1、Debate45A degree of regulation:Building a more financially sustainable and resilient higher education sectorTom Richmond2A degree of regulation:Building a more financially sustainable and resilient higher education sectorAbout the authorTom Richmond is an education policy analyst and host of the Ins
2、ide Your Ed podcast.After starting his career as a secondary school teacher,he spent almost a decade working in policy development and research.This included working in two think tanks and later advising two Secretaries of State and ministerial teams at the Department for Education.After leaving the
3、 Department,he taught at a sixth-form college before returning to education policy and research in 2018.From 2019 to 2024 he was the director of EDSK a think tank that designed solutions to policy problems across the education system including schools,colleges,apprenticeships and universities.www.he
4、pi.ac.uk3Executive summaryThere is so much good work being done by so many higher education providers and academics to deliver a great experience to their students,yet this report outlines a range of evidence showing that some providers have taken too many risks,ignored students interests and damage
5、d the reputation of the sector by pursuing extra tuition fee income above all else.Given the pivotal role of higher education in our society and economy,it is legitimate for the Government to set new boundaries that aim to curtail excessive risk-taking while leaving the autonomy of many providers la
6、rgely(if not entirely)intact.Consequently,this report describes a toolkit of eight measures that the Government could implement to create a more financially sustainable and resilient higher education landscape in England.These measures,which could be introduced separately or as a full package,aim to