Professor Kathleen Armour, Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience) leads Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's education provision and flagship excellence projects, part of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Strategic Plan 2022-27.
Professor Armour and her team drive improvements in:
- personalising student support
- putting research and enquiry at the heart of learning
- improving assessment and feedback
- developing student engagement and leadership
- revitalising postgraduate taught education
- creating a teaching estate to meet our needs
- enriching digital learning
- preparing students for the workplace and the world
What we do
Led by Professor Kathleen Armour, Vice-Provost for Education and Student Experience, we create the framework for improvement to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê teaching and learning, putting teaching on a par with research.
Using the education strategy as our road map, we work with Education Services and the Higher Education Development & Support Institute (HEDS)Ìýto give support and resources to faculties and professional services.
We look outward, managing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s submission to the Teaching Excellence Framework, responding to government policy and broader external pressures.
We look inward, running the institutional surveys like New to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, NSS and PTES and we use the data to measure our success and inform our direction.
We deliver extra-curricular programmes like the Laidlaw Research and LeadershipÌýprogramme for the benefit of the entire institution, exemplifying a key aspect of the education strategy:Ìýresearch-based education.
At the moment, we are leading institution-wide improvement projects on:
- personal tutoring;
- Student Success;
- assessment and feedback;
- academic careers framework;
- academic writing support; and
- the Introductory Programme.
We monitor our progress through:
- Education Strategy Implementation Group (ESIG)
- Annual Programme Survey
- National Student Survey (NSS) and Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES)
- Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
Meet the team
We deliver our objectives through the following functions:Ìý
- Senior Education Leadership TeamÌý
- Education and practice development
- Student engagement and experienceÌý
- Co-curricular initiativesÌý
- AdministrativeÌýsupport
Meet the full Education & Student Experience team.Ìý
Where to find us