The University's teaching and learning programme aims to help all involved with teaching students become established and confident in their teaching. It is offered to full- and part-time academic staff, research staff, postgraduate teaching assistants and more experienced staff.
In line with the University's career grade pathway, it seeks to develop a continuing professional development ethos. Evidence of growing competence and understanding of issues forms the basis of self-assessment and appraisal of progress in the areas of teaching, learning and assessment.
It acknowledges the different starting points of individuals and recognises that many postgraduate teaching assistants go on to become research staff and/or full academic staff members, either here or elsewhere.
The teaching and learning programme thus has four separate strands offering provision for supporting:
The programme allows for progression between strands as the status of individuals changes.
Note that for each of the first three groups (academic, research staff and postgraduate) it is possible to follow the respective programme via two routes:
*All new academics are required to fulfil the basic (non-accredited) requirements of the teaching and learning programme unless they can make a case for fast-tracking or exemption.
See Richard Trask blog about his experience as a new lecturer and starting the TLHE programme.