Academic Policy & Governance (APG) is a unit formed from the former Senate and Academic Collaboration Offices. (See APG Welcome page for further information.)

Annual Quality & Enhancement Review

  • is an essential element of the University’s Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement processes.
  • allows Schools, Colleges and the University to ensure that the courses and programmes we deliver meet the expectations of staff and students
  • continually look for opportunities to develop and enhance provision.
  • closing the feedback loop and ensuring that actions and outcomes are reported to colleagues and students.

The management of Annual Quality & Enhancement Review is devolved to Colleges and is managed locally by School and College Quality & Enhancement Officers.

The Process

The process which is in place for the review of learning and teaching during 2023-24 is set out in the Timescales document below.

Proformas

Templates for annual review reports are provided below. AQ&ER1 should be used for Annual Quality & Enhancement Review Report for course, subject and School level reports. AQ&ER2 is for College Annual Quality & Enhancement Report.

Good Practice

Annual Quality & Enhancement Review is about assuring quality and importantly, it’s also about ensuring the University is continually enhancing its provision. A key element of enhancing our practice is learning from each other.

The best practice identified in the Reports are shared with Academic & Digital Development.

Outcomes

Academic Standards Committee receives each of the College Annual Quality & Enhancement Review Report Summaries and produces a report of these, addressing two topics, What Went Well and Themes for University Attention.

  • Summary of Reports considered by ASC in November 2022 (to be updated)

Responses to the Themes for University Attention are reported back to ASC later in the session.

  • Relevant ASC Minute Extracts (to follow)

Undergraduate College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2020-21

College of Arts (UG + PG)

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

College of Science & Engineering (UG + PG)

College of Social Sciences

Postgraduate College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2020-21

College of Arts (UG + PG)

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

College of Science & Engineering (UG + PG)

College of Social Sciences

Summaries from previous years can be found here.

Additional Information

Key contact:  Lesley Fielding