Policy Context

Teaching at the University takes place within the context of a number of institutional, national and international  policies and guidelines..

University of Brighton policy and strategy documents

Key policy documents can currently be found on staffcentral (the links in right hand column will open in new window). Those most relevant to learning & teaching include:

• University Corporate Plan 2007-12
• The University Learning and Teaching Strategy
  The Learning and Teaching Strategy interprets the corporate plan and applies it to learning, teaching and assessment. It focuses on enabling research evidence to inform the enhancement of student and staff learning and teaching activity and experience. The University Learning and Teaching Committee oversees progress on the Strategy. The current version was intended to run from 2007-2010 but has been extended so that the next complete version can  be developed in close collaboration with the next corporate plan (due in 2012). 
• Personal Academic Tutoring Policy
• Assessment Policy
• Personal Development Planning Policy
• Sustainable Development Policy. For implications for learning & teaching see Education for Sustainable Development - Guidance for Schools
• Blended learning - a summary of current guidelines and policies

National policies and guidelines

• The UK Professional Standards Framework (UK PSF) for teaching and supporting learning, updated in 2011, outlines the key characteristics of typical teaching and learning support roles within Higher Education at different career stages. The framework provides a reference point for institutions and individuals and was developed by the Higher Education Academy in consultation with the higher education sector. CLT courses are accredited by the HEA and align with this framework.
• Quality Assurance Agency - Academic Infrastructure The QAA has worked with the HE sector to develop a set of reference points known as the Academic Infrastructure. Institutions use this to guide their policies for maintaining academic standards and quality. It includes:
  
  •  Frameworks for higher education qualifications
  •  UK Quality Code for Higher Education and
  • Subject benchmark statements these set out expectations about standards of degrees in different subject areas, describe what gives a discipline its coherence and identity, and define what can be expected of a graduate in the subject.
  Please note that the QAA is currently updating some elements of the Academic Infrastructure, and the URLs may change. If you find any of these links broken, please go to their home page at http://www.qaa.ac.uk

International Frameworks for HE

• The Bologna Process & European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
  The aim of the Bologna Process was to create a European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and to promote the European system of higher education worldwide. You can find more information at http://www.ehea.info/