GTA Advisory Group
Membership 2026-27 |
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| Chair Deputy Chair |
Sara Hattersley (Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed) , WEA) Rhiannon Martyn (Head of Doctoral College, SEED) |
| Secretary | Becky Vipond (Deputy Head of Doctoral College, SEED) |
| Members | Abbie Birchall (People Services Coordinator, People Team) Camilla McClean (Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed), WBS) Claire Bastie (Professor (Teaching Focussed), WMS) Karoline Schneider (Department Administrator (Teaching) PAIS) Laura Lammasniemi (Associate Professor (Reader), Law) Maryam Masood (Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed), WMG) Michele Underwood (Research Development Manager, Doctoral College) Naomi Pullin (Associate Professor (Reader), History) Nick Hopcroft (Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed), WMS) Oliver Turner (Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed), WEA) Stephanie Schnurr (Professor, SELCS) Rochelle Sibley (Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed) English & CLS) Tina Finley (Senior Admin Assistant, WEA) Yousuf Antria (Immigration Services manager, SEED) |
| Postgraduate Researchers | Angel-Maria Varghese (English & CLS) Jenny Dalzell (Sociology) Liam Cremona (SLS) Michael Cavaliere (Maths) |
Terms of Reference
Purpose:
- To provide central, coordinated governance related to the role of Graduate Teaching Assistants at Warwick, bringing together relevant stakeholders, to understand the affordances, challenges and opportunities of this particular educational staff role, and the colleagues who occupy it.
- To strive towards creating the optimal conditions, policies and practices which will ensure our GTAs to thrive, and that these colleagues, academic departments, professional services and HR are enabled to work effectively together.
- This advisory groups seeks to do this by:
- Understanding, in a holistic and equitable way, the work of GTAs at Warwick, including: the perspective of PGR teachers and their authentic experiences; recruitment and contractual arrangements; departmental management and mentorship; professional learning; and GTA community and connection.
- Recognising the specific role and contribution of GTAs Warwick, in relation to the PRS Strategy, Education and Student Experience Strategy, Warwick Values, Social Inclusion and other strategic objectives and institutional areas of focus.
- Intersecting relevant information, insights and experiences with other PRS working groups (EDI, Training and Development, Supervision) and with PRS committee on a regular basis.
- Benchmarking Warwick’s work with GTAs across the sector, by drawing on the available evidence base, with a view to being a sector-leader in the employment, support and development of GTAs.
- Critically appraising current policies, practices and experiences related to GTAs at Warwick to ensure they are manageable, adhered to and sustainable.
- Proposing priorities and goals (for approval by PRS and/or the Education and Student Experience Committee) designed to ensure continuous improvement of the GTA experience.
To recommend: reviews, adjustments and/or consolidation of existing policies and practices relating to GTA work, or to introduce new ideas or changes where evidence and collective discussions deem this a priority.
To receive: data, reports, information, authentic accounts and feedback relating to GTAs and their experience at Warwick; benchmarking information relating to developing sector expectations and best practice; and reports from other relevant stakeholders and groups.
To report: progress towards delivery of agreed annual goals in respect of GTAs, their employment, work and development; and any necessary adjustments to the working group’s priorities, terms or membership.
Reporting Structure
GTA AG reports to the Postgraduate Research Subcommittee.
Secretariat
Secretary: Becky Vipond. Please forward correspondence to PRSubcommittee@warwick.ac.uk.
Meetings
2026-27
- 21 October 2026 10:00 – 12:00 (Teams)
- 21 January 2027 13:00 – 15:00 (Teams)
- 05 May 2027 10:00 – 12:00 (Wolfson Research Exchange, Library)
2025-26
- 04 March 2026 10:00 - 11:30 (Microsoft Teams) Agenda | Minutes
- 30 April 2026 13:00 - 14:30 (Microsoft Teams) Agenda | Minutes
- 10 June 2026 10:00 - 11:30 (Microsoft Teams) Agenda
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