Directors of Student Education

October 2011

Vivien Jones

Preparing for 2012

• The Partnership and LeedsforLife: ‘ahead of the curve’

• Improvement in NSS and DLHE surveys

Preparing for 2012

2011 2010 Change 2010-2011

Question category

UL Sector UL minus Sector

UL Sector UL minus Sector

UL Sector

Teaching 88 84 +4 85 83 +2 +3 +1

Assessment & feedback

65 68 -3 61 66 -5 +4 +2

Academic support

77 77 0 74 75 -1 +3 +2

Organisation & management

82 75 +7 79 73 +6 +3 +2

Learning resources

87 80 +7 85 80 +5 +2 0

Personal development

78 80 -2 76 79 -3 +2 +1

Overall satisfaction

86 83 +3 82 82 0 +4 +1

Preparing for 2012

 

Strategic Priorities

• to undertake a fundamental review of the taught curriculum through the Curriculum Enhancement Project  

• to implement the strategy to develop students’ employability and career options 

• to evidence the quality of teaching and student support and identify areas for development

• to actively promote The Partnership between staff and students

 

 

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Preparing for 2012:Curriculum Enhancement

 

• Research-led teaching

• Core threads

• Employability

• Ethics and responsibility

• Global and cultural insight

• Broadening opportunities through a more coherent electives structure