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23 Oct 2025
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What’s in the post-16 education and skills white paper for universities?

This week saw the publication of the wide-ranging post-16 education and skills white paper. Our latest briefing outlines some of the key issues that those working in the sector will be considering.

Among the ground it covers includes:

  • Government’s plans to incentivise collaboration and specialisation through a revised research funding system more closely aligned with the government’s priorities
  • Further details in relation to inflationary fee cap increases, in future linked to OfS higher quality thresholds
  • Further news on the proposed international student levy
  • A range of governance and regulatory reforms, including a reformed OfS regulatory framework and greater powers for the OfS
  • The possibility of student number controls being introduced as part of future legislation
  • Potential changes to awarding powers 

The government and regulatory bodies will set out further detail on the next steps in due course through consultations and other publications.

These and a range of other matters are covered in more detail in our briefing.  

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