Action to be taken Date for Action by Success indicators Recommendation completion Strengthen and clarify Establish a HE Quality May 2015 Assistant Principal, Clear oversight of HE ▪ reporting structures to Enhancement Group, formed of HE Quality. planning, operational ensure effective staff, students representatives; matters, quality of oversight of the employers/external advisors as provision, student development, planning appropriate. This group to report engagement and and quality of provision into the Higher Education Steering development is gained (Expectation A3.3) Group. through a clear structure of termly and annual Quality enhancement and student May 2015 Vice Principal reporting from ▪ engagement to be standard agenda practitioners to senior items for discussion at the Higher managers and Education Steering Group governors. Fully implement and embed the May 2015 Vice Principal Quality enhancement of ▪ Performance Monitoring Framework learning and students’ within the Higher Education experience is driven. Steering Group. Include the validation of programme monitoring reports for validating bodies. Introduce and embed a Agree terms of reference for April 2015 Curriculum Manager for Policy and procedure for ▪ policy and procedures for HNC/HND programme meetings, Dance, Drama & Music. assessment boards for assessment boards for including external membership. Pearson programmes are Pearson programmes understood and Establish assessment boards for ▪ (Expectation B6) April 2015 implemented by the the Pearson HNC/HND team, ensuring rigorous programmes using awarding body quality assurance. guidelines and an external chair. Provide training for the team on May 2015 ▪ assessment board policy and procedures.
Recommendation Action to be taken Date for completion Action by Success indicators Strengthen and clarify reporting structures to ensure effective oversight of the development, planning and quality of provision (Expectation A3.3) ▪ Establish a HE Quality Enhancement Group, formed of HE staff, students representatives; employers/external advisors as appropriate. This group to report into the Higher Education Steering Group. ▪ Quality enhancement and student engagement to be standard agenda items for discussion at the Higher Education Steering Group ▪ Fully implement and embed the Performance Monitoring Framework within the Higher Education Steering Group. Include the validation of programme monitoring reports for validating bodies. May 2015 May 2015 May 2015 Assistant Principal, Quality. Vice Principal Vice Principal Clear oversight of HE planning, operational matters, quality of provision, student engagement and development is gained through a clear structure of termly and annual reporting from practitioners to senior managers and governors. Quality enhancement of students’ learning and experience is driven. Introduce and embed a policy and procedures for assessment boards for Pearson programmes (Expectation B6) ▪ Agree terms of reference for HNC/HND programme meetings, including external membership. ▪ Establish assessment boards for the Pearson HNC/HND programmes using awarding body guidelines and an external chair. ▪ Provide training for the team on assessment board policy and procedures. April 2015 April 2015 May 2015 Curriculum Manager for Dance, Drama & Music. Policy and procedure for assessment boards for Pearson programmes are understood and implemented by the team, ensuring rigorous quality assurance.