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1. Contact your faculty’s designated HEDS partnership team

Each Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Faculty has a team who are happy to help you with practical teaching approaches, assessment, personal academic tutoring and embedding employability in your teaching. ÌýÌý

Find out who your contacts are.

2. Explore our extensive events programme

Book onto one of our events or workshops where we share best practice in teaching and learning and discuss ideas and challenges with colleagues. Ìý

We cover a range of topics including: Ìý

• assessment and feedback, including sessions on GenAIÌý
• ways to engage your students Ìý
• designing sessions and modules Ìý
• ways to evaluate and reflect on your teaching Ìý
• support and wellbeingÌý
• supervising student research.Ìý

Ìý3. Gain professional recognition with an Arena and AdvanceHE Fellowship

If you teach or support students’ learning at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê or lead an area of education, work with us to achieve recognition.ÌýÌýÌý

This year we’re celebrating 10 years of our Fellowship scheme – since its launch there have been 2837 successful Fellowship applications!ÌýÌý

Hear from colleagues who share their experience of gaining Fellowship and how it’s helped their work and career.ÌýÌýÌý

Find out more and start your accreditation journey today.ÌýÌýÌý

4. Browse our teaching resources

Explore our series of 90-second MicroCPD videos, along with case studies and Teaching Toolkits.ÌýÌýÌý

Watch the latest MicroCPD whereÌýDr. Niall Geraghty, Lecturer Faculty of Arts & Humanities (SELCS), discusses designing a new process to assess students' wellbeing and development.

We hope these resources will provide inspiration and practical guidance. Whether you are seeking to extend your knowledge or looking for a fresh perspective on education at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, there is something here for you.ÌýÌýÌý

5. Work in partnership with your students

Work in collaboration with your students to enhance the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê learning experience through a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê ChangeMaker project or through the Laidlaw Fellowship Programme (for first year undergraduate students).ÌýÌý

Upcoming ChangeMakers funding deadlines: 25 October 2024, 24 January 2025Ìý

Term one sessions:Ìý

• - Wednesday 9 October, 12-1pmÌý

• - Friday 11 October, 1-2pmÌýÌý

• - Tuesday 15 October 12-1:30pmÌý

• - Wednesday 16 October 12-1pmÌý

Chat to the team! Drop in (click the link at the given time) onÌýÌýorÌý You can also .

Perhaps you would like to carry out a mini project with a student to reflect on your assessment and feedback practices?ÌýLearn more about the Teaching Dialogue opportunity here, and submit your project idea by 6^thÌýDecember via the .

6. Get a students’ perspective on your teachingÌýÌý

Through Student Reviewers of Teaching you are paired with two students to build a reflective dialogue about your teaching practice and the learning experience of students on the course. This fulfils the peer-dialogue requirement.ÌýÌýÌý

You tell us your requirements; we will match you with a student. You can throughout the year.ÌýÌýÌý

7. Get support to give or receive feedback on teachingÌýÌý

Every member of staff with significant teaching responsibilities needs to engage with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s Peer Dialogue scheme at least once a year.ÌýÌý

Regular conversations about your teaching with colleagues is one of the best ways to enhance your work as an educator.Ìý

Peer dialogue can help you to understand best practice, support your colleagues, and gather evidence about the quality of your teaching.ÌýÌý

Find out more about peer dialogue.Ìý

8. Keep up to dateÌýÌý

Join over 6,000 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê staff who receive the monthly Education & Events newsletter for the latest need-to-know information, deadlines and events.ÌýÌý

Sign-up with your Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê email address.ÌýÌýÌý