2011

The UK Professional Standards Framework for for teaching and supporting learningin higher education

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Purpose of the day

Examine and understand the revised UKPSFAssess implications for professional practice

Identify and appreciate its potential uses

Plan your next steps in using the framework

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Who does the Framework belong to?

Developed by the Academy

On behalf of the sector

It is the property of all those with a direct interest in the Higher Education sector

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What is the framework?

A description of the professional role of ‘teaching and supporting learning’ within the HE environment…

From the perspective of the practitioner…

Expressed as three Dimensions of practice which are used to construct…

Four Descriptors comprehensively covering teaching and learning support roles within the HE environment.

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What is it for?

The Framework provides a means to comprehensively:•Benchmark

•Develop

•Recognise & reward …

teaching and learning support roles within HE.

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Strengths – the Framework is:

• Concise

• Comprehensive

• Coherent

• Practical

• Legitimate

• Developmental

• Strategic

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Core Knowledge Needed to carry out those activities at the

appropriate level

Professional Values Someone performing these activities should

embrace and exemplify

Areas of Activity Undertaken by teachers and supporters

of learning within HE

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Design & plan (A1)

Teach/support learning (A2)

Assess & feedback (A3)

Evaluate & Develop (A5)

Environment Support

Guidance (A4)

The Areas of Activity

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Activity 1: Exploring the Framework dimensions

The Dimensions

Internal groupings and relationships

Relationships of elements or groups of elements with other dimensions

The Descriptors

Relationship of the Dimensions to the Descriptors

Relationship of the Descriptor categories

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What are the descriptors?

Short statements…

outlining key characteristics…

of 4 broad categories HE teaching & learning support roles.

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Activity 2: Exploring the descriptors

How are D2, D3 and D4 different in terms of … Teaching effectiveness?

Developing strategic leadership?

The championing of teaching?

The leadership and mentoring of others?

Impact and influence?

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What is the Academy’s role?

• Stewardship

• Recognition

• Accreditation

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Academy recognition

The Academy recognises staff against the Framework in two ways:

1.The direct application route

2.By successful completion of an accredited institutional programme or scheme

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The Fellowship Scheme

The Academy recognises staff against the Framework through its Fellowship scheme.

Associate Fellow = D1

Fellow = D2

Senior Fellow = D3

Principal Fellow = D4

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The direct application route

For Associate Fellow and Fellow:Account of Professional Practice Analytic approach

Structured round Areas of Activity

Core Knowledge and Prof Values - explicit

3000 words for Fellow

1400 words for Associate Fellow

Two referees + confirming institutional signatory

Assessed by accreditors appointed from the sector

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Senior Fellowships

Account of Professional Practice Synoptic approach

Reflective narrative

Two case studies of professional practice

c) 6000 words

Two referees + confirming institutional signatory

Assessed by accreditors appointed from the sector

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Accreditation Changes

Two routes:Documentary submission (‘light touch’ approach)

Accreditation Development Group meeting (ADM)

Both end in accreditation panel meeting decision

More robust application of ‘alignment with the UKPSF’

•Design

•Approach

•Experiences

•Evidence

•Assessment

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Transition

AccreditationCurrent SD1 and SD2 accreditations run to full term

Current SD3 need re-submission

RecognitionCurrent Fellows continue

Current Senior Fellowships continue

Process guidelines now available

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You can use the framework to:

Gain recognition for your own teaching and learning support activities

Plan and guide your own Continuing Professional Development in the area of teaching and learning

Promote the professionalisation of teaching and learning support within Higher Education

And you can use it to:

Foster creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning

Enable staff to gain recognition and reward for developing their capabilities as teachers and supporters of learning

Gain Academy accreditation for education development programmes and schemes

And also:

Enhance the quality and prominence of teaching and learning activities

Facilitate and support the design and delivery of initial and continuing education development programmes and activities

Demonstrate to students and other stakeholders the professionalism that staff and institutions brings to teaching and support for student learning

And also:

Develop policies and systems for the recognition and reward of teaching and learning support staff

Promote a strong culture of teaching and learning support

To find out more

About the Framework http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf

About the Fellowship scheme http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition

About Accreditation http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/accreditation

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