Academic Staff Induction Welcome and Introduction Dr Stella Cottrell PVC Learning, Teaching and Student Experience

Overview Corporate Plan: Civic engagement & social justice; ‘engaged curriculum’ New Research Strategy – includes teaching underpinned by research New Learning and Teaching Strategy New academic framework, student support structures, policies, approaches, regulations A-Z for staff on changes for

Institutional priorities Driving up the quality of teaching, building on excellence and innovation Student progression and engagement Student employability

Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement PVC Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement Dr Stella Cottrell Director of Library & Learning Service Cathy Walsh Director of Student Support Gayle Stocken Director of Learning & Teaching Dr Mandy Bentham

Director of Learning & Teaching Dr Mandy Bentham Head of Education and Community Partnerships Gail May Head of Quality Assurance & Enhancement Ian Pearson Head of Centre for Excellence in LT Dr Michele Milner Director of Employability Femi Bola

Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) New Sept 2014 (formerly APLE) Leads on strategy and policy related to L&T, including Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Supports professional development of all staff engaged in teaching and supporting learning Promotes innovative, inspiring, supportive (and enjoyable) approaches to L& T across UEL Enables outstanding teaching that supports retention, progression, achievement & employability.

Careers and Student Employability CaSE (formerly the Employability and Enterprise Team, EET) provides: professional careers support from qualified careers consultants a range of qualitative transformational opportunities to develop employability skills through employer focussed interventions

Transformational Opportunities Access to work experience opportunities Professional mentoring support Volunteering opportunities Practical workshops designed to facilitate the development of jobseeking and employability skills Graduate vacancies Employer engagement activities e.g. A Day in the Life; networking events Research opportunities Graduate Skills Academy

How we help schools Each School is assigned 2 dedicated members of CaSE team, and can:  Support students with career planning  Assist them with finding work experience  Facilitate employer engagement activities  Help them with applying for jobs We support teaching staff, running specific sessions and workshops for students and assisting with School-based employability activities. See:

How to contact us Docklands: The Atrium, Room G.07 Stratford: R Building, Room 2.25 Website: Telephone:

Library and Learning Services Director: Cathy Walsh Associate Director LLS: Libby Homer Head of Campus Library Services Head of Collections & Digital Library Head of Academic Services Head of Learning and Language Support TBA Head of Academic Skills Language Centre Lead Learning Achievement Manager

Stratford Campus Library

Docklands Campus Library

Our Libraries and Collections 24/7 opening Books, journals, databases – print and digital Special collections: Refugee Archive, Hackney Empire Archive, British Olympic Archive & Collection Digital archives including East London Theatre Archive 70% of our collections are digital Range of study spaces – individual, collaborative, technology-rich

Support Services Library help and support for students & staff Subject Librarians Skills Advisors (academic skills) Research support: ROAR, RDM training and support Learning Achievement and Peer Mentoring teams Language Centre (English language programmes and support)

Subject Librarians ACE – Susan Hussein ADI – Simone Okolo Business - Kelly Law - Maureen Azubike Health, Sport and Bio science – Nicky Hale

Subject Librarians Education and Communities – Win Pang Robin Stinson Psychology – Ian Clark Social Sciences – Robin Stinson

‘Student Life’ will become ‘Student Support’ (Jan. 2015) Director of Student Support Head of Welfare & Pastoral Support Student Experience Manager Student Retention Manager Director of Student Support Head of First Line Support

New ‘One Stop Shop’ Student Centres (Jan 15) at Docklands & Stratford Full range of services include helpdesk, telephone service & webmail facility Trained front-line staff to help students with general queries, provide support and guidance immediately, & escalate to the relevant specialised area if required. Student Support Centres