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AI and assessment, TEF

November 13, 2026 · 55 min

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This week on the podcast we examine new Office for Students and Advance HE research on AI in higher education – which finds uneven institutional approaches and risks for valid assessment and AI literacy.

The regulator sees “closed” assessment as the most effective way to validate learning – so can universities build students’ AI skills while protecting confidence in their degrees?

Plus we discuss the latest details and data on the revised Teaching Excellence Framework, where Bronze across the board would restrict growth, and our guests pick their stories of the week.

With Aaron Porter, Associate Director (Governance) at Advance HE, David Kernohan, Deputy Editor at Wonkhe, Mack Marshall, Editorial Coordinator at Wonkhe and presented by Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe.

Office for Students: Universities should help students develop AI skills while protecting confidence in degrees

OfS and Advance HE assess the state of the sector for AI in education

Office for Students: OfS seeks views on how the revised Teaching Excellence Framework would work in practice to improve the student experience

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