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W08/38HE: Initial Teacher Training: Intake Targets 2009/10
This circular sets out the initial teacher training intake targets for the sector for 2009/10.
Date: 15 December 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/37HE: Annual TRAC return for academic year 2007/08
This circular requests institutions to submit their annual Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Return for 2007/08.
Date: 24 November 2008
Response by: 30 January 2009
Secondary Documents: None

W08/36HE: Revised Financial Memorandum and Audit Code of Practice
This Circular attaches the revised Financial Memorandum between HEFCW and institutions and the revised Audit Code of Practice, each of which takes effect retrospectively from 1 August 2008.
Date: 19 November 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/35HE: Analysis of the financial position of the HE sector 2006/07
This circular informs institutions of financial health performance indicators for the higher education sector in Wales, as shown by the audited financial statements for 2006/07.
Date: 19 November 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/34HE: Teaching Quality Information: National Student Survey 2009
This circular provides information to all institutions on the plans for the 2009 National Student Survey (NSS) and also provides guidance on promoting the 2009 NSS. This will be of interest to staff involved in co-ordinating the NSS within institutions.
Date: 7 November 2008
Response by: 28 November 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/33HE: Higher education students early statistics survey (HESES) 2008/09
This Circular requests institutions to return aggregated student data to enable HEFCW to make allocations of funds for teaching, have early indications of student numbers and calculate fee compensation for SCORATES/ERASMUS registrations.
Date: 10 October 2008
Response by: 17 November 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/32HE: Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme
This circular provides a consultation on the core principles, general requirements and key features of the institutional review: Wales (IR) process to be adopted for higher education (HE) in Wales from 2009/10.
Date: 7 October 2008
Response by: 10 November 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/31HE: Institutional Review: Wales from 2009/10
This circular provides a consultation on the core principles, general requirements and key features of the institutional review: Wales (IR) process to be adopted for higher education (HE) in Wales from 2009/10.
Date: 19 September 2008
Response by: 14 November 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/30HE: Recording of Eligibility for Selection for the RAE in HESA Staff Returns
This circular provides guidance for internal auditors to use in their annual internal audit of HE data systems and processes.
Date: 17 September 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/29HE: Guidance for Internal Auditors to use in their Annual Internal Audit of HE Data Systems and Processes
This circular provides guidance for internal auditors to use in their annual internal audit of HE data systems and processes.
Date: 27 August 2008
Response by: 30 May 2009
Secondary Documents: None

W08/28HE: Teaching Quality Information: outcomes and publication of the 2008 National Student Survey results
This circular provides information on how to access and preview your 2008 National Student Survey (NSS) results via the Unistats web-site, and details plans for the re-launch of the more detailed Ipsos MORI Dissemination web-site.
Date: 30 July 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/27HE: The HEFCW Part-Time Undergraduate Fee Waiver Scheme
This document describes HEFCW s part-time undergraduate fee waiver scheme for 2008/09 and sets out the criteria students will need to meet in order to be eligible for fee waiver under the scheme.
Date: 22 July 2008
Response by: 7 November 2008
Secondary Documents:
Pro-forma: Annex A

W08/26HE: Funding Allocations 2007/08
This publication provides details of the teaching, research and capital grants made by HEFCW to higher education institutions (HEIs) and directly funded further education colleges in Wales for 2007/08.
Date: 1 July 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/25HE: Initial Teacher Training Strategy Fund: Allocations 2008/09
This circular sets out the allocations to be made to institutions in 2008/09 to support the implementation of initial teacher training strategies.
Date: 25 June 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/24HE: Learning and teaching strategy allocations for 2008/09 and update on monitoring arrangements
This circular provides information on the learning and teaching strategy allocations to higher education institutions for 2008/09 and an update on monitoring arrangements.
Date: 20 June 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/23HE: Additional Support for Part-Time Students 2008/09
This circular announces allocations for Additional Support for Part-Time Students in 2008/09.
Date: 12 June 2008
Response by: 15 August 2008
Secondary Documents:
Annex B

W08/22HE: Widening Access to Higher Education: 2008/09 Allocations and Related Information
This circular sets out the 2008/09 allocations to be made to institutions to support their implementation of widening access strategies.
Date: 13 June 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/21HE: End of Year Monitoring of Higher Education Enrolments 2007/08
This Circular requests institutions to return aggregated student data to enable HEFCW to calculate any adjustments to 2007/08 funding.
Date: 9 June 2008
Response by: 4 August 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/20HE: Research Excellence Framework: Outcomes of Consultation and Next Steps
This Circular provides further information on the next stage of the development of new arrangements for research assessment the Research Excellence Framework.
Date: 2 June 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents:
Consultation Responses

W08/19HE: Redistribution exercise 2008/09
This Circular sets out the arrangements by which Higher Education Institutions and directly funded Further Education Colleges may redistribute funded credit values for 2008/09.
Date: 20 May 2008
Response by: 29 August 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/18HE: Revised Financial memorandum and Audit Code of Practice Consultation
This is a consultation on changes to the financial memorandum between HEFCW and institutions and revisions to the Audit Code of Practice. Amended versions are to take effect from 1 August 2008.
Date: 20 May 2008
Response by: 18 July 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/17HE: Accreditation of providers of initial teacher training in Wales: Revised Procedures
This circular confirms the revised procedures with immediate effect.
Date: 20 May 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/16HE: Annual Monitoring Statements 2008
This circular requests HE institutions to submit Annual Monitoring Statements for 2008.
Date: 16 May 2008
Response by: 7 November 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/15HE: Recurrent Grant Circular
This circular sets out how the Council s recurrent grant for teaching, postgraduate research training and research quality for the academic year 2008/09 is to be distributed overall and to individual institutions.
Date: 12 May 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/14HE: Revisions to Research Funding Methods
This Circular provides information on adjustments which the Council intends to make to its research funding method from 2009/10 onwards, following the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
Date: 11 April 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/13HE: Strategic Planning and Related Requests 2008
This circular requests HE institutions to submit copies of their latest strategic plans.
Date: 11 April 2008
Response by: 28 July 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/12HE: Enhancing Learning and Teaching Through Technology: a Strategy for Higher Education in Wales
This circular provides a ten year strategy for the enhancement of learning and teaching through technology for higher education (HE) in Wales from 2007/08 to 2016/17.
Date: 7 April 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/11HE: HEFCW Equality Scheme Consultation
This circular invites comment on the draft HEFCW Equality Scheme.
Date: 26 March 2008
Response by: 25 April 2008
Secondary Documents:
Consultation Document

W08/10HE: Supplementary Capital Funding Allocation 2008
This Circular announces a supplementary capital funding allocation for 2008.
Date: 14 March 2008
Response by: 30 April 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/09HE: Secondary Initial Teacher Training: Intake targets 2008/09
This circular sets out institutional secondary initial teacher training intake targets for 2008/09.
Date: 15 February 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/08HE: Capital Investment Fund 2008/09 2010/11
This Circular sets out arrangements for capital funding for learning and teaching and research for 2008-09 to 2010-11, and announces allocations for 2008-09 and provisional allocations for 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Date: 15 February 2008
Response by: 30 April 2008
Secondary Documents:

W08/07HE: Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship (ESDGC)
This circular announces an additional allocation of 22,500 to each Welsh Higher Education Institution (HEI).
Date: 12 February 2008
Response by: 7 November 2008
Secondary Documents:
- Annex B
- Annex C

W08/06HE: Adjustment to Reimbursement of fees for ERASMUS/SOCRATES students

This circular notifies the sector of adjustments made to the fee reimbursement of ERASMUS/SOCRATES students as announced in W08/04HE.
Date: 05 February 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/05HE: Primary Initial Teacher Training: Intake targets 2008/09
This circular sets out institutional primary initial teacher training intake targets for 2008/09.
Date: 01 February 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/04HE: Reimbursement of fees for ERASMUS/SOCRATES students
This circular provides details of the fee reimbursement due to those institutions with ERASMUS/SOCRATES students.
Date: 28 January 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/03HE: Accounts Direction to Higher Education Institutions for 2007-08
This circular provides information on the Council s requirements for the format of Welsh Higher Education institutions audited financial statements.
Date: 17 January 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

W08/02HE: Accreditation of providers of initial teacher training in Wales: Consultation on revised procedures
This circular invites comments on draft revised procedures for the accreditation of providers of initial teacher training in Wales
Date: 10 January 2008
Response by: 20 February 2008
Secondary Documents: None

W08/01HE: Funding Enrolments
This circular provides information about student enrolments, and associated credit values, on higher education (HE) courses in Wales during the academic year 2005/06.
Date: 21 January 2008
Response by: No response required
Secondary Documents: None

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