Educational Partnerships Oversight Panel
The Educational Partnerships Oversight Panel ensures the quality of all new, revised, and renewed educational partnerships. Taking account of academic standards and strategic initiatives (e.g. Education and Student Experience Strategy, Internationalisation Strategy) the Group provides scrutiny, monitoring and review of educational partnership provision.
MembershipTerms of ReferenceReporting StructureSecretariatMeetings
Membership 2024/25
| Chair |
Professor Will Curtis Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education, Quality and Standards) |
| Members | |
| STEM Connect Education Lead |
Professor Phil Young, School of Life Sciences |
| Head of Student Mobility, Student Opportunity |
Maria Fox |
| Associate Director (International Strategy and Relations), Strategy Group |
Emily Lim |
| Academic Director (Doctoral College) |
Professor Dan Branch |
| Academic Director (Postgraduate Taught) |
Lee Griffin, Warwick Manufacturing Group, |
| Head of Education Quality and Partnerships, EPQ |
Lauren Baker |
| Quality and Partnerships Development Manager, EPQ |
Dr Ewan Mellor |
| Student Member | |
| Representative from the Students' Union | Muneeba Amjad, Vice-President (Education) |
| Faculty Representatives: | |
| Faculty of Arts |
Dr Heidi Ashton, Director of Education, SCAPVC |
| Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine |
Dr Claire Rocks, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Computer Science |
| Faculty of Social Sciences |
Dr Maggie O’Brien, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Warwick Law School |
| Departmental Representatives | |
| Representative from SELCS- Centre for Teacher Education |
Dr Julie Taylor, Head of Primary Teacher Education, SELCS- Centre for Teacher Education |
| Representative from Warwick Business School |
Laura Youngman, Programmes Development Manager (Masters Programme), WBS |
| Representative from Warwick Manufacturing Group |
Gareth Roberts, Director of Strategic Development, WMG |
| Representative from Warwick Manufacturing Group |
Professor Parveen Kaur Samra, Associate Dean Postgraduate Studies, WMG |
| Representative from Warwick Medical School |
Alyson Quinn, Associate Professor, WMS |
In attendance:
| Secretary |
Karoline Schneider, Quality Assurance Manager, EPQ |
| Assistant Secretary |
Jodie Wallington, Policy Advisor (Curriculum and Partnerships), EPQ |
Terms of Reference
| To approve: |
1. Low to medium risk new and revised educational partnerships leading to the award of a University of Warwick award against agreed criteria for approval. 2. New and revised educational exchange agreements. 3. A schedule of cyclical and focused review activity across the educational partnerships portfolio. |
| To recommend: |
4. [To the Curriculum Approval Panel] the approval of new and revised courses, or modules leading to a University of Warwick Award to be offered via education partnership. 5. [To the Quality and Standards SubcommitteeLink opens in a new window] advice on strategy, regulation, and policy relating to educational partnerships. 6. [To the Quality and Standards SubcommitteeLink opens in a new window] proposals for high-risk collaborative provision (including, but not limited, to validation and franchise agreements). |
| To receive: |
7. [From the International Exchange Working Group] Regular updates and reports on the management of international exchange agreements. 8. [From Education Policy and QualityLink opens in a new window] External Examiner reports for provision delivered via educational partnerships. |
| To report: |
9. [To the Quality and Standards SubcommitteeLink opens in a new window] outcomes and action plans resulting from cyclical and focussed reviews. 10. [To the Quality and Standards SubcommitteeLink opens in a new window] low to medium risk new and revised educational partnerships leading to the award of a University of Warwick award. 11. [To the Quality and Standards SubcommitteeLink opens in a new window] Summary of External Examiner and external review findings of partnership provision. 12. [To the Quality and Standards SubcommitteeLink opens in a new window] Thematic and trend analysis of the outcomes of its approval and review activities. |
Reporting Structure
The Educational Partnerships Oversight Panel reports to the Quality and Standards Subcommittee.
Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.
Secretariat
Secretary: Karoline Schneider, Quality Assurance Manager, EPQ
Assistant Secretary: Jodie Wallington, Policy Advisor (Curriculum and Partnerships), EPQ
Please use the following email address to communicate with the Educational Partnerships Oversight Panel secretariat collaborative at warwick dot ac dot uk
Meetings
Dates of meetings of the Educational Partnerships Oversight Panel can be found within the University Committee Timetable.
Click here to access minutes of previous meetings.