Portfolio-led Review
University of Sussex
SCHOOL OF ……………………………
Appraisal Review Document
Annual Performance and Achievements
Name:
Role:
For the period from:
to:
This form should be used to record your achievements in these areas over the past 12
months. You may include evidence from existing quality assurance tools in use in your
school, such as relevant reports from the QAA process, module assessment forms, module
comment forms, relevant feedback from staff-student liaison meetings as well as the more
traditional indicators of performance (publications, awards, research grant approval etc).
When considering your development needs in the coming year you should also refer to
peer reviews of your teaching. If on a Research Fellow contract you may want to adapt
this form.
Section A - teaching, course preparation and examining
(E.g. list of modules and assessment results, development of teaching materials and
courses of special significance, examining and assessing for undergraduate and taught
postgraduate degrees, examining for research degrees, other teaching activities and
distinctions, supervision.)
List previous year objectives
& outcomes
Briefly comment on success, difficulties, evidence,
impact
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Section B - research and scholarship
(E.g. personal research plans – append to this document, research funding, research
students, research activities and distinctions, list full bibliographic details of publications
achieved. Information held in the repository can be printed out and appended to this form
in order to avoid unnecessary duplication)
List previous year objectives
& outcomes
Briefly comment on success, difficulties, evidence,
impact
Section C - departmental and other management or administrative responsibilities
(E.g. evidence of additional responsibilities, additional tasks that help develop the school,
evidence of consultative approach with colleagues, timely attendance to administrative
duties so as to facilitate the smooth running of the school)
List responsibility
Briefly comment on success, evidence, impact
Section D – external activity
(E.g. evidence of external activity, such as consultancy, training and CPD, experimental
and analysis services, prototype production, supply of goods, material transfers and course
evaluation)
List external activity
Briefly comment on success, difficulties, evidence,
impact
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Section E – additional tasks and responsibilities taken on in this review period as a
result of furthering the school plan
List additional tasks
Briefly comment on success, evidence, impact
Note any factors that contributed to you performing well in your role in the last 12
months.
Note any factors that hindered your performance in the last 12 months.
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Forthcoming year
For the period from:
to:
Section A - teaching, course preparation and examining
Objectives
Desired outcome
Section B - research and scholarship
Objectives
Desired outcome
Section C - departmental and other management or administrative responsibilities
Objective
Desired outcome
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Section D – external activity
Objective
Desired outcome
Section E – additional tasks and responsibilities taken on in this review period as a
result of furthering the school plan
Objective
Desired outcome
Discuss career development, aspirations, goals, promotion (short, medium and long
term).
Signatures
Head of School (or appointed appraiser):
PLEASE SIGN TO CONFIRM THAT YOU MET WITH THE EMPLOYEE IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THEIR
PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENTS
Date:
Appraisee:
Please sign to confirm that you participated in a discussion about your performance achievements.
Date:
As a result of this discussion, and peer reviews of my teaching (if appropriate) the following
development needs have been identified and agreed:
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Appraiser comments:
Please note that this written record is confidential to the Appraiser, the
Appraisee, the Head of School and HR.
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