Role of Academic Services

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Role of Academic Services www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services Role of Academic Services

Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team Regulations and Governance Team www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services Academic Services Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team Regulations and Governance Team Academic Services is located within the University Secretary’s Group -> Student Experience Services (headed up by the Deputy Secretary Student Experience) We have a Director, two Academic Policy Managers who head up the two teams, eight Academic Policy Officers and three administrative staff. “Quality work” can span across teams. For example, Academic Policy Officers act as TPR/PPR administrators and policy responsibility is spread across the Department.

Academic Policy Manager www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services Academic Policy Manager Academic Policy Officer Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team Within the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team there are four Academic Policy Officers and an Academic Policy Manager. The Team does not solely focus on “quality”. It also supports key learning and teaching activities and projects, Senate committees and the work of various Vice and Assistant Principals.

Teaching/postgraduate programme review www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services External examining Teaching/postgraduate programme review Annual monitoring, review and reporting Student support services annual review Student support thematic review Student engagement Enhancement-led Institutional Review Enhancement Themes Accreditation and collaboration The key areas of quality that we cover.

Assistance Principal Academic Standards and Quality Assurance www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services Assistance Principal Academic Standards and Quality Assurance - Oversight of academic awards and implementation and enhancement of the quality framework Academic Services - Implement and manage the quality framework Colleges - Routine monitoring of teaching quality - Deans of Quality - Quality Officers Schools - Support implementation and management of the quality framework - School Directors of Quality Quality framework Key roles in the implementation and management of the quality framework. We work closely with key colleagues in College and Schools and have set up formal and informal groups and networks to support this.

Questions? Our structure? How we work? In your groups: www.ed.ac.uk/academic-services Questions? Our structure? How we work? In your groups: Discuss the how the central QA unit is structured in your institution. As collective group: Reflect on what works and what the challenges are.