Design of TEF Strategy

We will …

Formulate a TEF Strategy with the objective of attaining Gold at subject-level and institutional-level

We will achieve this by …

• Putting our TEF Strategy in place
• Setting targets for the institution and departments
• Ensuring that interventions are research and evidence-based, benchmarked against ‘what works’ internally and externally
• Supporting interventions related to the size and impact of departments
• Developing and collecting of TEF ‘counter-metrics’ and information to support submissions
• Developing a TEF resources and communications strategy
• Providing central resource for TEF submission drafting
• Integrating TEF Strategy into ARC and other planning processes

 

Priorities 2018/19: Implementing our TEF Strategy We will continue to develop and deliver our TEF Strategy with the aim of attaining Gold at institutional-level and for the impending subject-level exercise. Work in 2018-19 will include: the new Teaching Excellence Group (TEG) process to support departmental TEF preparations; TEF Subject-Level workshops and a mock exercise; focussed actions against key TEF metrics; a focus on analysis, systems, and actions to improve continuation rates. Read more about our priorities for 2018/19 ...

Teaching Quality and Learning Environment Metrics Improvement Measures

We will …

• Consistently improve our results for Teaching, Assessment and Feedback, Academic Support and Continuation to rank in the top quartile sectorally and above benchmark
• Continue to act upon feedback from students received through a wide variety of engagement mechanisms

We will achieve this by …

• Implementing our Surveys Strategy for NSS and PTES
• Teaching

-- Encouraging the use of peer observation by all departments

• Assessment & Feedback

-- Maintaining 20-day timeliness rule

-- Developing and spreading the use of exams feedback

-- Ensuring clarity of assessment and marking criteria

-- Enhancing student voice and related actions in all departments

• Academic Support

-- Implementing the agreed recommendations of the Personal Tutoring Review

• Continuation

-- Introducing CertHE and DipHE as standard exit qualifications

-- Clarifying progression rules and student number returns

-- Developing targeted interventions to support learners at risk of non-continuation

 

Employability, DLHE, LEO and Supplementary Metrics Improvement Measures

We will …

Seek attainment of DLHE / Graduate Outcomes metrics consistently above benchmark

We will achieve this by …

• Delivering the Employability and Skills Strategy
• Embedding at departmental level a commitment to the employability agenda in terms of supporting disciplinary skills awareness, employability in the curriculum, and internships and placements
• Ensuring optimal returns of alumni for the DLHE / Graduate Outcomes