Learning
and Teaching Committee
Subject: Terms of reference
1. To
advise Senate on matters of policy relating to learning and teaching.
2.
To
keep under review the effectiveness of arrangements for managing academic
standards and assuring the quality of students’ learning opportunities.
3.
To
ensure that effective institutional approaches are developed and implemented to
enhance the quality of provision.
4. To keep under review the
effectiveness of arrangements to identify, support, disseminate and reward effective
practice and innovation in learning, teaching and assessment.
5. To
keep under review Regulations relating to the conduct of undergraduate and
postgraduate taught programmes and modules.
6. To
keep under review the operation of the University's modular, credit-based
curriculum framework, the semesterised academic year, and the associated
assessment processes.
7. To
oversee arrangements for assuring the quality and standards of collaborative
provision.
8. To
receive reports and recommendations from the Curriculum Sub-Committee, the
Programme Quality Team, the Student Recruitment Team, the
9. To
receive reports from the Associate Deans (Teaching) on Faculty matters relevant
to the Committee, including annual and periodic programme reviews, and from the
Associate Dean (Teaching) BUE on matters concerning the University’s
partnership with BUE within his area of responsibility.
10. To
receive reports from the Director of
Professional Development on matters relevant to the Committee within his area
of responsibility the
Teaching Centre Advisory Board..
11. With
the Research Committee, to receive reports from the Director of the
12. To
oversee the setting of policy in relation to the academic aspects of admission
to taught programmes.
13. To
consider such other issues related to learning and teaching as may be referred
to it by Senate.
14 To
report to Senate and offer advice as appropriate after each meeting.
REVISED
2007/08