These changes will apply from the 2019/20 academic year:

  • To make a major contribution to the strategic development of learning and teaching at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level in the department including implementation of the University’s Education Strategy and related Faculty initiatives
  • To have general responsibility for the quality of learning and teaching in the department including implementation of the University’s Quality Assurance Code of Practice and departmental oversight of:

    • the monitoring and review of existing courses, including reviewing and responding to student survey data (NSS, UKES, PTES)
    • student engagement
    • development and introduction of new courses
    • liaison with external examiners
    • assessment, marking and feedback
  • To act as the key departmental lead on learning and teaching for the Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching)

  • To be a member of the Department Executive Committee

  • To be a member of the Faculty Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee

  • To chair the Department Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee

  • To work with the Senior Tutor to ensure smooth running of the personal tutorial system

  • To work with Directors of Studies to ensure effective running of all academic courses based within the department

The reference to Directors of Teaching here does not include those members of the Education and Research job family who are individually contracted as Directors of Teaching as their substantive post. Their individual role profiles are distinct from the proposals discussed in this paper