Responsibility/authority for… AP input Body Academic Responsible to Academic Board for the development and delivery of AP Chaired by Dean of AP; AP SMT are Partnerships Strategy, including: consideration of resource requirements; oversight of the members Board planning, delivery and quality of partnership provision; prioritisation of work undertaken by AP; identification & management of risk in the context of partnership provision; means by which AP can contribute to the University’s strategic aims; research, consultancy & staff development activity, as appropriate to the advancement of AP’s strategy; AP’s response to proposals and initiatives from Academic Board and its Committees; communications to Academic Board on matters concerning AP; annual health-checks of partnerships; postgraduate research and partnerships; development of effective working relationships between AP and other parts of the University Academic Development of partnership strategy and operational plans for approval Comprises Dean of Academic Partnerships through the University’s planning mechanisms; oversight of the resourcing of Partnerships, supported by Heads Senior AP activities; early-stage consideration of proposals for new institutional of the International Centre, Management partnerships and development to existing partnerships; initial consideration of International Partnerships, Team new or revised quality assurance procedures relating to collaborative activity, Partnership Operations, Quality prior to consideration by UTLQC; assessment of the ongoing suitability of a Operations and UK Partnerships partner via the Partner Performance Evaluation process; maintenance and review of AP Risk Registers Joint Boards of Established for all of the University’s co-designed/co-delivered UK provision to: The Head of UK Partnerships chairs Studies provide a forum for the consideration of issues raised by partner students; JBS and is a member of Academic facilitate the monitoring of existing collaborative HE provision; consider and Partnerships SMT and Academic plan for the development of the student experience; consider and plan for the Partnerships Board development of staff delivering HE awards or supporting HE students; receive and consider plans for the development or review of collaboratively delivered HE awards; facilitate consideration of University, partner or sector developments and how they will affect collaborative provision of HE awards;
Body Responsibility/authority for… AP input Academic Partnerships Board Responsible to Academic Board for the development and delivery of AP Strategy, including: consideration of resource requirements; oversight of the planning, delivery and quality of partnership provision; prioritisation of work undertaken by AP; identification & management of risk in the context of partnership provision; means by which AP can contribute to the University’s strategic aims; research, consultancy & staff development activity, as appropriate to the advancement of AP’s strategy; AP’s response to proposals and initiatives from Academic Board and its Committees; communications to Academic Board on matters concerning AP; annual health-checks of partnerships; postgraduate research and partnerships; development of effective working relationships between AP and other parts of the University Chaired by Dean of AP; AP SMT are members Academic Partnerships Senior Management Team Development of partnership strategy and operational plans for approval through the University’s planning mechanisms; oversight of the resourcing of AP activities; early-stage consideration of proposals for new institutional partnerships and development to existing partnerships; initial consideration of new or revised quality assurance procedures relating to collaborative activity, prior to consideration by UTLQC; assessment of the ongoing suitability of a partner via the Partner Performance Evaluation process; maintenance and review of AP Risk Registers Comprises Dean of Academic Partnerships, supported by Heads of the International Centre, International Partnerships, Partnership Operations, Quality Operations and UK Partnerships Joint Boards of Studies Established for all of the University’s co-designed/co-delivered UK provision to: provide a forum for the consideration of issues raised by partner students; facilitate the monitoring of existing collaborative HE provision; consider and plan for the development of the student experience; consider and plan for the development of staff delivering HE awards or supporting HE students; receive and consider plans for the development or review of collaboratively delivered HE awards; facilitate consideration of University, partner or sector developments and how they will affect collaborative provision of HE awards; The Head of UK Partnerships chairs JBS and is a member of Academic Partnerships SMT and Academic Partnerships Board
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