TEF 23. Overall: silver. Student experience: Gold. Student outcomes: bronze.
TEF 23. Overall: silver. Student experience: Gold. Student outcomes: bronze.

University of West London awarded Silver in Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023

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UWL has achieved a Silver award overall in the TEF 2023 Outcomes and a Gold rating for student experience in what continues to be an outstanding year for London’s top modern university*.

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A total of 228 universities, colleges and other higher education providers took part in the 2023 TEF exercise, which is a national scheme run by the Office for Students that aims to encourage higher education providers to improve and deliver excellence in the areas that students care about the most: teaching, learning and achieving positive outcomes from their studies. UWL was one of only 73 institutions to achieve a Gold rating in one aspect of performance.

A seminar at the University of West London

The overall Silver rating is further testament to UWL’s status as among the best higher education institutions for teaching in the UK, having been named number one for teaching quality and student experience earlier in September by The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024. It recognises that UWL’s provision is of a very high standard and consistently exceeds sector benchmarks. This results in excellent outcomes for many UWL students who go on to acquire highly skilled jobs or continue further study.

Students also play a significant role in TEF ratings having had the opportunity to submit their views on the quality of their educational experience and outcomes through a student submission. The TEF ratings are issued every four years.

A group of students chatting the the UWL Heartspace

Professor Peter John CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President at UWL, says,

I am pleased to have maintained our position with this latest TEF 2023 Silver award. It demonstrates that we are among the best higher education institutions in the country for teaching and student experience.

Of course, our students are at the heart of everything we do which is why we have a relentless focus on delivering the best possible student experience including ensuring a dynamic and relevant curriculum with the highest quality of teaching.”

*Top modern University in London (non-specialist), The Complete University Guide 2024.

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