Framework for programme reviews: ensuring the value of courses

We’re setting out high-level principles to inform programme and course reviews. They cover how metrics (standard measures of value) are used in monitoring, assessing where action should be taken and improving transparency in how universities approach reviews.

We’re providing a toolkit of measures to use in monitoring the value of programmes and courses. These include core measures that universities in England are encouraged to integrate into their annual programme review processes, covering student and graduate views, student outcomes and graduate prospects.

The toolkit also provides guidance on considering the wider value of courses, including:

• levelling up and improving life chances across the UK
• provision of skills
• supporting economic growth nationally and locally
• contributing to social responsibility

We’re asking universities in England to publish statements on their websites by early 2023 – covering approaches taken in annual monitoring, and assessment of where action should be taken on low value courses.