What does OFFA stand for?

Office for Fair Access (UK)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

In 2004, ministers established the Office for Fair Access to encourage universities to accept more disadvantaged candidates.

First, let's get more people ready for Oxbridge

The monitoring report by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) reveals that universities paid out more than pounds 219m in 2007/08 in bursaries, scholarships, and outreach work.

Students lose out on cash

It will be up to universities to draw up their own policies, but these will be monitored by the Office for Fair Access (Offa) and they will have to prove that they are actually being implemented by admissions tutors - a perennial problem in some of the older universities.

Universities must publish admissions policies, says Denham

The figures were revealed yesterday by the higher education equal opportunities watchdog, the Office for Fair Access (Offa).

University does most for less likely students

Sir Martin, director of the Office for Fair Access to higher education (Offa), said universities had been more generous than he expected with their bursaries.

Full top-up fees at city's universities

The government's Office for Fair Access to Higher Education gave the two universities the go-ahead after approving their arrangements for grants to students from lower income families.

Universities given go-ahead on fees

Any universities which want to charge higher fees from 2006 must first reach an "access agreement" with Sir Martin Harris, director of the Office for Fair Access to higher education, and show that they will do their best to make sure poor students are not put off applying.

Study wars

The plan includes a major expansion of the role of the Office for Fair Access (Offa), giving it powers to scrutinise the admissions procedures of every university on an annual basis.

Every university's admissions policies to be scrutinised