External Quality Review

Ofsted conducted an inspection of the University of Suffolk's apprenticeship provision in May 2022. The final report is available on the Ofsted website.

The overall outcome of the inspection was Good, with the following judgements:

• Quality of education: Good
• Behaviour and attitudes: Good
• Personal development: Good
• Leadership and management: Good
• Apprenticeships: Good

Key highlights from the University's report include:

• "Lecturers use their extensive experience and industry knowledge highly effectively to promote thought-provoking discussions. They ensure that apprentices understand the application of what they are learning."
• "Apprentices benefit from well-resourced, high-quality training facilities."
• "Leaders work closely and purposefully with employers to design an apprenticeship offer that meets local and regional skills needs very well."

All institutions who are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) must participate in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), which rates education providers for excellence above a set of minimum requirements for quality and standards.

Providers receive an overall rating as well as two underpinning ratings - one for the student experience and one for student outcomes. The ratings reflect the extent to which a provider delivers an excellent experience and outcomes for its mix of undergraduate students and across the range of its undergraduate courses and subjects.

A combination of evidence sources including a written submission generated by the provider and numerical indicators the OfS produce from national datasets, which are benchmarked.

The University of Suffolk TEF rating

The University of Suffolk were awarded the following ratings in 2023 for four years:

• Student experience aspect: Silver, indicating that the student experience is typically very high quality
• Student outcomes aspect: Silver, indicating that student outcomes are typically very high quality
• Overall rating: Silver, indicating that student experience and student outcomes are typically very high quality

The University remains committed to provide a high quality education and transforming lives and will continue to work to enhance teaching, learning and positive outcomes for our students.

Further information for students on the TEF is available on the OfS website.