Graduation. Nigel Stead
Responding to the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) bronze classification, LSE Interim Director Professor Julia Black has highlighted how the School is focused on students' teaching and learning experience:
“LSE fully supports the drive for teaching excellence and we are pleased the TEF panel recognises the resources we have committed to improve our student experience, including devoting an additional £11million to education over three years. This significant investment includes the creation of our ‘LSE Life’ centre, a pioneering facility dedicated to students’ academic, personal and professional development which has had over 200,000 visits since it opened 9 months ago.
“We have made further changes this year to our assessment system and we have introduced in-year exam resits. As with LSE Life, these changes have been made though working closely with students and in direct response to concerns they have raised. The TEF panel recognises that we have a curriculum taught by world-renowned experts providing choice and stretch for students and it is right to have done so. Rigorous academic standards and independent critical analysis are an essential part of undergraduate education at LSE.
“We are proud of the School’s exceptional graduate record, as evidenced by our students’ high attainment and outstanding performance in highly-skilled job markets, which unfortunately are not captured by the TEF metrics.
“We recognise that we have work to do but we are confident that the education initiatives that we have underway will lead to improvements for our students. However, the challenges around TEF and the limits to the measures it employs are also well documented. We look forward to working with the Government in reviewing and revising the TEF in the near future.”