We welcome the ARB consultation, and we will be making a considered response – which will reinforce the concerns we have raised with ARB. RIBA has petitioned ARB to use RIBA Education’s Themes and Values for Architectural Education, which were the result of a long process of stakeholder engagement into curricular review.

It is vital to ensure that the systems - RIBA’s as validator of education and ARB’s as professional regulator - are aligned.

Like many architects, my career began in the traditional way – at university. But I have long made the case for shorter routes to the register and alternative, more flexible modes of study. Reforming access to education is vital if we are to succeed in creating a more diverse and inclusive profession.

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