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Bath Spa University achieves prestigious 'silver' rating in teaching excellence framework

Thursday, 28 September, 2023

Bath Spa University has been awarded ‘Silver’ in the latest assessment of teaching and learning excellence at all higher education providers across England. 

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is designed to help inform students’ choices about what and where to study and to incentivise improvement and excellence in teaching and learning. TEF rates well-performing institutions from Gold to Bronze. Silver is awarded to those in which: “The student experience and outcomes are typically very high quality, and there may be some outstanding features”. 

Bath Spa University has been awarded a Silver rating overall, and Silver for each of the sections: Student Experience and Student Outcomes. 

For Student Experience, assessed by data from the National Student Survey and our accompanying narrative statement, the panel considered that all features are very high quality for most groups of students. 

For Student Outcomes, assessed by continuation, completion and progression data, and our accompanying narrative statement, the panel considered that there was evidence of very high quality outcomes across the aspect as a whole. 

Rebecca Schaaf, Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Student Experience at Bath Spa University said:  

“This is a result of which we can be very proud as it is a testament to all of our efforts to deliver excellent programmes of study, support services, and spaces and facilities that enable a very high quality experience for our students.”  

“Our ambition is to use this result as a foundation to move towards a Gold rating, building on the work we have already undertaken to transform the curriculum, focus on student experience, invest in our digital and physical estate and revise our policies and procedures.” 

Bath Spa was recently awarded Sunday Times University of the Year for Social Inclusion 2023-24 in recognition of its commitment to empowering students from all backgrounds with the opportunity to study and thrive in higher education, helping people develop skills today that will set them apart in the future. 

Bath Spa University also climbed a further three places in the main Good University League Table. This is the fourth year in a row that the University has improved rankings. 

For full details of the TEF results you can visit the TEF 2023 outcomes website.