University Calendar 2008/9
Section II: Executive Committees of the Senate



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Education Committee

The Committee develops policy and strategy in the area of Education and acts as an advisory body to UEG. The Education, Enterprise and Employer Engagement Group and the Foundation Steering Group report to the Education Committee. The latter group will also report to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee.

Terms of reference
  1. To bring forward strategic and policy proposals to UEG in the areas of learning and teaching, assessment and widening participation.

  2. To maintain an oversight of, and monitor, the implementation of the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Strategy and education policies using, where appropriate, benchmarks agreed by UEG, and to report thereon to UEG.

  3. To lead the University's response to national assessments, initiatives and consultations in the area of education.

  4. To liaise and, where appropriate, make recommendations to:

    • the Academic Quality and Standards Committee; and

    • the Human Resources Committee on professional development activities for staff who teach or who support learning, criteria for the reward of high quality teaching and learning support, and staff development for enhancing research supervision.

  5. To advise UEG on learning resources, collaborative links with other providers of education, emerging risks and other matters in education.
Note: Both the Education Committee and the Research and Enterprise Committee will consider and report on postgraduate issues as appropriate.

Membership

  Chair: The Pro Vice-Chancellor with the Education portfolio Professor D Humphris
  The Director of the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit Dr I Giles (Acting Director)
  A lay member of Council Mr M Snell
  The Pro Vice-Chancellor with the Recruitment and Admissions portfolio Professor A Fitt
  An Associate Dean from each Faculty (appointed by the Dean concerned) Dr W G Brooks
Mrs R Jowett
Professor M Palmer
     
  Two members from each Faculty (appointed by the Dean concerned) FESM: Dr A Barney; Dr M Hill
LASS: Ms J Price ; Professor S Ward
MHLS: Professor J Allen; Dr F Hill
  The Director of Student Services Ms J Rippon
  The Director of Student Administration and Registry Ms P Usher
  The University Librarian (or nominee) Dr M L Brown
  The University Director who leads on e-learning Dr H Davis
  The Chair of Academic Quality and Standards Committee Professor J Kilburn
  Three representatives of the Students' Union (UG, PGI, PGR), two of whom should be the Vice-President (Education) and the Postgraduate Officer of the Students' Union Mr J Leigh
Ms K Penny
Vacancy
     
  Secretary Ms C J Gamble

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