FurtherHigher Education to 2020

Gareth ParryUniversity of Sheffield

England is differentEngland is different

Scotland: below bachelor onlyScotland: below bachelor only

Wales: franchise onlyWales: franchise only

England: plural and strategicEngland: plural and strategic

Before the fallBefore the fall

Mainstreaming: strategy and monitoring Mainstreaming: strategy and monitoring requirements (for all)requirements (for all)

Clearing: small pockets Clearing: small pockets Strengthening: centres of excellence (for some)Strengthening: centres of excellence (for some) Stabilising: structured partnerships (for the Stabilising: structured partnerships (for the

many)many) Awarding powers (for the few)Awarding powers (for the few) Targeting: under-served areasTargeting: under-served areas

After 2011After 2011

Demographic declineDemographic decline Fee deregulation (perhaps)Fee deregulation (perhaps) Increased competitionIncreased competition Selective interventionSelective intervention Rediscovery of adultsRediscovery of adults Survival of sectors (probably)Survival of sectors (probably)

What of the English experiment?What of the English experiment?

Changing the pattern of demand, with Changing the pattern of demand, with supply-side and demand-side incentivessupply-side and demand-side incentives

Increasing differentiation, without formal Increasing differentiation, without formal stratificationstratification

Controlling the range, alongside diversity Controlling the range, alongside diversity of missionof mission