1. The UK Professional Standards Framework
Implications for mentors at Kent

2. Fellowship recognition (1)
The PGCHE and the Associate Fellowship Scheme are recognised by the Higher Education Academy as conferring eligibility for HEA Fellowship/Associate Fellowship, based on 4 criteria:
Institutional commitment to embedding UKPSF to promote professional development of all staff who teach and support learning
Our provision is fully aligned with the UKPSF
Participants fully engage with UKPSF and can evidence this
HEA Fellowship recognition decisions made, based on that evidence, are robust

3. Important: this means you!
To pass the AFS or PGCHE, all participants need to submit
Coursework which reaches the required standard
and
evidence that they have been observed twice: once by their School mentor and once by a tutor from the Academic Practice Team
We would appreciate it if you could use this Observation form which has been mapped to the UKPSF, as it helps us form a judgement about a claim for Associate Fellowship/Fellowship.

4. Key actions
The person you are mentoring should take the initiative in contacting you to arrange the observation
Please check that you are clear about the sort of feedback they are looking for
If you have any questions about the mentoring role, please contact Fran Beaton