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Guidance for

D2 Fellowship

2018 Edition

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Contents

1. What does recognition mean? ......................................................................................... 4

2. The GOLD Application Process ........................................................................................... 5

3. You 8

3.1 Is GOLD Fellowship (D2) right for you? .......................................................................... 8

3.2 What counts as Higher Education? ............................................................................... 8

3.3 Are you eligible to apply? Will you have to pay a fee? ................................................... 9

3.5 Support and Guidance ................................................................................................ 10

3.6 First steps .................................................................................................................... 11

4. The UK Professional Standards Framework ................................................................... 12

4.1 The UKPSF has three aspects: Dimensions, Description and Criteria. ........................ 12

4.2 D2 Fellowship description ........................................................................................... 14

4.3 D2 Fellowship Criteria I to VI ....................................................................................... 15

4.4 Good Standing ............................................................................................................. 16

5. Presenting your evidence ............................................................................................... 17

5.1 Summary of GOLD evidential requirements: D2 Fellowship ....................................... 17

5.2 Choosing between the written and the verbal route ................................................. 18

6. The GOLD application form: D2 Fellowship .................................................................... 19

6.1 Completing Section 1 .................................................................................................. 19

6.2 Completing Section 2 .................................................................................................. 19

6.3 Section 3: Your Reflective Account of Professional Practice (RAPP) ......................... 20

6.4 Completing Section 3 on the Verbal route. ................................................................ 25

6.5 Some general pointers for preparing your presentation............................................ 26

6.6 Section 4: Professional Development Action Plan ..................................................... 26

6.5 Section 5: Your referees .............................................................................................. 27

7. What happens next? ...................................................................................................... 27

7.1 Submitting your application and references .............................................................. 27

7.2 Allocation to a Recognition Panel ............................................................................... 28

7.3 Composition of the Recognition Panel ....................................................................... 28

7.4 Adjudication of your application................................................................................. 28

7.5 Adjudication criteria .................................................................................................... 29

7.6 Feedback from the Panel ............................................................................................ 30

7.7 When do you hear the outcome? ............................................................................... 30

7.8 Moderation of decisions ............................................................................................. 30

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7.9 Appeal ......................................................................................................................... 31

8. Developing yourself with a view to application ............................................................. 32

8.1 Peer review and dialogue ........................................................................................... 32

8.2 Updating your knowledge of teaching and learning .................................................. 32

8.3 Reflecting upon feedback from students ................................................................... 33

9. Frequently asked questions............................................................................................ 34

Appendix 1: Application for D2 Fellowship ...................................................................... 36

Appendix 2: Fellowship evaluation grid................................................................ 41

Acknowledgements:

The University of Greenwich would like to thank the HEA for making available its various

explanatory notes, which have been invaluable in preparing this document.

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1. What does recognition mean?

The GOLD professional development framework provides a way of formally recognising

your commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning in higher education, based

upon validated evidence of your practice, knowledge and values. It is aligned to the UK

Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) developed in collaboration with the Higher

Education Academy (HEA) on behalf of the HE sector. It complements the other ways in

which effectiveness and commitment to teaching and learning are rewarded, such as the

National Teaching Fellowship scheme.

The GOLD professional development framework accredits three categories of fellowship

(D1 to D3), and supports direct application to the HEA for the fourth (D4). Whatever

GOLD fellowship you achieve, you will be awarded the equivalent HEA fellowship,

entitling you to the post nominal letters set out below:

D1 AFHEA – Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

D2 FHEA – Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

D3 SFHEA – Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

D4 PFHEA – Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

All categories of Fellowship are accepted as recognised teaching qualifications for the HE

sector by HESA.1

The GOLD professional development framework supports all four categories and there is

a separate GOLD Guidance document for each category.

1 https://www.hesa.ac.uk/

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2. The GOLD Application Process

The GOLD development and application process is not complicated. It has four stages

and should take around three months from start to finish.

Diagram of the FOUR STAGES of the recognition process.

Stage 1

You find out about the process by downloading “GOLD Guidance for D2 Fellowship

Application”, and the Fellowship application form. You may also elect to watch the GOLD

information screencast. These are available on the dedicated GOLD Scheme page at:

https://www.gre.ac.uk/internal/ed-dev/gold.

You identify a member of University of Greenwich staff who holds Fellowship, Senior

Fellowship or Principal Fellowship to be your mentor. They should be someone who you

feel will help you with your application. [If your mentor does not hold any of these

categories of fellowship, they must attend mentor training which can be arranged by

emailing [email protected]]. You and your mentor must then attend a mandatory

GOLD Guidance workshop (this is essential), where you receive the Registration of Intent

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form (ROI),2 which should be signed by your Head of Department or Line Manager. The

mandatory GOLD guidance workshop is where both you and your mentor get to grips

with your individual application needs for Senior Fellowship so it is a key milestone. Dates

for the GOLD Guidance workshops can also be found on the GOLD scheme page.

Stage 2

You actively develop your evidence. You will undertake a Peer Observation of Teaching

with your mentor (see section 8.1), but you may also wish to update your knowledge

through reading (see section 8.2), or through attending CPD courses or conferences. You

write the application form and you choose your second referee (your mentor is your first

referee). You send both referees your completed application form as a pdf and they send

you back their references as pdfs. The references should be 500 words or more in length.

All the documentation you submit should be personal and unique to you. The panel

reserves the right to check that this is so.

Stages 3 and 4

You send in your application, PLUS two independent references, PLUS your Registration

of Intent, as pdf attachments to an e-mail to [email protected]. If you are targeting

a particular panel, remember that you need to submit three weeks in advance. All panel

dates are listed on the main GOLD scheme webpage.

Your application, references, and ROI are made available to panel members in advance of

the panel. The process is confidential, so only panel members and the administrators of

the panel see your documentation or the feedback and result you receive from the panel.

Panel members critically review them with the help of the GOLD assessment grid – see

Appendix 2 at the end of this booklet.

2 Institution agreement to your application is required. This is signified by your line

manager’s signature on the Registration of Intent or an equivalent expression of

institutional agreement.

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Written applications:

The panel meets on the day of the panel and discuss your written application until a

consensus is reached. Usually this takes between 30 and 60 minutes. If there is no

consensus, a simple majority of the panel members is sufficient to decide the outcome.

Verbal applications:

If you have opted to present your Reflective Account of Professional Practice to the panel

verbally, you will be asked to attend on the day of the panel at a particular time. The

panel will already have read sections 1, 2, 4, and 5 of your application, and your

references and ROI, submitted by you as pdf attachments to an e-mail to

[email protected].

Your presentation will give your Reflective Account of Professional Practice. You have 25

minutes to present, after which you will be asked to withdraw for 10 minutes so the

panel can formulate their questions of clarification. You then return to the panel for up

to 10 minutes of cross-questioning. The whole verbal presentation takes less than an

hour.

Whichever route you choose, the decision of the panel is made on the day through

discussion in open session. You will be normally notified of the decision by e-mail within

48 hours. Normally within seven days, you will receive a formal letter from the chair of

the panel with the decision, and feedback from the panel.

In rare and exceptional circumstances, the panel may require the chair to ratify a

decision, under chair’s action, according to their direction. An example where this may

happen is where your ROI has not been received or has gone missing; chair’s action

would allow the decision to be made in accordance with the panel’s recommendations,

once the ROI is received.

If your application for Fellowship is “recognised”, your name and e-mail will be notified to

the HEA. The HEA will then send an e-mail to you (at the e-mail on your application

form) inviting you to set up and account or log in to MyAcademy at

https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my-academy-manage-your-higher-education-academy-

experience. Once logged in to MyAcademy, you will find your certificate ready to be

downloaded. You can then begin using the post-nominal letters FHEA.

If your application for Fellowship is “not yet recognised”, you will receive detailed

feedback to assist you in resubmitting an improved application in the near future. If, on

resubmission, your application is still “not yet recognised”, you will be asked to reflect

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upon the result and develop yourself over 12 months before submitting a further

application.

The work of the panel is moderated through a process similar to that of external

examination, undertaken by the external adjudicator – see section 7.8. As with academic

assessment of students, you cannot appeal against the decision of the panel, but you can

appeal if you feel that the adjudication process was irregular or unfair. See section 7.9

for more.

3. You

3.1 Is GOLD Fellowship (D2) right for you?

If you are an academic whose job description includes a substantial amount of teaching,

and you have a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and supporting

learning in HE, then it is almost certain you will be able to achieve (D2) Fellowship.

Typically, you have a teaching qualification already, or are a member of academic-related

support staff, or an experienced academic new to UK higher education. You will have

engaged in all five of the areas of activity (see page 13).

If you can also demonstrate that in learning and teaching, you have been successful in co-

ordinating, supporting, supervising, managing and/ or mentoring university colleagues,

then it may be you could apply for (D3) Senior Fellowship.

3.2 What counts as Higher Education?

Your evidence should be based on teaching and/or supporting learning in higher

education (HE). For the most part, this corresponds to UK HE levels 4 to 8 and any

professional work you undertake at these levels can be used as evidence in your

application for FHEA.

The HEA and GOLD also recognises3 three other types of “higher education”:

• Foundation Year programmes

• Pre-sessional English courses for international degree students designed

to develop academic skills

3 Hustler, K. (2018) Eligibility for HEA Fellowship, available from the HEA.

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• Professional CPD programmes that are designed to develop and extend

existing graduate/postgraduate level skills, knowledge and understanding,

e.g. GP training, etc.

If you are undertaking teaching and/or supporting learning of these kinds then you can

include it in your evidence for FHEA.

3.3 Are you eligible to apply? Will you have to pay a fee?

If you are a member of University of Greenwich staff – permanent or temporary, full-

time, fractional, or hourly-paid – then you are eligible to apply for and gain GOLD and

HEA recognition without any fee (but note the University policy on staff without teaching

qualifications). “Being a member of staff” means you will have a contract of

employment with the University of Greenwich at the start of the process and when you

are recognised and login in to MyAcademy to download your certificate. If this is not the

case, you may be liable for a fee as outlined below.

If you do not have a contract of employment with the University of Greenwich then you

will be liable to pay a fee for GOLD recognition and also a fee to the HEA.

• Probably you will be a member of staff in a partner college of the university, but

teaching on University of Greenwich approved courses. The fee for undertaking

the GOLD recognition process is currently £150, payable to University of

Greenwich when you arrange to attend a GOLD Guidance workshop. This fee

entitles you to one submission for recognition, and a further resubmission if the

GOLD panel recommend it. Please be aware that this fee is payable whether or

not you are eventually recognised at the GOLD fellowship category you apply for.

• There is also a fee for obtaining the corresponding HEA fellowship, once you

have achieved GOLD recognition. This will vary according to the HEA status of

your employer. In March 2018, these fees were as follows:

Your employer is a subscribing institution of the HEA No fee

Your employer is not a subscribing institution of the HEA £200.

• The HEA fees are subject to change and may be checked here:

https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/individuals/fellowship#section-4

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3.4 Are you ready to apply?

Ask yourself three questions:

• Am I effective at teaching or supporting learning?

For example, am I familiar with current theories and practices of teaching and learning in

Higher Education? Am I up-to-date in my approach to teaching practice? Can I support

learning using contemporary approaches and back this up with scholarship about my

teaching subject? Am I conversant with the current university policies and strategies4,

and infrastructure (VLE, student management system, etc)?

• Am I professionally self-critical?

Do I reflect upon how I could do better, and how the things I am involved with could be

more effective? Am I someone who changes things for the better?

• Am I active in pursuing continuing professional development in teaching and

learning?

Have I been on a staff development course in the last 6 months, or attended a

conference in the area of teaching, learning and assessment?

The GOLD framework expects you to be able to answer “Yes!” to all these questions – and

give a reasoned evidential account of why your answer is “Yes!”. If your answer to any

questions is “No?”, then you are probably not ready.

3.5 Support and Guidance

If you are ready, you need to think about the kind of evidence available to you to

demonstrate each of these things. When you attend a GOLD Guidance workshop with

your mentor, we will discuss evidence in detail.

Familiarise yourself with the UK Professional Standards Framework and the criteria for

D2 Fellowship, which are found in Section 4 of this document. Discuss your approach

with colleagues and fellow team members. It’s easier to work on this together.

If you are not ready, there are lots of ways in which you can prepare. Start a reflective

log or blog. Update your reading in teaching and learning – there are plenty of resources

4 http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/policy

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on the HEA website http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources. Actively think about your

teaching or the ways in which you support learning.

Section 4.4 discusses Good Standing, and has suggestions about how to ensure you

remain in Good Standing. These are all ways in which you can prepare yourself for your

application, for if you are in Good Standing, then you will automatically be ready to apply.

Section 8.2 has some recommended texts to broaden your knowledge and understanding

of appropriate methods for teaching, learning and assessing in the subject area and at the

level of the academic programme (K2), and of how students learn, both generally and

within their subject/disciplinary areas (K3). In your application form, you are required to

demonstrate scholarship through citation to show K2 and K3.

3.6 First steps

Your Mentor:

One of the first things to do is to arrange a mentor to help you through the process of

your GOLD application. For University of Greenwich staff, your mentor will also be a

current member of University of Greenwich staff who ideally holds a Fellowship, Senior

Fellowship, or Principal Fellowship. In exceptional cases, when you choose a mentor who

does not hold Fellow, Senior or Principal Fellowship of the HEA, mandatory mentor

training must take place. If this is the case, your mentor needs to contact glt-

[email protected] to arrange mentor training. Your mentor should be someone who has

first-hand knowledge of your current professional practice and must have detailed

knowledge of the UKPSF and the GOLD framework. You find a mentor directly by simply

asking a suitable colleague, or speaking with your Head of Department for advice.

For Greenwich partner college staff (including those overseas), your mentor must still be

a member of University of Greenwich staff and hold a category of fellowship at least

equivalent to that for which you are applying. If they don’t, mandatory mentor training is

in place, as above. They may be a link tutor, or may be someone at the university whom

you have worked with. They must have first-hand experience of your professional

practice and will undertake a peer observation of teaching with you.

Your other referee:

Your other referee can be any colleague who has close experience of your professional

practice in teaching and learning. We recommend they hold a category of fellowship at

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least equivalent to that for which you are applying. They need to have current

knowledge of the UKPSF, and it is your responsibility to ensure this is the case.

4. The UK Professional Standards Framework

4.1 The UKPSF has three aspects: Dimensions, Description and Criteria.

Dimensions:

There are the three Dimensions above, giving the 15 elements which specify WHAT a

Higher Education professional does, WHAT they need to know in order to do it, and

WHAT values are consistent with professionalism. They are found in the diagram on

page 13.

The Dimensions of the UK Professional Standards Framework are organised as follows:

Core Knowledge (What’s in their head)

Professional Values (What’s in their heart)

Areas of Activity (What a Higher Education professional does)

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Core Knowledge

K1 Knowledge and understanding of

the subject material

K2 Knowledge and understanding of

appropriate methods for teaching,

learning and assessing in the subject

area and at the level of the

academic programme

K3 Knowledge and understanding of

how students learn, both generally

and within their subject/disciplinary

area(s)

K4 Knowledge and understanding of

the use and value of appropriate

learning technologies

K5 Methods for evaluating the

effectiveness of teaching

K6 The implications of quality

assurance and quality enhancement

for academic and professional

practice with a particular focus on

teaching

Professional Values

V1 Respect for both individual learners

and diverse learning communities

V2 Promote participation in higher

education and equality of

opportunity for learners

V3 Use evidence-informed approaches

and the outcomes from research,

scholarship and continuing

professional development

V4 Acknowledge the wider context in

which higher education operates

recognising the implications for

professional practice

Areas of Activity

A1 Design and plan learning activities

and/or programmes of study

A2 Teach and/or support learning

A3 Assess and give feedback to learners

A4 Developing effective learning

environments and approaches to

student support and guidance

A5 Engage in continuing professional

development in subjects/disciplines

and their pedagogy, incorporating

research, scholarship and the

evaluation of professional practices

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4.2 D2 Fellowship description

Fellowship reflects main grade

teaching responsibilities and is the

expected descriptor for all staff who

undertake substantive teaching as

part of their role.

The Fellowship descriptor (D2)

recognises and acknowledges good

practice within the learning contexts

of Higher Education, wherever this

takes place, and however teaching

and the support of learning is

approached. Furthermore, it

recognises the diversity of staff who,

in different ways, provide such

teaching and support.

Individuals who are within descriptor

D2 will be able to demonstrate

achievement and success in all the

dimensions of the framework

including the areas of activity, core

knowledge and professional values.

They are expected to incorporate

relevant subject and pedagogic

research and/or scholarship in their

approaches. How this is evidenced will

be dependent on the context in which

the individual is working, nature of the

subject, discipline or profession in

which they teach, and the

expectations of the institution in

which the individual works.

Such individuals will be demonstrating

engagement in continuing

professional development activities

with specific regard to learning and

teaching and which result in the

enhancement of their teaching. These

activities are likely to be wide ranging,

incorporating both formal and

informal approaches to continuing

professional development. Examples

include: presenting or participating in

conferences on teaching and learning

(often discipline-specific), attending

workshops or training events,

engaging in peer observation of

teaching, to the less formal activities

that individuals are increasingly able

to draw on and recognise as valuable

contributions to their continuing

professional development as a

teacher. These might include regular

departmental meetings where the

discussion is about learning and

teaching issues; ‘corridor discussions’

about teaching; bidding for and

involvement in projects or research on

teaching and learning; implementing

new approaches; network activities,

reading, and visits to other institutions

/organisations etc.

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4.3 D2 Fellowship Criteria I to VI

Fellows (D2) are able to demonstrate a

broad understanding of effective

approaches to teaching and learning

support as key contributions to high

quality student learning. Fellows

should be able to provide evidence of

SIX CRITERIA:

I. Successful engagement across

all five Areas of Activity

II. Appropriate knowledge and

understanding across all

aspects of Core Knowledge

III. A commitment to all the

Professional Values

IV. Successful engagement in

appropriate teaching practices

related to the Areas of Activity

V. Successful incorporation of

subject and pedagogic research

and/or scholarship within the

above activities, as part of an

integrated approach to

academic practice

VI. Successful engagement in

continuing professional

development activity related to

teaching, learning, assessment

and, where appropriate,

related professional practices.

Fellows (D2) are able to provide

evidence of broadly based effectiveness

in more substantive teaching and

learning support role(s). Such

individuals are likely to be established

members of one or more academic

and/or academic-related teams.

Typically, those likely to be Fellows

include:

a. Early career academics

b. Academic-related and/or

support staff holding

substantive teaching and

learning responsibilities

c. Experienced academics

relatively new to UK Higher

Education

d. Staff with (sometimes

significant) teaching-only

responsibilities including, for

example, within work-based

settings

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4.4 Good Standing

All Fellows of the HEA and Fellows of the GOLD scheme are required to maintain their

good standing.

“A person or organisation is said to be in good standing if they have fulfilled their

obligations. It is your responsibility to ensure you remain in good standing and continue

to work in line with your relevant Fellow descriptor standard (D2).

“We expect HEA Fellows to be working towards their next award and be performing, or

out-performing, their current Fellow descriptor standard. All Fellows should therefore be

able to demonstrate compliance with (at least) their awarded level at any given time.

Fellows should record their professional development activity to ensure that they remain

in good standing.”

Slightly adapted from https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf#section-5.

In the Fellowship Application form we ask you to record a Professional Development

Action Plan (section 4). This plan is the best way of evidencing your on-going commitment

to remaining in good standing, and you should formulate it as part of your annual

appraisal process. Excerpt from the appraisal documentation:

“For staff who have achieved HEA Associate Fellowship / Fellowship / Senior Fellowship /

Principal Fellowship please demonstrate how you will continue to work in line with the

relevant Fellow descriptor as outlined in the UKPSF and the Fellowship of the HEA Code

of Practice.

For those who have not received any level of fellowship please discuss with your

appraiser the level of fellowship appropriate for you to achieve.”

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5. Presenting your evidence

5.1 Summary of GOLD evidential requirements: D2 Fellowship

Application form for D2 – Fellowship

Section 1 Personal details

Section 2 Outlining your professional context

(not exceeding 500 words)

Section 3 Reflective Account of Professional Practice – either written (not exceeding

2500 words) or presented directly to the panel (within the total of 25 minutes

presentation time) organised around the 5 Areas of Activity but should also

reference the elements of Core Knowledge (K1–K6) and the Professional Values

(V1–V4).

A1 Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study

A2 Teach and/or support learning

A3 Assess and give feedback to learners

A4 Develop effective learning environments and approaches to student

support and guidance

A5 Engage in continuing professional development in subjects/disciplines

and their pedagogy, incorporating research, scholarship and the

evaluation of professional practices

Section 4 Professional Development Action Plan

(not exceeding 500 words)

Section 5 Details of your Mentor and second Referee

PLUS

2 independent References, one from your mentor and one from a second referee, of

around 500 to 1000 words each. Also a completed Registration of Intent form, signed by

your Head of Department or equivalent.

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5.2 Choosing between the written and the verbal route

There are two different routes to choose from in presenting your evidence:

The written route: all your evidence is set out in the Application Form.

The verbal route: your evidence in Sections 1, 2 4, and 5 of the application is set

out in writing.

Your evidence in Section 3 is presented in person to the

Recognition Panel. You should simply put the words “Verbal

Route” in the Section 3 panels of the application form.

Section 4 is a formal commitment to continuing professional development so it is

appropriate that it is presented in written form.

Neither of these routes is easier, nor is there any inherent advantage in which form you

present your evidence: written or in person. You have a free choice as to which route

and form you use.

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6. The GOLD application form: D2 Fellowship

6.1 Completing Section 1

This section requires to you to provide identification, contact information and

qualifications relevant to your application. This section should be completed by

applications following both the written and the verbal routes. There is a reminder that

you need to have a Peer Observation of Teaching where your mentor observes you teach.

This will help them to affirm you are professional in your approach to teaching.

There is also a reminder that if you do not have a teaching qualification, University of

Greenwich policy is that you should achieve Fellowship by completing the PG Cert in HE,

rather than through GOLD.

6.2 Completing Section 2

In this section, you provide a succinct factual overview (not exceeding 500 words) of all

your current teaching-related roles, activities and responsibilities, and those you have

held over the last three years, at University of Greenwich or elsewhere in the HE sector.

It is a description of the extent of your professional practice in teaching and learning.

You should make claims on the right-hand columns against the dimensions of the UKPSF.

This section “sets the scene” for your Reflective Account of Professional Practice in

Section 3, and is likely to include some of the following:

• The courses and/or programmes you are involved with, and how you contribute

– lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, assessment and/or marking – either

face-to-face or over the web.

• Participation in planning, redesign, revalidation and/or re-accreditation of

programmes and/or courses.

• Liaising with external professional bodies.

• Acting as Personal tutor, or Year tutor, or Link tutor.

• Representing your department at Open Days, or in Outreach Activities.

• Anything else that relates to Areas of Activity A1 to A5.

Your examples of professional and developmental activity should be mapped against

appropriate dimensions of the UKPSF. They are intended to show the breadth and

diversity of engagement you have with the UKPSF. There is no need to supply

verification evidence separately to these examples, but be as specific as possible and

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include dates. Your Mentor and your other referee may well refer to them in their

reference.

6.3 Section 3: Your Reflective Account of Professional Practice (RAPP)

Structure

Your reflective account of professional practice (RAPP) is organised around the five Areas

of Activity (A1–A5) of the UKPSF, but should also reference the elements of Core

Knowledge (K1–K6) and the Professional Values (V1–V4). You should make claims for the

elements which you have evidenced. It is a good idea to have a copy of the UKPSF to

hand while you write you RAPP.

In preparing your RAPP, you will draw upon evidence included in Your Professional

Context (section 2). Remember this is an explanation of how you go about your work;

section 2 was a description of what you do. You need to explain the how and the why of

your professionality in depth, rather than emphasise the extent of your professional

practice. For this reason, giving examples from your Professional Context is sufficient:

you should NOT repeat bullet points and lists.

Scholarship

You should address the requirements of D2 Fellowship, so you will demonstrate a broad

understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning. For GOLD, this means

you will employ some citation of the literature around teaching, learning and assessing to

demonstrate your scholarly approach. If you have no citation in your application, your

claim for recognition will not be accepted. There are some suggestions of reputable

literature to draw upon in Appendix section 8.2.

First person, and personal

The RAPP is a personal account and so it is appropriate that you use the FIRST PERSON

form of writing throughout. In a sense, a reflective account is an explanation of your

professional work to yourself. You should share your reasons for your professional

decisions – why you do things the way you – and demonstrate that you reflect before,

during and after your teaching. Explain what you do, how you do it, and why you do it

that way. Also explain how you know it is effective. This may involve quoting other

stakeholders – students, colleagues, external examiners – so course evaluations, student

feedback, KPIs, and external examiner reports will provide useful material. You should

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share something of your personal teaching philosophy – your own values (which probably

are in agreement with V1–V4).

Unique and original

Because it is personal to you, the RAPP should be unique, original, and in your own

words. The panel reserves the right to check that this is so, using antiplagiarism software,

for instance.

Your RAPP should be organised around the five Areas of Activity

A1 Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study

As we all know, the better the preparation, the better the performance. Here you have

the opportunity to explain how you go about designing, planning, and preparing for

teaching and supporting learning.

The kind of activities you discuss or explain could include:

• designing and planning a session with learners in a particular setting, such as a

seminar, laboratory, library activities, learning support, online support or

fieldwork;

• the redesign of an existing curriculum;

• designing new courses for an existing programme;

• developing learning support, individual study skills materials, student support

or professional development materials, learner induction;

• contributing to the development and improvement of courses/programmes

as part of a team, making clear what your role was;

You need to show that you understand that what you have planned is appropriate for

learners at the level you are working.

You may mention (intended) Learning Outcomes, Constructive Alignment, planning for

diversity, time constraints, (planning) methods of assessment, connecting with other

courses, the requirements of your professional body.

You should easily demonstrate K1, K2, K3, K4, and V3 and V4.

A2 Teach and/or support learning

Teaching includes any situation where you are with a student or students and they are

learning under your guidance. This ranges from one-to-one supervision session to small

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scale tutorials or seminars (say 25 students) through to large scale lectures to groups of

more than 100. Teaching may be face-to-face or on-line. The learning will normally be

at least at level 4 (undergraduate first year), but there are exceptions, see section 3.2.

Some ideas of the contexts you could explain or reflect on:

• specific approaches you use in your teaching or support of learning. These might be

in the range of contexts mentioned above (lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical

sessions, library sessions, field trips etc);

• working with learners on a one-to-one basis, including student research supervisions

sessions;

• developing research and information support on a one-to-one basis or in groups;

• creative studio work, drama or dance workshops;

• contributing to skills or language support for degree level programmes;

• developing services, tools and technologies to support a VLE;

• Running seminars or tutorials with individuals or groups of learners to support their

learning in lectures;

• supporting another member of staff through mentoring or coaching;

• teaching as part of a team;

• working with learners on learning technologies;

You may mention adapting to academic level, harnessing student creativity, student

attention span, changing mode of teaching, teacher-centred and student-centred

strategies, enquiry-based learning, using learning technologies to enhance the impact of

your teaching, motivating adult students; team work and team dynamics – to name but a

few.

You should easily demonstrate K1, K2, K3, and K5 and V1, V2 and V3

A3 Assess and give feedback to learners

This includes both summative and formative assessment, both formal and informal.

Explain the assessment methods you use on the courses you teach and why they are

appropriate. Explain how you give feedback that improves their understanding of the

subject matter, and is positively motivating towards further learning and development.

Timing is very important to assessment, so you should describe when your assessments

occur and explain your thinking around this. In some discipline areas, the relevant

professional body will check the assessment pattern and level. Explain how you quality

assure the assessment process.

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Some ideas around assessment:

• using feedback and feed-forward approaches to improve learning and develop

learner autonomy.

• how assessment and feedback contributes to students’ and/or others’ learning; this

might be about approaches developed or used to enhance the learning of specific

attributes or skills

• The range of assessment methods you employ and the rationale for their use. This

might include focus on the combination of assessment approaches used to develop

and assess specific outcomes or aims;

• the implications of quality assurance and a commitment to quality enhancement.

This might be about approaches used within the context of a new/revised module,

course or programme where subject benchmarking and/or professional standards

are integral, or in a service learning support activity where timeframes or other

restrictions influence the approaches you are able to use.

• feedback and assessment related to diagnostic activities such as informal assessment

of learning,

• Assessing students in work placements.

You should easily demonstrate K1, K3, K4 and K6 and V1, V2, V3 and perhaps V4.

A4 Developing effective learning environments and approaches to student support and

guidance

Here you have the chance to explain some of the diverse ways in which you enhance your

students’ experience and the effectiveness of the university. This might include:

• your role as a personal tutor, or year tutor, or link tutor;

• how you have improved the learning environment on your courses following

feedback from students or colleagues. Using virtual learning environments to

supplement or replace face-to-face teaching;

• your awareness of online interface design; the importance of the right

“atmosphere” for learning.

• involvement in recruitment and selection of student, open days, and outreach;

• a critical incident in student support that demonstrates your effectiveness in the

student support role;

• involvement in quality oversight through committees or exam boards;

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• There may be special elements of your courses, such as laboratory sessions, site

visits, work experience, or practical demonstrations which will have health of

safety implications.

You should easily evidence K2, K4, K5, and V2.

A5 Engage in continuing professional development in subjects/disciplines and their

pedagogy, incorporating research, scholarship and the evaluation of professional

practices

You should review your engagement in professional development around teaching and

learning over the last three years. You should discuss some publicly shared professional

development in the form of courses or conferences attended, participation in workshops,

peer observation of teaching, but include your private professional development in the

form of reading, online research, one-to-one on-the-job learning and advancement.

Remember to explain more than just “what you did”; share the reasons you did it, why it

influenced you, what benefits you were able to bring to your professional practice.

Some ideas:

• How experience of peer observation of teaching helped you reflect upon and

change aspects of your own teaching;

• reading and making use of the published pedagogic literature to inform your

practice;

• conducting a piece of action research and disseminating the findings at a teaching

and learning conference;

• writing a research paper on the approaches to supporting learners with learning

difficulties;

• contributing to staff development/staff research events;

• engagement with your professional update and development.

You should easily demonstrate K1, K2, K3, and V1, V3, and V4.

Further advice is available from the HEA website in the Fellowship Application pack from

the HEA, available here:

https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/individuals/fellowship/application

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6.4 Completing Section 3 on the Verbal route.

If you have chosen the verbal route, you will need to prepare a single presentation for

section 3, the length of which is as follows:

D2 Fellowship 25 minutes, followed by up to 10 minutes Q&A

Your presentation should:

• Explain what you do, and have done, and why this is appropriate evidence for

the GOLD Fellowship. The guidance in section 6.3 above is relevant.

• How you know you have a record of success and effectiveness (this should

include peer and student feedback but should also include reflective self-

analysis)

• Your understanding of the literature of teaching and learning

• How your evidence relates to the criteria for GOLD Fellowship and the

dimensions of the UKPSF

You should prepare and structure your presentation carefully. You will not be allowed to

over-run on your time, and to seriously under-run will adversely impress the panel.

You can use any visual aid such as PowerPoint, still photographs, video clips, etc. to help

with your presentation provided you know how to use it and can supply it. Be as creative

as you like, but remember it is the substance of your presentation as well as the style,

which is judged. Video clips may be used, but should not dominate. It is expected that

you have a clear structure to your presentation, including a title slide and reference slide

at the end. The number of slides you include is up to you, but remember the importance

of timing and practice your presentation ahead of the panel day. Including too many

slides may risk you overrunning on time. Text heavy slides may lead you to read the slides

rather than present to the panel.

Your presentation will be audio recorded for moderation and audit purposes. You will

need to sign a consent form prior to making your presentation.

You should provide the panel with a handout – e.g. printout of PowerPoint slides – so

they can take notes. The panel will not ask questions during your presentation. The panel

will ask you to retire for a few minutes after your presentation while they consider your

evidence. You will then be asked to return for a question and answer session which will

last up to 10 minutes. Questions will be restricted to clarification; no leading questions

will be asked.

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6.5 Some general pointers for preparing your presentation

• You can use a narrative or thematic approach to organise your presentation

but it should address the same evidential requirements as section 3 of the

application form.

• Select from all your work activities, those which will best demonstrate GOLD

fellowship.

• Share with the panel the rationale behind your presentation. If you have

been influenced by literature in teaching, learning and assessment, include

citations.

• Don’t feel you should only include your successes. An example of where you

needed to make change, researched alternatives, implemented an innovation

and evaluated its impact, sometimes provides more opportunity for

demonstrating you are a reflective practitioner than easy success.

• You should mention the UKPSF dimensions and fellowship criteria directly in

your presentation.

• Practice your presentation. You cannot over-run and should not under-run.

Time it well.

• Don’t over-crowd your presentation. Remember it is substance that is judged,

as well as style.

• Don’t leave your presentation to the last minute. Your mentor and referee

will need to have an overview of your intended presentation in order to write

their references and those need to be completed at least 21 days before the

final “performance” of your presentation to the panel.

6.6 Section 4: Professional Development Action Plan

In this section, you outline your Professional Development Action Plan for the current and

the next year. We encourage you to look upon this action plan as something you will do

every year, to remain in good standing. Please include some publicly shared professional

development in the form of courses or conferences attended, participation in workshops

etc:

• University of Greenwich has a range of development courses available here:

https://www.gre.ac.uk/opportunities/opportunities-repository/educational-

development-unit/continuing-professional-development

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• There are also Open Lectures in learning and teaching you can attend, or

watch here: https://www.gre.ac.uk/about-us/faculty/eddev/study/open-

lecture-series

• There is also COMPASS: journal of learning and teaching which you can access

online here: https://journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/compass/index

You could even submit an article or an opinion piece to COMPASS yourself.

6.5 Section 5: Your referees

Your application will be accompanied by two references, one from your mentor and one

from your other referee. Both need to be able to comment upon your professional and

developmental achievements at first hand. Your mentor will also include evidence from

the Peer Observation of Teaching (POT) they undertook of you during the evidence

development stage.

Please record details of your mentor (and, if appropriate, their category of Fellowship)

and your second independent referee. Your mentor should be a member of University of

Greenwich staff, and they will undertake a Peer Observation of Teaching as part of your

preparation for submission. Your other referee may be a member of University of

Greenwich staff; alternatively, they may be external to Greenwich, for instance from an

HEI where you have previously taught.

Remember to supply both referees with a copy of your application so they can

corroborate your claim effectively. You should also direct your mentor to the download

copies of the Reference Proforma and the Guidance Notes for Mentors Applicants for D2

Fellowship, and your other referee to the download copies of the Reference Proforma

and the Guidance Notes for Referees, Applicants for D2 Fellowship.

7. What happens next?

7.1 Submitting your application and references

For all categories of GOLD Fellowship, you should supply your completed application form

in pdf format to your Mentor and your other Referee. This should be well in advance of

your intended Recognition Panel, so they can refer to your evidence in their references.

They should e-mail their electronically signed references to you in pdf format to forward,

with your own Application Form, as e-mail attachments to [email protected] marking the

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subject as GOLD application YOURNAME, and cc-ing your referees to ensure

transparency.

7.2 Allocation to a Recognition Panel

Once your Application Form and two references are received, you will be allocated to the

next available slot in a Recognition Panel, which at the earliest will be 3 weeks after your

submission.

If you have chosen to follow the Verbal Route, the administrative office will inform you of

a time-slot on the day of when you should attend. Your presentation and questions will

take less than an hour in total.

7.3 Composition of the Recognition Panel

The GOLD recognition panel consists of a permanent chair (PFHEA) or their nominee (at

least SFHEA), and between TWO and FOUR additional panel members. For applications

for Senior Fellowship, these will all hold at least Senior Fellowship; for applications for

Associate Fellowship or Fellowship, these will all hold at least Fellowship. The total panel

size is therefore between THREE and FIVE. The panel administrative officer records

proceedings and the outcome with feedback in each case. There may also be a few non-

voting observers.

All panel members (including the chair) are drawn from an approved active list, held by

HR. Those on the list have all received panel training and shadowed (ie attended and

only observed) a GOLD recognition panel. They must also have participated in a panel in

the last 12 months. Where panel members are inactive for more than 12 months, they

undertake update panel training before recommencing their panel duties.

Any member of staff who holds full Fellowship (or SFHEA or PFHEA) can become a panel

member by undertaking the GOLD panel training and shadowing a panel. If you are

interested, please contact [email protected]

7.4 Adjudication of your application

You submit your application and references and Registration of Intent as pdf attachments

via e-mail 21 days in advance of the relevant panel date. These are circulated to panel

members approximately a week before the Recognition Panel, along with an assessment

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sheet based upon the HEA evaluation grid for the appropriate category of fellowship,

which the panel member may use to make notes upon the application in advance.

As outlined above, the panel consists of a chairperson and between TWO and FOUR

members with appropriate categories of fellowship. Your application is discussed in open

session of the panel and adjudicated against the criteria for the category of GOLD

Fellowship applied for and against the dimensions of the UKPSF, using the advice listed in

this document. Discussion is only allowed on evidence you submit, either in writing or

verbally.

The panel will endeavour to agree a consensus decision in each case, but where that is

impossible, decisions will be made on a simple majority, the Chair having a deciding vote

in the case of a tie.

You will receive feedback with your outcome. In the case of RECOGNISED, this will be

brief and include suggestions as to how you should maintain developmental momentum.

In the case of NOT YET RECOGNISED, feedback will be more detailed and give

shortcomings in your evidence and specific suggestions as to how these may be

remedied.

The deliberations of the panel, your application and references, are all confidential.

Nothing of your application evidence, or adjudication process and outcome should be

communicated to a third party.

7.5 Adjudication criteria

It is the collective responsibility of the panel to maintain standards against the UKPSF

and the criteria for recognition for each category of fellowship are the same as those

given in the UKPSF.

The principles that guide the decision-making on the evidence are:

1. Breadth: are all (relevant, 15) dimensions of UKPSF covered in the

evidence, including core knowledge and professional values? Are they

made sufficiently explicit? Where are the concentrations and the sparser

areas?

2. Descriptor: is the evidence provided at the appropriate Descriptor? Are

appropriate impact and effectiveness demonstrated, either explicitly or

implicitly, in the evidence presented? Are these two qualities addressed

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by the referees? Is the candidate consistently operating at the desired

descriptor?

3. Evidential clarity and self-awareness: is the evidence appropriately linked

to the UKPSF? Is the applicant appropriately cognizant of the dimensions

and categories of the UKPSF? Has the applicant shown appropriate self-

awareness? Do they demonstrate “conscious competence”?

7.6 Feedback from the Panel

Where an award is made, advice will be offered as to how the successful applicants

can employ their role and skills to further enhance their area of provision and engage

collegially in development of their peers.

In the case where an award is not made, the applicant will be given specific advice and

an action plan to guide them in their one chance at resubmission. If, on resubmission,

the evidence is still found to be inadequate, the applicant must wait at least a full 12

months before attempting a new submission. Finally, the administrative office will add

the names and details of the successful applicants onto HEA database and successful

applicants will receive an e-mail from the HEA inviting them to register with

MyAcademy, where they can download a copy of their HEA certificate.

7.7 When do you hear the outcome?

You will normally be notified of the decision by e-mail within 48 hours. Normally within

seven days, you will receive a formal letter from the chair of the panel with the decision,

and feedback from the panel.

7.8 Moderation of decisions

At least once a year, our external adjudicator (SFHEA) will attend a panel in person.

Between times, they have scrutiny on all decisions that are reached by majority vote (ie

not unanimous, and a sample of decisions that are unanimous and asked to comment

upon them. Although they are not directly involved in the decision-making process, the

external adjudicator makes an annual report to the Panel Chair and a copy of this report

is included in our annual return to the HEA.

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All evidential submissions, together with their associated two referee statements, and

the decision and feedback of the panel, will be kept on record for at least 3 years, during

which time a representative from the HEA is welcome to inspect them.

7.9 Appeal

Where an applicant is dissatisfied with the procedure by which their application was

considered, they shall have the right to appeal to the Management Committee for the

GOLD PDF scheme in writing, stating their reasons. This Management Committee for

the GOLD PDF scheme shall be a semi-permanent committee consisting of the HR

Director (or their appointee), the Head of the EDU (or their appointee), and Senior

Fellow of the University. They will consider the original evidence put forward by the

applicant, their referee statements, the feedback from the decision-making panel, and

the reasons for appeal given by the applicant, and either confirm or reverse the

original decision.

The grounds for appeal will be procedural only – that is some irregularity or unfairness

in the way the applicant was handled. Applicants may not appeal simply because

they disagree with the decision. There is no appeal possible from the moderation

decision of the Management Committee.

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8. Developing yourself with a view to application

The GOLD framework is not there simply in order to “rubberstamp” your previous

experience and the responsibilities you already have. It’s there to encourage you to

commit to developing yourself. There are many ways in which you can do this, and we

list a few suggestions.

8.1 Peer review and dialogue

The easiest and most direct way to develop your skills is to review practice among your

peers. Your mentor will undertake a peer observation of your teaching, but you can

invite other colleagues to review your teaching and you can review theirs. This kind of

peer review is commonplace in the area of assessment, but could equally apply to

teaching and learning. Found an action-learning set among your programme team or

other colleagues and organise your efforts. This is the kind of mutual help and

development that GOLD supports and will recognise.

You can also use discussions with external examiners, colleagues on university

committees and networks, or from beyond the university to renew your ideas.

There are informal opportunities for sharing your ideas constructively on a day-to-day

basis. These may relate to any of the areas of activity you engage in and can either be

face-to-face or online. It all helps shape your thinking and provide evidence of

professionalism.

8.2 Updating your knowledge of teaching and learning

Update your knowledge of teaching and learning by reading some of the following:

• Aubrey, K. and Riley, A. (2015) Understanding and Using Educational

Theories, London: Sage.

• Cleaver, E., Lintern, M and McLinden, M (2014) Teaching and Learning in

Higher Education. Disciplinary Approaches to Educational Enquiry. London:

Sage.

• Cottrell, S (2003) The Study Skills Handbook. Second Edition. Basingstoke:

Palgrave Macmillan.

• Cottrell, S (2011) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and

Argument. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

• Fry, H. Ketteridge, S. and Marshall, S. (2009) A Handbook for Teaching and

Learning in Higher Education 3rd Edn, London: Routledge

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• Forde, C, McMahon, M, McPhee, A, Patrick, F (2015), Professional

development, reflection and enquiry, London: SAGE Publications Ltd.

• Illeris, K. (ed). (2009) Contemporary theories of learning: learning theorists ...

in their own words, London: Routledge

• Light, G., Cox, R. and Calkins, S. (2009) Learning and Teaching in Higher

Education: The Reflective Professional 2nd Ed London: Sage Publications.

• Murray, R. (Ed.) (2008) The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in HE,

Open University Press.

• Race, P. (2010) Making Learning Happen 2nd Edn, London: Sage Publications

• Sellars, M (2014) Reflective Practice for Teachers. London: SAGE Publications

Ltd.

• Tarrant, P (2013) Reflective Practice and Professional Development. London:

SAGE Publications Ltd.

• Weller, S (2016) Academic Practice. Developing as a Professional in Higher

Education. London: Sage. Chapter 12: Undertaking enquiry into learning and

teaching

Most of these texts are available in the University of Greenwich library.

There are also excellent online resources at the HEA website

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources.

8.3 Reflecting upon feedback from students

Feedback from students provides excellent first-hand evidence of effectiveness. This

may come first hand, as representative feedback in the Programme Committee meetings

which are held each term, or in the end-of-course questionnaires which happen on every

course.

If you have chat-rooms attached to your courses’ moodle sites, these also may

demonstrate effectiveness. Indirect feedback from students is supplied through the

results of assessments you have marked. New Arrivals, PRES, PTES, igrad, USS and NSS

results for your programme and department may provide further information and

sources for reflection.

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9. Frequently asked questions

• How long does the application process take?

A good applicant, undertaking their application while lecturing full-time, will probably

take 2 to 3 months to develop their application form. In theory, it would be possible to

complete the process in as little as six weeks, assuming you have evidence to hand of all

the activities, knowledge and values, appropriate to your chosen category of GOLD

Fellowship. You should not hurry your application, any more than you should attempt

to submit “just enough” evidence. Both strategies are calculated to bring

disappointment. The ethos of the GOLD Fellowships and their HEA counterparts is to

invest in your own development. We encourage you to take your time, and take full

advantage of the developmental requirements to extend yourself and your

professionalism.

• How far back should I go in collecting and presenting evidence?

Anything in the last three years is regarded as current. If you have evidence from before

that, you can include it provided either (a) it is on-going (e.g. you set up a reporting

system which is still being used, or you inaugurated a student conference which still takes

place) or (b) it is still having significant impact, either upon yourself or upon the context

in which you work.

• Can I present evidence from outside the university, for instance from another

HEI?

Yes, provided it can be corroborated by one of your referees and is current (i.e. within the

last 3 years) or its impact is on-going. Remember that the GOLD Fellowships only relate to

teaching and learning in the Higher Education sector. You may bring forward experience

from outside the sector but you need to show how it has impacted upon the HE context

in which you work and how it relates to the UKPSF.

• Are my research activities and publications relevant?

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If they relate to teaching and learning they are extremely relevant. If they are in your

specialist discipline – the subject material (K1) – then they are relevant only in so far as

they impact upon your teaching and learning activities (see Area of Activity A5 and

Professional Value V3).

• Can I gain a category of GOLD Fellowship without getting the HEA equivalent?

In theory this is the case, and may be of interest to applicants from outside the University

of Greenwich who have to pay HEA recognition fees. You should be aware that HEA

fellowship is recognised across the HE, whereas GOLD is only recognised at University of

Greenwich.

• If I am not successful, do I have another chance?

If you are unsuccessful, you have one chance to resubmit an application. If you are

unsuccessful twice, then you will not be allowed to resubmit for 12 months.

• What advice is there for the Mentor and other Referee about their

references?

They must write their reference using the proforma which can be downloaded from the

GOLD website and must physically sign it. The reference should be at least 500 words,

and should preferably cite the criteria of UKPSF at the appropriate descriptor.

If your mentor doesn’t already have a category of fellowship of the HEA, they must

attend mentor training by contacting [email protected] to arrange this.

• Who do I contact to ask for further guidance?

Please contact [email protected] with any further questions.

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Appendix 1: Application for D2 Fellowship

D2 Fellowship is awarded if you are able to provide clear evidence of broadly based success

and effectiveness in your substantive teaching and learning support role(s) in Higher

Education. You are likely to be an established academic with a teaching qualification*.

(Please see GOLD Guidance for D2 Fellowship for information on how to fill this in)

SECTION 1 Personal Information Written / Verbal Route (delete as appropriate)

Name:

Faculty/School/Department:

Length of employment at University of Greenwich:

Full or part time (please specify fractional equivalent):

Total years of employment in Higher Education:

BANNER Number:

Peer Observation of Teaching Date:

This is an application for Fellowship (Descriptor 2). Please list any relevant qualifications or awards you

already hold (relating to learning and teaching), together with date of attainment.

You should submit your completed application, your TWO references, and your Registration of Intent

form, as pdf attachments to an e-mail sent to [email protected].

*If you do not have a teaching qualification, University of Greenwich policy is that you should achieve

Fellowship by completing the PG Cert in HE, rather than through GOLD.

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SECTION 2 Your professional context

Please give a succinct factual overview (not exceeding 500 words) of your current teaching-related roles, activities and

responsibilities, and those you have held over the last three years, at University of Greenwich or elsewhere in the HE sector.

You should make claims on the right-hand columns against the dimensions of the UKPSF. This section “sets the scene” for

your Reflective Account of Professional Practice in Section THREE, and is likely to include some of the following:

• The courses and/or programmes you are involved with, and how you contribute – lectures, tutorials, laboratory

sessions, assessment and/or marking – either face-to-face or over the web.

• Participation in planning, redesign, revalidation and/or re-accreditation of programmes and/or courses.

• Liaising with external professional bodies.

• Acting as Personal tutor, or Year tutor, or Link tutor.

• Representing your department at Open Days, or in Outreach Activities.

• Anything else that relates to Areas of Activity A1 to A5.

You may choose to use bullet or numbered points, or not. Please see GOLD Guidance for D2 Fellowship for further advice.

Where appropriate, include (year) dates.

Professional roles, activities and responsibilities A 1-5 K1-6 V1-4

Please note: A1-5 are the Areas of Activity dimensions 1-5, K1-6 are the Core Knowledge dimensions 1-6 and V1-4 are the

Professional Values dimensions 1-4, as listed in the UK Professional Standards Framework.

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SECTION 3 Reflective Account of Professional Practice This is the heart of your application, where you present your reflections on, and explanation of, your professional practice in your various roles, linked to scholarship of teaching and learning, and including evidence of your effectiveness from third parties (students, colleagues, externals). You should organise this section under the five Areas of Activity (A1-5) of the UKPSF, and make explicit claims against Core Knowledge (K1-6) and Professional Values (V1-4) in each section. Please do NOT use bullet or numbered points. You should not only share what you do, but also how you do it, why you do it that way, and how you know it is effective. It is a personal account but should include short quotations from third parties and citation from authors on learning

and teaching, as appropriate. Because it is a personal account, it should be original and unique to you, and the GOLD panel

reserves the right to make checks that this is so. Please see GOLD Guidance for D2 Fellowship for further advice. Total guide

length 2500 words – i.e. about 500 words per heading.

A1: Design and plan learning activities and/or programmes of study:

A2: Teach and/or support learning:

A3: Assess and give feedback to learners:

A4: Develop effective learning environment and approaches to student support and guidance:

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A5: Engage in CPD in subjects/disciplines and their pedagogy, incorporating research, scholarship and the evaluation of professional practices:

SECTION 4 Professional Development Action Plan

Please give a succinct action plan (not exceeding 500 words) of your professional development around

learning and teaching for the next year. Please include some publicly shared professional development in the form of courses or conferences attended, participation in workshops, etc., but you may also include

private professional development in the form of reading, online research, one-to-one on-the-job learning

and advancement. Please see GOLD Guidance for D2 Fellowship for further advice.

Professional Development Action Plan (next 12 months) A 1-5 K1-6 V1-4

Please note: A1-5 are the Areas of Activity dimensions 1-5, K1-6 are the Core Knowledge dimensions 1-6 and V1-4 are the

Professional Values dimensions 1-4, as listed in the UK Professional Standards Framework.

SECTION 5 Your referees Please note that your first referee must be a current employee of University of Greenwich and ideally hold Fellowship, Senior

Fellowship or Principal Fellowship of the HEA.

First referee (Your Mentor)

Name:

Job title:

Faculty/School Category of Fellowship:

Email address

In what capacity can this person comment on your professional practice?

Second referee:

Name:

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Job title:

Faculty/School

Organisation

Email address

In what capacity can this person comment on your professional practice?

DECLARATION

I declare that all written work in this application is my own and I grant permission for this application to be processed through plagiarism detection software.

Signature: ________________________________

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Appendix 2: Fellowship evaluation grid

D2 Fellow Evaluation pro-forma

Applicant: Assessor: Overall decision:

Being a Fellow demonstrates a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and

learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning. It is awarded to

professionals who can demonstrate that they meet the criteria of Descriptor 2 of the UK

Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education.

Descriptor relating to Professional Values Accept Refer Borderline

2.III A commitment to all the Professional Values

Comments

If accepted, only comment if there are substantial strengths which it would be good to share with the

candidate or more widely. If referred or borderline, indicate what the candidate needs to do to be

Accepted.

Comments:

Descriptors relating to Areas of Activity Accept Refer Borderline

2.I

Successful engagement with at least all of five areas of Activity

2.IV

Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related

to the Areas of Activity

Comments

If accepted, only comment if there are substantial strengths which it would be good to share with the

candidate or more widely. If referred or borderline, indicate what the candidate needs to do to be

Accepted.

Comments

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Descriptors relating to Core Knowledge Accept Refer Borderline

2.II Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of

Core Knowledge

2.V Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogic research and/or

scholarship within activities, as part of an integrated approach to

academic practice

2.VI

Successful engagement in continuing professional development in

relation to teaching, learning, assessment and, where appropriate,

related professional practices

Comments

If accepted, only comment if there are substantial strengths which it would be good to share with the

candidate or more widely. If referred or borderline, indicate what the candidate needs to do to be

Accepted.

Comments:

Do the referees broadly corroborate the candidates account?

Summary remarks + if referred recommendations for what the candidate needs to do to be accepted: