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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
• Focused 6
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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