DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY GOLD STATUS

Early day motion 55, tabled 26 June 2017 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 5 members.

That this House notes the significance of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and endorses its assigning equal status to teaching and research at the UK's higher education institutions; congratulates institutions that have been awarded a Gold status, including De Montfort University in Leicester, whose Square Mile project has been recognised for making a significant contribution to the social and economic development of its city; welcomes the TEF's provision of benchmarked and split metrics to students and parents that matter most to them, including teaching quality, student satisfaction and employment outcomes; and commends its Vice-Chancellor Dominic Shellard and its excellent teaching staff for the work that they do.

Signatures by party: Labour 2, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1.