HE in FECs
Expert programme
Directory of materials
The following is a list of the materials available by theme and topic. In order to access a
particular entry, return to the Development Materials page and click on the topic and then the
relevant download.
Where materials have been submitted to the project by other authors you will find a cover
sheet describing the type of material, source and how it has been or might be used.
Lodged
Contributed by
September
2009
September
2009
Project team
September
2009
Project team
Project team
Material
What is higher education?
Definitions: the HE and FE sectors; prescribed and nonprescribed higher education
The qualifications framework: the relationship between
the NQF/QCF and the FHEQ
Funding
The HEFCE funding calendar
Management and planning
Planning cycle
September Project team
Annual planning cycle for HE in an FEC
2009
Roles and responsibilities
March
City College
Structures for management and governance: background
2010
Norwich
paper, powerpoint, organisation charts
April 2010 City of Bristol
HE Module Leader’s Handbook
College
May 2010
Yeovil College
HE Staff Handbook
May 2010
Yeovil College
HE Programme Administrator’s Calendar
May 2010
UPC and Cornwall
Cornwall College HE Staff Handbook
College
December University Centre
Guidelines for HE lecturing staff at Doncaster College
2010
Doncaster
Induction
March
UPC
What every staff member should know (about HE in
2010
UPC): PowerPoint
March
UPC
Acronyms quiz: jargon quiz for staff new to HE
2010
Staff development strategy
March
UPC
Staff development strategy: UPC strategy 2009-11
2010
Curriculum development
September Project team
Stages in developing a new HE programme:
2009
checklist/action plan
Scholarly activity
January
Madeleine King
Scholarly activity undertaken in HE in FE: paper
2010
and John
Widdowson, Mixed
Economy Group
March
Stockport College
Promoting, managing and sharing scholarly activity:
2010
PowerPoint and background paper
March
West Herts College The Scholarly Activity Programme: description of the
2010
college programme and application form
Partnerships
September Project team
FE/HE partnerships: effective partnership and
2009
November
2010
City of Bristol
College
The IQER process
September Project team
2009
January
QAA
2010
May 2010
Yeovil College
The Academic Infrastructure
February
Canterbury College
2010
February
QAA
2010
February
West Herts College
2010
February
Newcastle College
2010
March
UPC
2010
Assessment
February
York College
2010
February
City of Bristol
2010
College
February
Clare Stoney
2010
Academic Services
March
UPC
2010
Student engagement
February
QAA
2010
September
2009
January
2010
Project team
December
2010
Project team with
LSIS
March
2010
City College
Norwich
Steve Saffhill, RSC
East Midlands
checklist/action plan
Partnership roles and responsibilities – University of
Plymouth
Quality assurance
The stages of IQER
Dominoes: a game to promote understanding of the IQER
process
Quality Assurance Calendar
The Academic Infrastructure and IQER: PowerPoint and
handouts
The Academic Infrastructure, overview: PowerPoint.
Mapping college procedures against section 6 of the code
of practice (assessment of students): template
The Academic Infrastructure: handout on AI and summary
of college’s engagement with elements
The Codes of Practice: templates for college engagement
with sections 4, 5, 6.
The Academic Infrastructure: PowerPoint
Assessment Framework for Foundation Degrees
validated by Leeds Metropolitan University
Assessment guidelines
Assessment validity and reliability: workshop and
workbook
The academic infrastructure and assessment: PowerPoint
Guides for students to IQER processes
Policy and strategy
Indicative content for an HE strategy
Link to web page with resources to support strategic
management of HE in FECs. This is accessed via the
‘Moodle’ link from the main Development Materials page.
Governance
Higher Education in Further Education Colleges. Brief
Guide for governors and clerks in further education
colleges
Structures for management and governance: background
paper, powerpoint, organisation charts