Modern foreign languages: policy and funding context Reshaping Languages in Higher Education Conference 10 July 2014 Chris Millward.

Modern foreign languages: policy and funding context

Reshaping Languages in Higher Education Conference10 July 2014

Chris Millward

2010-15 – a new settlement

Breakdown of real terms teaching income to HEIs 2009-

10 to 2015-16

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

£ m

illio

ns

Other fee income

Dept of Health feeincome (home & EU)

Overseas fee income(non EU)

Full-time undergraduatefee income (home & EU)

Other funding bodygrants

HEFCE Teaching grant

2009-10 to 2011-12: actual income2012-13 to 2015-16: forecast income

HEFCE’s role 2010-2015• Public interest funding:

• high cost subjects, institutions and activities; supporting change

• Assurance:• quality, information, financial sustainability

• Monitoring and evidence:• students, subjects, places

• Whole institution and system: • teaching, research and knowledge exchange

UG home and EU full-time entrants

UG home and EU part-time entrants (2)

Undergraduate students

*HESA – all years and domiciles

A-Level entries

HEFCE’s role 2010-2015: MFL• Public interest funding:

• Year abroad• Routes into Languages• Supporting innovation and change (?)

• Monitoring and evidence:• HE in England ‘impact report’

Number of A level entries

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-130

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

French German Spanish Other modern languages Total MFL

Source: DfE publications A level 2013-13, revised January 2014

Number of UCAS acceptances

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

Modern languages: non-European Modern languages: European

Mode of study (full or part-time)

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

Full-time modern languages: Eastern, Asiatic and African Full-time modern languages: EuropeanPart-time modern languages: Eastern, Asiatic and African Part-time modern languages: European

Type (single or joint honours)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

Single MFL, or joint honours wholly within MFL MFL as joint honours with another (non-MFL) subject area

Diversity (POLAR3 data)

2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

6% 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 7% 8%

11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11%

16% 16% 16% 17% 16% 16% 16% 17%

25% 24% 25% 25% 24% 25% 24% 24%

42% 43% 42% 42% 42% 41% 43% 41%

POLAR3 Quintile 1 POLAR3 Quintile 2 POLAR3 Quintile 3 POLAR3 Quintile 4 POLAR3 Quintile 5

Increasing MFL study outside degree programme

Increase in numbers About the same Decrease in numbers

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35No. of respondents

Japanese

Spanish

Arabic

Chinese

German

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

No of HEIs report-ing an increase

• Most reported increases compared with 2012:

• Reported numbers as compared to 2012:

Source: UCML-AULC survey of Institution-wide Language Provision in universities in the UK (2012-2013)

2014-15• -5.85% HEFCE teaching grant• +30k student numbers, recognising previous

growth• +£25m HEFCE Postgraduate Support Scheme

2015-16• Removal of the cap on student numbers• +£50m for taught postgraduate education and

government review• REF outcomes

Short-term issues

Medium and longer-term issues

• DfE and BIS• Fee levels and re-

payment terms• Teaching grant and

student numbers • Regulatory landscape

Thank you for listening

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