Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences)
MembershipTerms of ReferenceReporting StructureSecretariatMeetings
Membership 2023/24
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Chair (Nominee of the Chair of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences) |
TBC |
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Deputy Chairs |
Fiona Wallace Will Haywood |
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Deputy Chair (External Relations) |
Professor Olympia Palikara |
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Two representatives from each department of the Faculty of Social Sciences |
Dr Sarah Dahl (Education Studies, School of Education, Learning and Communication Sciences) Dr Sanjay Sharma (CIM) Dr Nalita James (CLL, School of Education, Learning and Communication Sciences) Professor Caroline Elliott (Economics) Dr Claudia Rei (Economics) Dr Thomas Crowther (Philosophy) Dr Andrew Huddleston (Philosophy) Dr Philippe Blanchard (PAIS) Dr Julia Welland (PAIS) Dr Lynne Pettinger (Sociology) Dr Cath Lambert (Sociology) Dr Margaret O'Brien (Law) Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner (Law) Professor Jacky Swan (WBS) Professor Mark Johnson (WBS) |
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ESRC Doctoral Training Centre |
Professor Jon Coaffee |
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Institute for Employment Research |
Dr Katharina Sarter |
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Academic Development Centre |
Dr Jennie Mills |
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Warwick Foundation Studies |
Fiona Wallace Dr Amy Stickels |
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One Undergraduate Student From the Faculty of Social Sciences |
Caleb Heather Otto Oldridge |
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One Postgraduate Taught Student from the Faculty of Social Sciences |
TBC |
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One Postgraduate Research Student from the Faculty of Social Sciences |
TBC |
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One Representative from each of the other Faculties |
Dr Marta Guerriero (Arts) Professor James Tresilian (Science, Engineering and Medicine) |
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Faculty of Social Sciences Senior Tutor |
Dr Mark Pulsford |
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Faculty Student Engagement Coordinator (In Attendance) |
Will Haywood |
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Faculty Widening Participation Coordinator (In Attendance) |
Claire Edden |
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Faculty Director of Administration (In Attendance) |
Jackie Clarke |
Terms of Reference
(a) To consider Faculty-level implementation of the University Education Strategy
(b) To work with the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Chairs of the Boards of the Faculties, Academic Directors and others to develop Faculty-level approaches to key themes such as Employability, Assessment, Joint Degrees, Feedback and other strategic and topical Education matters
(c) To develop and share best practice, enabling all departments to learn from the experience of the best across a range of areas of practice
(d) To make recommendations to the Board of the Faculty in relation to the development of Education policy and practice
(e) To consider departmental progress towards enhancing the student experience, including as recognised in sector metrics
(f) To contribute to ensuring that Faculty-level education provision remains cutting edge and attractive in a competitive marketplace
(g) To advise and report to the Board of the Faculty on all matters relating to the organisation of teaching including curricula, assessment, examinations and wider student experience
(h) To consider periodic reports from Faculty Education Chairs (appointed to represent the Faculty on examination PRPs and appeals committees Investigating Committees; Continuation of Registration Committees and to approve requests from students for unusual options/variations to curricula/variations to methods of assessment and reports from examiners on research theses) on issues arising for broader education strategy
(i) To discharge the above responsibilities across all levels of study
Reporting Structure
The Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences) reports to the Faculty Board (Social Sciences).
Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.
Secretariat
Secretary: Gabriella Bersanetti, Senior Policy Advisor (Education), EPQ
Assistant Secretary: Michelle Kitchen, Education Policy and Quality
(EFSS at warwick dot ac dot uk)
Papers for consideration by the Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences) should be submitted to the Secretary three weeks in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered.
Meetings
Dates of meetings of the Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences) can be found within the University Committee Timetable.
Click here to access minutes of previous meetings.