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The Office for Students (OfS), the regulator in England, has committed to protecting students throughout the present crisis and has published guidance for registered providers on how it will approach the regulation of quality and standards, and this includes practical ways in which students can complete their studies whilst ensuring quality and standards are upheld. Providers are already making these arrangements and the Government is in continuous contact with the sector to support the continuation of teaching and assessment. The Government is also working closely with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education to ensure students continue to leave HE with qualifications that have real value, reflect their hard work and allow people to progress. \n\nThe Government’s clear expectation is that HE providers should make all reasonable efforts to enable students to complete their studies. 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We are a cross-party group of MPs that looks at e-petitions submitted on petition.parliament.uk. We are independent from Government. You can find out more about us and our work on our website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/\n\nYou can follow the Petitions Committee on Twitter: @HoCpetitions.\n\nFurther information\nYou can read impartial House of Commons Library information about coronavirus here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\n\nwww.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\n\nThe Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support\n\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips","occurred_on":"2020-05-13","created_at":"2020-05-13T16:18:17.341Z","updated_at":"2020-05-13T16:18:17.341Z"},{"subject":"Petitions Committee to question Universities Minister on the impact of Coronavirus on 11 June","body":"The Petitions Committee will later this week virtually question Minister for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to be felt across the higher education sector.\n\nWatch the session live here from 15:30 on Thursday 11 June: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5859f062-7772-40c3-83c5-055ae87df55d\n\nChair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, will lead the session, which will include questions on some of the vital issues being raised by students through petitions as the coronavirus crisis continues to frustrate and wreak havoc with the higher education system across the UK.\n\nThis latest evidence session comes as unprecedented numbers continue to engage with Parliament and the Petitions Committee on this issue – with tens of thousands of people sharing their views and concerns through social media, including more than 28,000 respondents to a survey on the issue.\n\nIn an evidence hearing organised by the Petitions Committee last month, Sophie Quinn, a student and the author of the initial petition, told Members how students felt “angry” and “frustrated” as Coronavirus prevented them from getting the education they had paid for. The University of Liverpool student told the Committee \"this whole year has been disrupted by strikes and the coronavirus,” before adding that students feel “completely ignored” over the issue.\n\nRead Sophie’s petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302855\n\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146769/petitions-committee-to-question-universities-minister-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-university-students/","occurred_on":"2020-06-08","created_at":"2020-06-08T16:57:17.197Z","updated_at":"2020-06-08T16:57:17.197Z"},{"subject":"Watch the Petitions Committee question Universities Minister on the impact of coronavirus on YouTube","body":"At 3.30pm tomorrow, Thursday 11 June,the Petitions Committee will question Minister for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on universities and students. \n\nWatch the session live:\nYouTube: https://youtu.be/jIxlS5yuzHE \nParliamentlive.TV: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5859f062-7772-40c3-83c5-055ae87df55d\n\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146769/petitions-committee-to-question-universities-minister-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-university-students/","occurred_on":"2020-06-10","created_at":"2020-06-10T15:41:31.195Z","updated_at":"2020-06-10T15:41:31.195Z"},{"subject":"Update on Petitions Committee’s work on students, universities and covid-19","body":"Last week, the Petitions Committee heard oral evidence from the Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan MP, about the effect of coronavirus on students.\n\nYou can watch the session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIxlS5yuzHE&feature=youtu.be\nFind out more here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146769/petitions-committee-to-question-universities-minister-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-university-students/\n\nDuring the session, the Committee pressed the Minister for answers to some of the vital issues raised by students through petitions, as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc with the UK's higher education system.\n\nNext steps\nThe Committee will now produce a report, bringing together everything you have shared with us on Facebook and through online surveys, as well as the formal evidence it has received.\n\nThe Committee will report its findings and make recommendations to the Government, who will then need to respond and decide whether and how to act on them. You will receive another update as soon as the release date for the report is confirmed.\n\nIn the meantime, you can contact your local MP to encourage them to put pressure on the Government on your behalf. Find their contact details here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP\n\nOnce again, the Committee would like to thank everyone who has shared their experiences. This information has been vital in informing the work of the Committee so far, and will inform our recommendations to the Government.","occurred_on":"2020-06-17","created_at":"2020-06-17T17:59:05.863Z","updated_at":"2020-06-17T17:59:05.863Z"},{"subject":"Report: The impact of COVID-19 on university students","body":"We have today – Monday 13 July - published our report on the impact of Covid-19 on students and university. This report is a result of our inquiry into this petition, among others.\n\nThe report sets out the evidence we have heard from students, university staff, and Government Ministers, and recommends a number of actions we feel the Government needs to take to address the impact of COVID-19 on students and universities.\n\nIn the report, the Committee recognises the huge disruption that Covid-19 has had on students’ education, and calls for the Government to take a number of actions, including:\n- provide guidance on how students can claim refunds or repeat parts of their courses\n- establish an easier system for students who believe they haven’t received the education to which they are entitled to seek a refund\n- provide financial support for students who may wish to extend their education; and\n- consider providing emergency funding to universities, to support them in refunding eligible students\n\nRead the full report from 00:01 on Monday: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmpetitions/527/52702.htm","occurred_on":"2020-07-12","created_at":"2020-07-12T13:31:21.163Z","updated_at":"2020-07-12T13:31:21.163Z"}]}}}