BNU tops the Postgraduate Teaching Experience Survey (PTES) for Education and Teaching
Buckinghamshire New University’s (BNU) postgraduate Education and Teaching courses have topped the 2023 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES), the only higher education survey for taught postgraduate students which asks about their learning and teaching experience.
BNU ranked 1st in the sector amongst Education and Teaching students in four out of six question groups (Overall, Assessment, Organisation and Teaching), ranking 3rd and 4th in the remaining groups (Engagement and Community).
Education and Teaching at BNU impressively scored 12.5-15% higher than any benchmark across all questions, with 100% of Education and Teaching students saying they were satisfied with their course, a 100% positive response rate for 18 out of 33 questions, and an average of 95.3% positive responses across all questions.
BNU’s postgraduate Business and Management provision also performed highly, with an average positive response rate of 87.8%. Business and management also ranked 8th in the UK for ‘satisfaction with the quality of the course’ out of 85 providers.
Professor Paul Morgan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) at BNU, said: “I’m thrilled to see that our postgraduate students are enjoying their experience at BNU and it’s fantastic to see that our postgraduate Education and Teaching provision with courses such as the PG Cert Practice Education has ranked 1st in the sector out of 59 higher education providers. This is a testament to the commitment and skill of our teaching staff, who endeavour to provide the highest quality education for our learners.
“Congratulations also go to colleagues in our postgraduate Business and Management provision such as the IMBA, which also performed very highly in the survey, demonstrating the quality of teaching across the board at BNU.”
“We now need to work together to deliver further improvements for our postgraduate taught experience for all subjects so that we have outstanding outcomes for all students. We will continue to encourage and support the postgraduate student voice”.
Advance HE conducts the PTES to allow postgraduate students to provide feedback on their teaching and learning experience at the university. BNU analyses the results of this confidential survey to enhance its teaching and learning experience, and identify any areas for improvement within the university.
Postgraduate and professional courses are available across BNU’s eight academic Schools.