Chair (Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education))

Professor Lorenzo Frigerio

Student Co-Chair (SU Vice-President Education or Student Officer nominated by the Students’ Union)

Muneeba Amjad

Deputy Chair (Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education))

Professor Rebecca Freeman

Other ex-officio academic leads:

Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education and International)

Professor Jo Angouri

Chair(s) of the Quality & Standards Subcommittee

Professor Andy Clark

Professor Will Curtis

Chair of the Student Success Subcommittee

Professor Rebecca Freeman

Chair of the Postgraduate Research Subcommittee

Professor Dan Branch

Chair of the Learning & Teaching Subcommittee

Professor Lorenzo Frigerio (Interim)

Dean of Students

Dr David Lees

Academic Director (Postgraduate Taught)

Lee Griffin

Ex-officio PS leads:

Academic Registrar

Adam Child

Director of Wellbeing and Safeguarding

Andy Smith

Director of Education Policy and Quality

Dan Derricott

Director of Student Experience

Adele Browne

University Librarian

Anna O'Neill

Commercial Director (or nominee)

Student members:

Three Students Officers nominated by the Students’ Union

Three non-sabbatical student representatives appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel from amongst nominations by the Students’ Union – comprising one undergraduate student, one postgraduate taught student and one postgraduate researcher.

Representatives of the faculties:

Faculty Deputy Chairs (Education)

Dr Marta Guerriero (Arts)

Professor Georgia Kremmyda (Science, Engineering and Medicine)

Dr Karen Simecek (Social Sciences)

One Head of Academic Department from each Faculty, appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel:

Four members of staff from the University Community, the majority of whom shall be academic staff, appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel:

Secretary (Head of Education Policy and Governance)

Kim Robinson

Assistant Secretary (Education Projects & Academic Governance Officer)

Phil Griffiths

Director of Membership Services, Warwick SU

Louise Marjoram

Business Engagement Director, Information & Digital Group

Jen Leibbrand

To approve:

1. University policies in relation to education matters, including education and student experience.

2. Sub-strategies, plans and programmes of work in support of the University’s Education and Student Experience Strategy.

3. High-level frameworks that steer the University’s overarching approach to assuring the quality and standards of its education, including those relating to Inclusive Education, Quality Assurance, and the Academic Regulations and Policy.

4. The terms of reference, membership, delegated authority and forthcoming priorities of Subcommittees and other bodies reporting to it.

To recommend:

5. [To the Senate] The Education and Student Experience Strategy in support of the University’s Strategy.

6. [To the SenateLink opens in a new window] University regulations on matters pertaining to education and the student experience.

7. [To the SenateLink opens in a new window, the Council Link opens in a new windowand the University Executive BoardLink opens in a new window as appropriate] Regulatory submissions required by the Office for Students, including the Access and Participation Plan and the Teaching Excellence Framework submission.

8. [To the SenateLink opens in a new window] Regular academic assurance reporting for adoption and/or publication, including on progress towards the implementation of relevant strategy, and the University’s compliance with relevant regulatory obligations.

To receive:

9. Recommendations and advice from its subcommittees, as it relates to their specialist remits, on the University’s strategy, policy and practice in order to reach a holistic, rounded and strategic view.

10. Assurance, analysis of risk and identified areas for improvement resulting from the work of its subcommittees:

• to monitor, review and enhance the quality and standards of education and the student experience.
• to monitor, review and strengthen regulatory compliance.

11. Monitoring of progress towards the implementation of the Education and Student Experience Strategy and its supporting strategies, plans, and programmes of work.

12. Reports on matter referred to it by the Senate.

To report:

13. [To the SenateLink opens in a new window] Progress on the Education and Student Experience Strategy, Access and Participation Plan and other Senate approved plans relating to education and the student experience.

Provides assurance on:

OfS Conditions of Registration:

A1: Access and participation (APP)

B1: Academic experience

B2: Resources, support and student engagement

B3: Student outcomes

B4: Assessment and awards (and English proficiency)

B5: Quality and reliability of awards granted to students who complete a higher education course provided by, or on behalf of, the provider (whether or not the provider is the awarding body)

B6: TEF

C1: Development and implementation of policies and consumer protection law

C2: OIA Student Complaints scheme

C3: Student Protection Plan

PSRB requirements