The Role of Personal Development Advisors

and Staff Development @ BUE

Kevin MillamTeaching and Learning

Coordinator

Structure of the session Personal Development Advisors

their role requirements of the scheme key documents

Staff Development the University Strategic Plan the concept of continuous development the British system and ethos probation and PDR identification and sharing of good practice

Why Personal Advisors?

You are making a transition: into a new institution very possibly into a new way of teaching and assessment very possibly into a new system

The function of the Personal Development Advisor and of Staff Development is to help you make this transition as smoothly as possible:

for your sake and for the sake of the students

The role of Personal Advisors

The Role of the Personal Development Advisor is: To support new staff to adapt to the BUE approach to

teaching, learning and assessment as well as our systems and regulations

To act as a source of information

To support new staff to complete their 3 month probation period including a peer observation of teaching

To act as a source of support, and to help identify and address any development needs in the first 8 months

Requirements of the scheme

Formal Meet five times Ensure minimum

requirements are met Answer questions Help new staff write

their Personal Development Plan

Ensure arrangements are in place for peer observation of teaching

Ensure formal monitoring of the completion of the PDP

Informal A point of contact Discuss the workshops Answer questions

Key documents

All documents are on the BUE website and include:

http://www.bue.edu.eg/pdfs/hrpdfs/A-%20Probation%20Induction%20and%20PDP%20monitoring%20minus%20forms%20-%200612111.pdf

Staff Probation, Induction and Personal Development Plans - Guidelines

Staff Induction Checklist Personal Development Plan (PDP) – Pro forma Peer Observation of Teaching – Guidelines Sherouk Induction Checklist and Buddy System* Sherouk Buddy System - Guidelines *

*Relates to staff living in the Sherouk compound

Staff Development @ BUE

Staff Development the University Strategic Plan the concept of continuous development the British system and ethos probation and PDR identification and sharing of good practice

The role of Staff Development

The University Strategic Plan Teaching and Learning Research Enterprise Staff Development as an Enabling Objective

Continuous Development – The Annual Quality Enhancement Cycle

Teaching & Learning has a central role at BUE and should be continually enhanced

The British Ethos Procedures for assessment design, marking and feedback Development of Independent Learners

The role of Staff Development

Probation Personal Development Plans Workshops/Checklist PDR

UK Validation Retain UK validation from Loughborough University Seek new validation partners QAA requirements and UK norms

Requirements of Staff Development

Staff Development: starts with your first three months then the next eight months and then continues (with the University

reviewing arrangement for the introduction of annual PDRs)

More information from: Personal Development Advisors the Faculty Staff Development Coordinator The Faculty Staff Development Plan

External scrutiny in the UK

Lots of external groups looking at what we do…

Quality Assurance Agency reviews teaching quality

National Student Survey captures students’ views

The Higher Education Academy validates staff development programmes

Newspapers produce detailed league tables

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