Academic Practice

.The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) is a national exercise, introduced by the government in England. Its aim has been to assess excellence in teaching at higher education providers.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.

Curriculum design and support for online learning frameworks from JISC.

The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), a nationally-recognised framework for benchmarking success within HE teaching and learning support.

The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars and practitioners.

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is the national body which champions teaching quality. We provide value to the HE sector by focusing on the contribution of teaching as part of the wider student learning experience.

Responsible for supporting research and knowledge exchange at higher education institutions in England, and the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)​​: the independent body entrusted with monitoring, and advising on, standards and quality in UK higher education.​

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is an emerging movement of scholarly thought and action that draws on the reciprocal relationship between teaching and learning.