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