For all enquiries about QSN, please contact the Chair
For enquiries about membership or subscriptions, please contact the AUA Office which coordinates payments via finance@aua.ac.uk.
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Institutions which do not formally subscribe to QSN can apply to be on the mailing list, and receive information about the annual conference and other symposium events. However, they will not receive the other benefits listed above.
QSN has noted that there may be individuals working for other organisations within Higher Education (including, but not exclusively, OfS, QAA, Advance HE and others) who would like the opportunity to engage with the Network. Those in this category are eligible for individual membership, at an annual cost of £100. Benefits include reduced fees for events; the opportunity to attend certain member-only events and access to a network of experienced quality practitioners.
The Higher Education Sector has moved online. Teaching is being undertaken remotely and face to face assessment have been replaced with alternatives. Over the next month the majority of undergraduate students will complete their assessment for the year. But the potential impact of the pandemic on student achievement is wide ranging; students may
Programme approval, programme monitoring and benchmarking processes provide assurance of the ongoing quality and academic standards of programmes of study and enable the identification and delivery of systematic enhancements to the quality of learning opportunities. Changes in the external QA environment from the OfS’s ongoing conditions of registration to the introduction of a new ‘slimline’ Quality Code have led institutions to
Universities are continually working hard to improve all aspects of their institutions by driving efficiency, embracing innovation, working smarter and learning from each other. On 5th November 2018 the Education Select Committee published its report on 'Value for money in Higher Education' highlighting the importance of HE as part of our wider system of education and the need to ensure that students,
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This full-day seminar will give you a chance to listen to and engage with the current challenges, opportunities and institutional case studies surrounding Higher and Degree Apprenticeships. The day will be an opportunity to gain a full understanding of Higher and Degree apprenticeship policy developments and best practice to help you** THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. TO REGISTER ON OUR WAITING LIST THEN PLEASE CONTACT CHAIR@QUALITYSTRATEGYNETWORK.ORG.UK **
As we fast approach the first anniversary of the launch of the Office for Students, the new regulatory landscape continues to be both familiar and unknown, but the role of Quality Management remains critical for the assurance of standards and
The transformation of the quality management landscape continues with great rapidity and intensity. As the new regulator for English Higher Education, the OfS is adopting a bold, student-focused, risk-based approach, reflecting the significant changes to HE in the last 25 years and seeking to anticipate changes still to come. Familiar features – notably, the UK Quality Code – are also
The publication of the Office for Students’ Regulatory Framework for English higher education identified the monitoring of ‘lead indicators’ as one of the three core elements of what it describes as its risk-based and proportionate approach to monitoring and regulating HEPs. However, this is only the latest in a series of changes (not least the introduction of the Teaching Excellence