1. TEACHING EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (TEF) GOING FOR GOLD

2. Professor Andy Westwood, Director of University Observatory, talks impact of TEF on Higher Education:
Andy Westwood video

3. TEF Overview Ratings The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):
assesses the quality of teaching in higher education providers
differentiates quality over and above the baseline set by quality assurance.
Ratings
The annual assessment process will rate HE providers as:

4. A phased approach to implementation
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Assessment level
Provider level ‘meets expectations’ awards
Provider level trial
Provider level
+ Subject level pilots
Subject level
+ Postgraduate level
Fees
Full inflationary uplift
Full inflationary uplift
Differentiated inflation uplift (provider level)
Differentiated inflation uplifts (provider level)
Continuous
improvement
Lessons learned
Further metrics development
On-going improvements

5. TEF2 Assessment Framework
Aspect of Quality
Evidence (Metrics)
Teaching Quality
NSS - Teaching on my course
NSS - Assessment and feedback
Learning Environment
NSS - Academic Support
HESA - Non-continuation data
Student Outcomes and Learning Gain
DLHE - Employment / further study
DLHE - Highly skilled employment / further study
Each performance measured against pre-determined benchmarks
Data aggregated over three years, and compared to benchmark
Metrics split by student characteristics
A written submission to provide a narrative

6. TEF2 Assessment Framework
Aspect of Quality
Evidence (Metrics)
Teaching Quality
NSS - Teaching on my course
NSS - Assessment and feedback
Learning Environment
NSS - Academic Support
HESA - Non-continuation data
Student Outcomes and Learning Gain
DLHE - Employment / further study
DLHE - Highly skilled employment / further study

7. TEF – Looking to Year 4 Subject level assessment.
We must have the ambition and aspiration to go for gold but we need to act now.
Put our students first – they deserve it.

8. Ambition: What’s Required?
Aspect of Quality
Evidence (Metrics)
UW 2016
(Yr 1)
Yrs 2 & 3 (for Silver)
Yrs 2 & 3 (for Gold)
Teaching Quality
NSS - Teaching on my course 83 85 91
NSS - Assessment and feedback 71 72 75
Learning Environment
NSS - Academic Support 78 80
HESA - Non-continuation data 14 9 5
Student Outcomes and Learning Gain
DLHE - Employment / further study 96 95
DLHE - Highly skilled employment / further study 60 63 65
Gold is an overall measure, requiring three green flags and no more than one red.
Two reds = bronze irrespective of other scores.

9. What does the University provide?
Learning & teaching facilities
Student support facilities
Digital Campus
Pedagogic support
[Our TEF Yr2 written submission in Jan]

10. Think About Who our students are. Approach to student engagement.
Your role in making the student successful.
When the student leaves us.

11. Key Messages - Subject Level
Know your students.
Treat students as equal partners in learning.
Students are not all the same.
Keep students informed, even when they may not like the answer.
Do you inspire, excite, enthuse, engage and intellectually challenge students in the classroom.
Student success is your success.
Focus on the next stage of the student’s life.
Be aware of the position of your subject within the sector.

12. Your thoughts