The Government has recently confirmed the results of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) that recognises and rewards excellent teaching in UK Higher Education providers.
Moorlands College, the first independent theology college to opt into the scheme, has now been awarded a provisional TEF award. This provisional TEF award means that Moorlands College has met the quality expectations required for TEF eligibility and is now in the formal government teaching excellence league table.
The TEF has been introduced as a way of informing students’ choices about what and where to study, to raise esteem for teaching, to reward a provider’s excellent teaching and to meet the needs of employers and businesses. A TEF Provisional Award means that Moorlands College meets rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education, and is taking part in the TEF, but does not yet have sufficient data to be fully assessed. Moorlands College may be fully assessed in future when it has sufficient data.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England works with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and is responsible for implementing the TEF according to the Department of Education’s specification.
When discussing the recent results, Ian Kirby, Vice Principal (Academic) at Moorlands College, shared:
“I’m really delighted to see that Moorlands has taken the next step forward as a leading provider of theological training for Christian ministry. Receiving a TEF rating demonstrates that we are a robust institution, providing a learning experience that is recognised within the world renowned UK Higher Education section.”
