Learning and Teaching Subcommittee
The Learning and Teaching Subcommittee has responsibility for developing, implementing and monitoring inclusive strategies, policies and practices, informed by student voice and insight, that encourage excellence and innovation in learning, teaching and assessment. The Subcommittee has a remit across and champions the breadth of the University's taught programmes and modes of delivery.
Membership
Terms of Reference
Reporting Structure
Secretariat
Meetings
Membership 2024/25 (subject to approval by the Education and Student Experience Committee and Senate Nominations Panel)
Chair (Nominated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)) |
Professor Lorenzo Frigerio (interim) |
Student Co-Chair (Nominated by the Vice-President Education, Students’ Union) |
Muneeba Amjad (Students' Union Vice-President (Education)) |
Deputy Chair (Nominated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)) |
Alijah Taha (Students' Union Vice President (Postgraduate)) |
Other ex-officio academic leads |
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Chair or Deputy Chair of the Student Success Subcommittee: |
Professor Rebecca Freeman |
Chair or Deputy Chair of the Postgraduate Research Subcommittee: |
Professor Dan Branch |
Dean of Students |
Dr David Lees |
Head of Department, Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning |
Professor Elena Riva |
Head of Department, Academic Development Centre |
Professor Letizia Gramaglia |
Director, Warwick International Higher Education Academy |
Dr Jess Humphreys |
Ex-officio PS leads |
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Director of Education Policy and Quality |
Dan Derricott |
Director of Student Opportunity or nominee |
Roberta Wooldridge Smith or nominee (TBC) |
Director of Flexible and Online Learning or nominee |
Dr Sam Hardy |
University Librarian or nominee |
Sofia Fernandes |
Director of Human Resources or nominee |
Geraldine Mills |
Student members |
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Students' Union Vice-President (Postgraduate) |
Alijah Taha |
Two non-sabbatical student representatives appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel from amongst nominations by the Students’ Union – comprising one undergraduate student and one postgraduate taught student. |
Vanshi Gunesh (Undergraduate Student) Sophie Bourne (Postgraduate Taught Student) |
Representatives of the faculties - Faculty Deputy Chair (Education) or nominee |
Dr Marta Guerriero (Arts) Professor Georgia Kremmyda (Science, Engineering and Medicine) Emily Davies (Social Sciences) |
One Departmental Director of Education from each Faculty, appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel |
Dr Heidi Ashton (Arts) Dr Martyn Parker (Science, Engineering and Medicine) Dr Thomas Crowther (Social Sciences) |
One Fellow of WIHEA from each Faculty, appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel |
Dr Simon Peplow (Arts) Dr Gemma Gray (Science, Engineering and Medicine) Dr Atisha Ghosh (Social Sciences) |
Two Principal Fellows of the Higher Education Academy, appointed by the Senate Nominations Panel |
Professor Jane Bryan Dr Debbi Marais |
Co-Opted Member |
Dr Joanne Lee, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Representative |
In attendance:
Secretary |
Nominated by the Director of Education Policy and Quality: Lizzie Vinton |
Assistant Secretary |
Nominated by the Director of Education Policy and Quality: Helen Hotten |
SU support |
Student Voice Manager, Warwick SU: Yaz Yeahia |
Terms of Reference
To approve: |
1. A long-term roadmap for the work of the Subcommittee and University units supporting learning and teaching that achieves shared priorities for quality enhancement, guided by the Education and Student Experience Strategy. 2. A framework for integrating and maximising the impact of seed, project and innovation funding available for educational practice across the University. 3. Initiatives, projects, events and services developed or evolved in support of staff and student co-creators designing and delivering education on taught programmes. 4. The terms of reference, membership, delegated authority, and forthcoming priorities of bodies reporting to it. |
To recommend: |
5. [To Education and Student Experience Committee] Policies and Sub-Strategies of work in support of the Education and Student Experience Strategy, as they relate to learning, teaching, assessment and educational innovation. 6. [To People CommitteeLink opens in a new window, University Executive BoardLink opens in a new window or Academic Strategy CommitteeLink opens in a new window] Advice, policies and strategies that create the environment and support structures for staff, student support and excellence in learning, teaching and assessment. |
To receive: |
7. Recommendations and advice on university strategy, policy and practice relating to learning, teaching, assessment and educational innovation, including from bodies reporting to the Subcommittee, faculties, communities of practice, learning circles, and those reporting their findings from quality assurance activities. 8. Analysis and reporting on good practice and impact in learning, teaching and assessment from across the UK higher education sector and internationally. 9. Reports on matters referred to it by the Education and Student Experience Committee. |
To report: |
10. [To Education and Student Experience CommitteeLink opens in a new window] Monitoring of progress towards the implementation of the Education and Student Experience Strategy and its supporting strategies, plans and programmes of work. |
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) B6: TEF PSRB requirements |
Reporting Structure
The Learning and Teaching Subcommittee reports to the Education and Student Experience Committee
The following bodies report to the Learning and Teaching Subcommittee:
- Advisory Group (ADC, FOLD, IATL, LDCU, WIHEA) (replaces Joint Advisory Board for the Academic Development Centre, Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning Steering and WIHEA Advisory Group)
Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.
Secretariat
Secretary: Lizzie Vinton, Head of Curriculum Management, Education Policy and Quality
Assistant Secretary: Helen Hotten, Policy Advisor (Assessment & Regulations), Education Policy and Quality
Please use the following email address to communicate with the Learning and Teaching Subcommittee secretariat LTSubcommittee at warwick dot ac dot uk
Notification of papers for consideration by the Learning and Teaching Subcommittee should be submitted to the Secretary three weeks in advance and the paper should be submitted two weeks in advance of the meeting at which they are to be considered.
Meetings
Click here to access minutes of previous meetings.