Higher education data reduction taskforce
The taskforce aims to reduce unnecessary data reporting and collection for higher and further education providers.
Role
The taskforce will help providers to reduce bureaucracy so they can focus on delivering high quality education for their students.
The taskforce brings together representatives from across the sector involved in data collection to understand the different data requirements on providers and where these could be reduced, removed or reformed.
Terms of reference
Membership
Data collecting organisations
Current members are:
- Neil McIvor, Chair, Chief Data Officer and Chief Statistician, Department for Education (DfE)
- Alison Berry, Director of Statutory Operations, Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
- David Craig, Director, Data Science, Department for Education (DfE)
- Don Campbell, Head of Data Centre of Excellence, Student Loans Company (SLC)
- Richard Puttock, Director of Data, Foresight and Analysis, Office for Students (OfS)
- Sarah Pearce, Further Education & Skills statistician, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
- Sarah Ardin, Head of Research & Analysis, Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE)
- Richard O’Kelly, Head of Analytical Data, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
- Nadir Zanini, Associate Director of Research, Data and Analytics, Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
- Matt Bollington, Higher Education Statistics Unit lead, Department for Education (DfE)
- Shauna Vulliamy, Head of OfS Sponsorship team, Department for Education (DfE)
Sector representatives
Current members are:
- Andy Youell, Executive Director of Regulation, University College of Estate Management
- Mark Corver, Founder, Data HE
- Sally Turnbull, Chair of HESPA’s Higher Education Data Insight Group
- David Hayes, Chief Data Officer, Open University
- Jackie Njoroge, Director of Strategy, University of Salford
- Daniel Kidd, Deputy Academic Registrar, University of Wolverhampton
- Lindsay Jones, Head of MIS, Leicester College
- Alan Fenton, Academic Registrar, Newcastle College
- Nathan Michael, Academic Registrar, Grimsby Institute
- Terry Hutchinson, Director of curriculum and governance, DN Colleges Group
Meetings and minutes
The HEDRT will meet every 6 weeks for a period of 6 months, starting from March 2022.