Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students

The Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students leads the delivery of inspiring, challenging, and research-rich teaching, learning, and assessment across the University.

Role and responsibilities

The Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students:

  • provides strategic leadership for enhancing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
  • leads the University’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) preparations
  • supports partnership and co-creation with students
  • oversees curriculum enhancement and assessment and feedback strategy
  • fosters a culture of innovation in teaching and learning
  • is responsible for delivering the University’s Education and Student Experience Strategy.

Post holder

Professor Tansy Jessop (she/her) became Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education in July 2019.

In January 2023, the remit of the role expanded and it was renamed Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students.

Professor Tansy Jessop's biography

Tansy Jessop was born in South Africa and educated at the universities of Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal. She completed her PhD on the narratives of rural primary school teachers in post-apartheid South Africa while at King Alfred’s College, which was accredited by the University of Southampton. She worked as an education consultant for DFID and the British Council in India, Palestine, and South Africa, before becoming Head of Learning and Teaching at the University of Winchester and the Professor of Research-Informed Teaching at Solent University. For more than 15 years, Tansy has led the 'Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment' (TESTA) project, which over fifty UK universities have used as a catalyst for change. Based on TESTA, her book ‘Student Agency and Engagement: Transforming Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education’, examines the value and meaning of assessment and feedback for students. Tansy was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2016.

Expenses

Expenses are published every 6 months for all members of the Executive Group. Download Professor Jessop's expenses.

2025/26

2024/25

2023/24

2022/23

For expenses prior to academic year 2022/23, please contact the office directly.