UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
10 DECEMBER 2014
AGENDA
There will be a meeting of the Education Committee at 2pm
on Wednesday 10 December 2014 in Room 5S.4.11
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General Business
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To note
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Apologies for absence
For information
2
Education Committee – Membership and Terms of
Reference 2014-15 (paper EC/14/68 attached)
For approval
3
Business taken without discussion
For approval
4
Minutes of meeting held on 18 June 2014 (paper EC/14/69
attached and previously circulated)
To note
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Matters arising from the minutes
For information
6
Report on Chair’s action (paper EC/14/70 attached)
For information
and discussion
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Chair’s verbal report
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Section A - Education Strategy and Policy
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For information
and discussion
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Equality and Diversity Framework and Sub-Strategy 2015-18
(paper EC/14/71 attached)
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For information
and discussion
9
Quality Assurance Agency Higher Education Review (verbal
update)
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For information
and discussion
10
Education Action Plan 2014-15: Progress Report (paper
EC/14/72 attached)
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For information
and discussion
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Curriculum Review: Progress Report (paper EC/14/73
attached)
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For information
and discussion
12
National Student Survey Outcomes 2014 (papers EC/14/74
and EC/14/75 attached)
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For discussion,
approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Biennial Peer Review Policy (paper EC/14/76 attached)
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For discussion,
approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Partnerships Strategic Framework (paper EC/14/77 attached)
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For discussion
and approval
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Marks Release Policy (paper EC/14/78 attached)
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Section B - Academic Business
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For information
Reports from Education Committee Sub-Committees:
(a) Faculty Education Committee (Humanities) (paper
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EC/14/79 attached)
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For information
(b) Faculty Education Committee (Science & Health)
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(paper EC/14/80 attached)
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For information
(c) Faculty Education Committee (Social Sciences)
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(paper EC/14/81 attached)
For information
(d) Partnerships Education Committee (paper EC/14/82
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attached)
For information
(e) Academic Quality and Standards Committee (paper
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EC/14/83 attached)
For information
and approval
(f) Student Experience Committee (paper EC/14/84
For information
and approval
(g) University Campus Suffolk Joint Academic
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attached)
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Committee (paper EC/14/85 attached)
For information
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Curriculum Review Toolkits (paper EC/14/86 attached)
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For approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Academic Flexibility Policy for Taught Students (Sport)
(paper EC/14/87 attached)
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For approval
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Employer Advisory Groups (paper EC/14/88 attached)
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For information
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Updated Role Descriptors for the Employability
Development Directors (paper EC/14/89 attached)
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For approval
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Schedule for Admissions Activity Decision-making (paper
EC/14/90 attached)
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For information
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Review of Proficio 2013-14 (paper EC/14/91 attached)
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For approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Procedure for Handling Requests from Former Students for
Readmission to the University: Research Degrees (paper
EC/14/92 attached)
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For approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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Electronic Repository for Postgraduate Research Theses
(paper EC/14/93 attached)
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Proposed Changes to Entry Requirements:
For approval
(a) Ireland: Undergraduate entry requirements (paper
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EC/14/94 attached)
For approval
For approval and
recommendation
to Senate
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(b) Cambridge English Scale (paper EC/14/95 attached)
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Proposed changes to Rules of Assessment and Progression
Requirements: Taught and Research provision (paper
EC/14/96 attached)
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For information
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Student Surveys 2015 (paper EC/14/97 attached)
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Any Other Business
Richard Stock
Deputy Academic Registrar
December 2014
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