Today, on behalf of SEDA Exec I have submitted a response to the BIS White Paper, based on the comments we received. In it we welcomed the focus on teaching excellence, warned about competition and suggested that the data on those meeting UKPSF at all levels could be helpful for students in choosing universities. We also welcomed the focus on rewarding teaching and promotion routes which reflect this.Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Over the summer, SEDA exec members held a meeting with William Locke, Head of Learning and Teaching at HEFCE. A point for discussion was the plan to open up degree awarding powers to bodies who wouldn't necessarily deliver the higher education programmes themselves. We discussed the kind of evidence that might be required by such bodies to indicate quality assurance and enhancement.
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SEDA is now taking registrations for its new Supporting and Leading Educational Change (Professional Qualification Course).
This is a 12 week online course designed to accredit your work in supporting and leading educational change. Successful completion confers elibility for Fellowship of SEDA.
For further details and a registration form, see www.seda.ac.uk
