University of Bristol
Internal Quality Assurance and Enhancement Framework
Process cycle
Report flow
Planning Office reflects annually on
school review process.
All review reports and action plans are
approved by UPARC, and considered
by University Education Committee.
Student involvement and representation
Monitoring/review of quality processes
SCHOOL
REVIEW
Take place on a
rolling basis
every 5 years
Visit schedules
vary by faculty,
but visits usually
take place
between
February and
April
CURRICULUM REVIEW
Curriculum Review and Development
may take place alongside other
processes triggered for a specific
strategic requirement.
APRs and FQT reports
form part of the background
documentation for the Review Panel
School Review Guidelines
A Bristol SU
representative is
on Review Panel.
Panel meets with
students during
Review. Review
report is fed back
to school student
reps.
University Academic
Quality & Standards
Committee reviews and
plans the work of FQT
teams, and reports to
Education Committee.
FACULTY QUALITY TEAMS
(FQT)
APRs are part of the background information provided
before the FQT visit
FQT Guidelines
Faculty
Board
PERIODIC REVIEW
To launch 2016-17
University Academic
Quality & Standards
Committee
Education
Committee
Student
representatives are
on FQT. FQT
meets with
students as part of
visit. FQT report is
fed back to school
student reps.
All the Faculty visit reports feed into an
FQT Annual Overview Report
Student representatives are key to
these processes.
After FQT visits a dept/school, an FQT visit report is produced
ANNUAL PROGRAMME REVIEW
(APR)
Take place
annually for all
programmes.
University Academic
Quality & Standards
Committee receives
APR Overview Report
annually and reviews
APR process and
guidelines.
This usually takes the form of a departmental meeting
APR Guidelines
AQPO
FQT Chair/Team
School Education /
T&L Committee
Student feedback
is considered at
APR meetings.
Student
representatives
may attend. APR
outcomes are fed
back to student
reps.
Dept/School
produce their APR
report/s
Information feeding into APR process includes:- external examiner reports, student feedback on units/programmes, NSS and other survey
results, staff unit feedback, programme statistics (intake, progression, award), programme and unit specifications, PSRB reports, FQT visit
reports, minutes of Board of Examiners meetings and SSLC meetings.
Academic Quality and Partnerships Office (AQPO) http://www.bristol.ac.uk/academic-quality/