Higher Education ReviewProgress

May 2014

QAA timelines for NTU reviewOctober 2014–August 2015

5 May 2014 Informed who review team members are

22 May 2014 Briefings at QAA

20 Oct 2014 Preparatory meeting at NTU

17 Nov 2014 Upload Self Evaluation Document (SED)and Student Submission

8 Dec 2014 Requests for additional evidence

15 Jan 2015 Informed of:• duration of review visit• further requests for evidence• who the team wishes to meet• main lines of enquiry

9 Feb 2015 Review visit begins

13 Jul 2015 Action plan

Preparation timelines

Stakeholders

Evidence

Stakeholders Evidence Mock

Jan/Feb 2014 Briefings for all stakeholders

Identify risks and strengths

Briefings

Mar 2014 Compliance check work with Schools

Collate evidence (2 years) Begin SED narrative (online wiki)

Compliance check

May 2014 Engagement with emerging SED & supporting evidence

Draft SED Test narrative in draft SED

Jun 2014 NTUSU new Exec Mop up on evidence collection

External critique of SED

Sept/Oct 2014 Updates on SED through targeted briefings, emails, relevant committees, including SEGs

Refine SED Final published information check

Nov 2014 Submit SED Briefings for those likely to be called and SEGs

Dec 2014 Submit additional evidence

Jan 2015 Walk-through Walk-through

Progress - April 2014Mock - Actions

Stakeholders Evidence Mock Governance Logistics

In train

Quality Handbook final phase (July) CADQ/ASQC

Enhance policy on currency and review (July) QMs/ASQC

ASQC T&FG student engagement (July) T&FG/ASQC

ASQC T&FG non-UG student experience (ac yr. 14-15) T&FG/ASQC

Course/School level WIS compliance (July) Deans

Requires intervention

Range of work relating to Admissions policy/process Admissions

Mapping of complaints policy to QC Student Support Services

Address inconsistency of admissions info on website CADQ

Appeals policy review Academic Registry

Research degree regulations & compliance Graduate School/URDC

Strategic approach L&T CADQ/PVC-A

NOW widgets (employability and EEs) IS

Next steps

By end of MayKey (central) evidence collatedEarly narrative against all Quality Code Expectations draftedFirst draft of Employability section preparedQAA briefings attended

By end of JuneAdditional evidence collated (including video evidence)First draft of SED to key stakeholders for comment and Academic Board (25th June)QAA consultant engaged

Stakeholders Evidence Mock Governance Logistics

CADQStudent Support ServicesAdmissionsCPOEmployability and CareersGraduate SchoolAcademic RegistryStudent Data and ServicesCPLDEquality and Diversity

Emerging storiesSource: ATLs, Deans, SMT, stakeholder meetings

StrengthsCommitment to students

Engagement with external stakeholders, alumni, local community etc

Institutional-level enhancement initiatives

Estate

Employability agenda

Stakeholders Evidence Mock Governance Logistics

IntentionsPeriod of embedding range of recent enhancements

Attention to the non-u/g student experience

Focus on teaching quality

Wider staff knowledge – specifically, employability, recruitment

On-going challengesMeeting needs of diverse set of students across diverse set of courses

Progress - April 2014Evidence

Stakeholders Evidence Mock Governance Logistics

Self-Evaluation Document (SED) and evidence collectionSharePoint sitehttps://portal.ntu.ac.uk/pva/cadq/HER2015/SitePages/Home.aspx Launch date – 2nd May