Requiring Improvement’.
TEF Gold Explained
What is the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)?
The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is a national scheme run by the Office for Students (OfS) that aims to give students a clear and independent indication of quality in the areas that they care about the most: teaching, learning and achieving positive outcomes from their studies.
The TEF does this by assessing and rating universities and colleges for excellence above a set of minimum requirements for quality and standards.
Universities and colleges that take part in the TEF receive an overall rating as well as two underpinning ratings – one for the student experience and one for student outcomes.
What do the ratings mean?
The ratings reflect the extent to which a university delivers an excellent experience and outcomes for its mix of undergraduate students and across the range of its undergraduate courses and subjects.
We are delighted to announce the outcome of the University of Chichester’s TEF 2023 submission: The TEF panel has awarded us a ‘Gold’ rating overall.
‘
Gold
’
is the highest possible rating. This means that the University of Chichester has demonstrated the highest-quality teaching standards and that our student experience and outcomes are typically outstanding.
Additionally, the panel considered the aspect ratings to be as follows – Student Experience: ‘Gold’ (i.e. consistently outstanding) and Student Outcomes: ‘Silver’ (high quality, regularly exceeding the baseline quality expected).
How is the TEF calculated?
An independent group of academics, students and employers assess universities. This assessment is based on core metrics and a submission from each university. Students are also able to submit their views on their educational experience at their institutions.
The results of the TEF will be valid for four years until August 2027.
Summary of our TEF Gold rating
We are overjoyed to have received such fantastic feedback in the summary of student experience and outcomes that was provided to us by the Office for Students. Below is a summary of headline findings from both aspects and the respective features of excellence.
Typically, the experience students have at The University of Chichester and the outcomes it leads to are outstanding.
Student Experience (Gold)
SE1: Teaching, assessment and feedback
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Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we have embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting the learning, progression and attainment of our students.
SE2: Course content and delivery; student engagement in learning and stretch
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel noted that the student submission describes teaching as ‘brilliant’, ‘very clear’, ‘helpful’, amongst other comments.
SE3: Research, innovation, scholarship, professional practice and/or employer engagement
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we have embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting the learning, progression and attainment of our students.
SE4: Staff professional development and academic practice
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel concluded that there is very high-quality support for staff professional development and excellent academic practice is promoted.
SE5: Learning environment and academic support
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we ensure a supporting learning environment and that our students have access to a wide and readily available range of outstanding quality academic support tailored to their needs.
SE6: Learning resources
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel noted our strength in responding to student comments, the attention to detail at the smallest level and concluding that the physical and virtual learning resources are used effectively to support very high-quality teaching and learning.
SE7: Student engagement in improvement
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel concluded that we effectively engage with our students, leading to improvements to their experiences and outcomes
Summary of outcomes: the student academic experience is typically outstanding.
Outstanding quality features include:
Teaching, feedback and assessment, which has been embedded and tailored towards students
Innovation, research-based teaching and employer engagement being embedded within courses
Support for staff professional development and excellent academic practice is embedded across the provider
A supportive learning environment, where students have access to a wide and readily available range of outstanding quality academic support tailored to their needs
Physical and virtual learning resources are tailored and used effectively to support outstanding teaching and learning.
There are also some very high-quality features including:
Good practice in course content and delivery, students being actively engaged and committed to learning, and learning being tailored to students
Embedded engagement with its students, leading to continuous improvement to the experiences and outcomes of its students.
Student Outcomes (Silver)
SO1: Approaches to supporting student success
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Rating: Outstanding
The panel noted the strong work with future employers and the tailoring to vulnerable demographics and concluded that we deploy and tailor approaches that are highly effective in ensuring that our students succeed in and progress beyond their studies.
SO2: Continuation and completion rates
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Rating: Very high quality / Outstanding
The panel concluded that there are outstanding rates of completion and very high rates of continuation
SO3: Progression rates
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel concluded that there are very high rates of successful progression for our students and courses.
SO4: Intended educational gains
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we clearly articulate the range of educational gains we intend our students to achieve and why these are highly relevant to our students and their future ambitions.
SO5: Approaches to supporting educational gains
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we have strength in our monitoring and approaches taken; specifically, that our approaches to supporting our students to achieve these gains are evidence-based, highly effective and are tailored to them and their different starting points.
SO6: Evaluation and demonstration of educational gains
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Rating: N/A
Summary of outcomes: student outcomes are typically very high quality.
There is one very high-quality feature:
Very high rates of successful progression for the provider’s students and courses
There are also some outstanding quality features including:
Embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting its students' learning, progression, and attainment
Clear articulation of the range of educational gains the provider intends its students to achieve, and why these are highly relevant to their future ambitions
Approaches to supporting students to achieve educational gains are evidence-based, highly effective and tailored to its students and their different starting points.
Our address
University of Chichester,
College Lane,
Chichester,
West Sussex, PO19 6PE
View Map
Contact us
(+44) 01243 816000
help@chi.ac.uk
For visits
(+44) 01243 816000
Campus tours
visitus@chi.ac.uk
Open Days & Applicant Days
studyhere@chi.ac.uk
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Skip to content
Home
About Us
TEF Gold
University of Chichester shines with
TEF Gold
The University of Chichester achieves the highest possible rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We are delighted that the University of Chichester has been awarded the highest overall rating of ‘Gold’ in the
Teaching Excellence Framework
(TEF) 2023.
The University of Chichester’s ‘Gold’ rating confirms the sustained and consistent nature of our outstanding offer to students and ranks us amongst the top universities in the UK for teaching. Out of 227 Higher Education Institutions, 51 received a ‘Gold’ rating, 125 received ‘Silver’, 48 received ‘Bronze’ and 3 ‘Requiring Improvement’.
TEF Gold Explained
What is the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)?
The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is a national scheme run by the Office for Students (OfS) that aims to give students a clear and independent indication of quality in the areas that they care about the most: teaching, learning and achieving positive outcomes from their studies.
The TEF does this by assessing and rating universities and colleges for excellence above a set of minimum requirements for quality and standards.
Universities and colleges that take part in the TEF receive an overall rating as well as two underpinning ratings – one for the student experience and one for student outcomes.
What do the ratings mean?
The ratings reflect the extent to which a university delivers an excellent experience and outcomes for its mix of undergraduate students and across the range of its undergraduate courses and subjects.
We are delighted to announce the outcome of the University of Chichester’s TEF 2023 submission: The TEF panel has awarded us a ‘Gold’ rating overall.
‘
Gold
’
is the highest possible rating. This means that the University of Chichester has demonstrated the highest-quality teaching standards and that our student experience and outcomes are typically outstanding.
Additionally, the panel considered the aspect ratings to be as follows – Student Experience: ‘Gold’ (i.e. consistently outstanding) and Student Outcomes: ‘Silver’ (high quality, regularly exceeding the baseline quality expected).
How is the TEF calculated?
An independent group of academics, students and employers assess universities. This assessment is based on core metrics and a submission from each university. Students are also able to submit their views on their educational experience at their institutions.
The results of the TEF will be valid for four years until August 2027.
Summary of our TEF Gold rating
We are overjoyed to have received such fantastic feedback in the summary of student experience and outcomes that was provided to us by the Office for Students. Below is a summary of headline findings from both aspects and the respective features of excellence.
Typically, the experience students have at The University of Chichester and the outcomes it leads to are outstanding.
Student Experience (Gold)
SE1: Teaching, assessment and feedback
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we have embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting the learning, progression and attainment of our students.
SE2: Course content and delivery; student engagement in learning and stretch
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel noted that the student submission describes teaching as ‘brilliant’, ‘very clear’, ‘helpful’, amongst other comments.
SE3: Research, innovation, scholarship, professional practice and/or employer engagement
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we have embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting the learning, progression and attainment of our students.
SE4: Staff professional development and academic practice
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel concluded that there is very high-quality support for staff professional development and excellent academic practice is promoted.
SE5: Learning environment and academic support
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we ensure a supporting learning environment and that our students have access to a wide and readily available range of outstanding quality academic support tailored to their needs.
SE6: Learning resources
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel noted our strength in responding to student comments, the attention to detail at the smallest level and concluding that the physical and virtual learning resources are used effectively to support very high-quality teaching and learning.
SE7: Student engagement in improvement
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel concluded that we effectively engage with our students, leading to improvements to their experiences and outcomes
Summary of outcomes: the student academic experience is typically outstanding.
Outstanding quality features include:
Teaching, feedback and assessment, which has been embedded and tailored towards students
Innovation, research-based teaching and employer engagement being embedded within courses
Support for staff professional development and excellent academic practice is embedded across the provider
A supportive learning environment, where students have access to a wide and readily available range of outstanding quality academic support tailored to their needs
Physical and virtual learning resources are tailored and used effectively to support outstanding teaching and learning.
There are also some very high-quality features including:
Good practice in course content and delivery, students being actively engaged and committed to learning, and learning being tailored to students
Embedded engagement with its students, leading to continuous improvement to the experiences and outcomes of its students.
Student Outcomes (Silver)
SO1: Approaches to supporting student success
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel noted the strong work with future employers and the tailoring to vulnerable demographics and concluded that we deploy and tailor approaches that are highly effective in ensuring that our students succeed in and progress beyond their studies.
SO2: Continuation and completion rates
Expand
Rating: Very high quality / Outstanding
The panel concluded that there are outstanding rates of completion and very high rates of continuation
SO3: Progression rates
Expand
Rating: Very high quality
The panel concluded that there are very high rates of successful progression for our students and courses.
SO4: Intended educational gains
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we clearly articulate the range of educational gains we intend our students to achieve and why these are highly relevant to our students and their future ambitions.
SO5: Approaches to supporting educational gains
Expand
Rating: Outstanding
The panel concluded that we have strength in our monitoring and approaches taken; specifically, that our approaches to supporting our students to achieve these gains are evidence-based, highly effective and are tailored to them and their different starting points.
SO6: Evaluation and demonstration of educational gains
Expand
Rating: N/A
Summary of outcomes: student outcomes are typically very high quality.
There is one very high-quality feature:
Very high rates of successful progression for the provider’s students and courses
There are also some outstanding quality features including:
Embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting its students' learning, progression, and attainment
Clear articulation of the range of educational gains the provider intends its students to achieve, and why these are highly relevant to their future ambitions
Approaches to supporting students to achieve educational gains are evidence-based, highly effective and tailored to its students and their different starting points.
Our address
University of Chichester,
College Lane,
Chichester,
West Sussex, PO19 6PE
View Map
Contact us
(+44) 01243 816000
help@chi.ac.uk
For visits
(+44) 01243 816000
Campus tours
visitus@chi.ac.uk
Open Days & Applicant Days
studyhere@chi.ac.uk
I’m looking for
Courses
Something else