Teaching Recognition at Kings
(TRaK)
Application for Principal Fellowship
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Web links may be included by as an external source however panel members are not required to consider them as part of your
application.
PART ONE Personal Information
Name:
Email:
School/Department/Service/CAG:
Total number of years* of employment in Higher Education:
You should have at least 7 years of full time equivalent service to apply for fellowship by this means.
Payroll Number:
* For the purpose of HESA return/Key Information Sets (KIS) on staff qualifications to teach and it would be
helpful if you could please ensure this data is up-to-date via the self-service function.
Please list any relevant qualifications or awards you already hold, together with date of attainment:
Personal Statement
Please use this space to position yourself in the institution and your work context/your subject discipline(s)
and explain your teaching philosophy and pedagogic approaches with evidence (1000 words maximum).
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PART TWO Record of Educational Impact (REI) (D4)
If your teaching and learning leadership role is within D4 you will be able to demonstrate achievement and
success in all parts of the Dimensions of the framework – i.e. all the Areas of Activity, Core Knowledge and
Professional Values.
In this section, you should highlight the roles and experience which have contributed to your professional
development as teacher, academic leader and strategist of teaching and learning. You might include informal
activities whether individual or, collaborative that you believe have had a significant impact on your academic
practice and/or on the practice of others, particularly in relation to enhancing the student experience in
College (or partner organization) or nationally.
You should evidence the main influences on your own development, focusing on the progressive attainment
of your professional role and how you and others have benefited from the continuous learning and
development process involved.
This section does not require a list of individual publications and conference presentations.
There is no limit to the list but about ten activities should be sufficient. One activity MUST be a peer support
activity.
Period
Number Description of engagement
Last Update 21/07/2014
From
Used as evidence for Descriptor
To
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
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PART THREE Account of Professional Practice (APP)
There are four sections based on D4.2 – D4.5 of the Principal Fellow Descriptors. The first element – ‘D4.1:
Active commitment to and championing of all Dimensions of the Framework, through work with students and
staff, and in institutional developments’ –functions as an overarching descriptor in that it should be
demonstrated through the examples and reflections incorporated into the other four sections. Each of the
four sections should be given a substantive treatment though they need not be of equal length.
One approach to demonstrating the Descriptor would be to present a synoptic narrative which evidences all
aspects of the Descriptor. As you will not necessarily have immediate contact with students you will need to
draw on examples of your work which illustrate your understanding of the use and the value of the UKPSF.
This might include, for example, how you have used the framework to shape and develop policy, strategy
and schemes within the institution. At the heart of this Descriptor lies the demonstration of ‘strategic impact
and influence’ in the context of one or more location, institution or organisation. Evidence will therefore need
to draw on ‘cycles’ or ‘levels’ of influence including evidence drawn from institutional, national and/or
international settings. The emphasis is on ‘a sustained and effective record of impact’ (HEA Principal
Fellowship Guidance 2015).
You must address all of the Areas of Activity, together with relevant areas of Core Knowledge and all the
Professional Values.
There is no prescribed word count here as everyone’s experience is different but the guideline is around
1,000 words per case.
The suggested word count would be no more than 6,000 for Part two and Part three of the application
form together. The word count includes references.
D4.2 Strategic leadership to enhance student learning
D4.3 Policies and strategies
D4.4 Integrated academic practice
D4.5 Continuing professional development
Last Update 21/07/2014
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PART FOUR Advocate Statements
At least one advocate must be a current employee of King’s College London
First advocate
Name:
Job title:
School/Dept/Service
Email address
How is this person known to you?
Second advocate
Name:
Job title:
School/Dept/Service
Email address
How is this person known to you?
Third advocate
Name:
Job title:
School/Dept/Service
Email address
How is this person known to you?
Last Update 21/07/2014
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