Roehampton University is the same as Hull: they have to do it, but the links with probation have not been formally clarified.

Jo

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From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shirley Bennett
Sent: 20 January 2010 07:17
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Subject: FW: Is your Pg Cert compulsory for new staff?

It's 2 at the University of Hull.  But I don't know what would happen if someone was to fail! :-)

Shirley

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From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Gosling
Sent: 19 January 2010 16:40
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Subject: Re: Is your Pg Cert compulsory for new staff?

Thank you to the 36 people (34 institutions) who have responded to my enquiry already within one working day. Fantastic!

I hope this encourages more people to respond, so that we begin to approach a reliable sample from each of the nations that make up the UK and Eire.


So far I've had 3 responses from institutions in Scotland, 4 from Wales and
1 from Northern Ireland, 1 from the Irish Republic, and 25 from England.

Scotland: St Andrews, Herriot Watt and West of Scotland
Wales: UWIC, Glamorgan, Cardiff and Aberystwyth NI. Queens
Eire: Dublin Institute
England: Westminster, City, Leeds Met, South Bank, Sheffield, Birmingham City, Chester, UCL, Nottingham, Birmingham, Middlesex, Manchester, Plymouth, Reading, Bath Spa, Lincoln, East Anglia, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Sussex, Northampton, Wolverhampton, Nott Trent, Royal Holloway, Queen Mary,

If your institution is not listed please respond.  It only takes a few seconds - option 1, 2 or 3 or 'other' (see below)!

I will reveal what the response show in a few days.

Thanks to everyone who has or will respond.

David Gosling

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From: David Gosling [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 January 2010 09:53
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Subject: Is your Pg Cert compulsory for new staff?

Dear Colleagues,

Following on from Rachel's query about how far achievement of SD2 is used for promotion, I am interested to know how many institutions make completion of a PgCert in HE (or similar) a mandatory requirement for new staff without previous experience teaching in HE.

The options would seem to be:
1. We require new staff without previous experience to engage with a PgCert but not necessarily to pass it.
2. We require new staff without previous experience to successfully complete a PgCert.
3. We do not require staff on probation to engage with a PgCert.

A quick response to say which of these options your institution has chosen would be very much appreciated - or if you have any variation on the above, please indicate briefly what your policy is.

I will post the results on this list in a week or so.

Thanks.

David Gosling
Higher Education Consultant and Researcher
01614566148
07841647275
www.davidgosling.net


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From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rachel Hudson
Sent: 30 November 2009 14:30
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Subject: Survey results of link between SD2 and promotion

Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks to those of you who responded to my question about whether or not your institution makes achievement of the UK Professional Standard Descriptor 2 a criterion for promotion to Principal Lecturer (or promotion to Senior Lecturer, if you are based in a pre-92 university). You can find a copy of the survey in the text below.

16 institutions responded - 6 pre-92 and 10 post-92.  The key points are summarisied below:
?       6 institutions (pre and post 92) reported that there is no link
between the UK professional standards and promotion.
?       5 institutions (pre and post 92) reported that their PG
Certificates are a requirement of probation.
?       2 post-92 institution reported that achievement of SD2 is a
pre-requisite for making lecturer/senior lecturer contracts permanent (via PGCert of FHEA application) - although only one explicitly refers to SD2.
?       4 post-92 institutions have linked Standard Descriptor 2 (SD2)
to Principal Lecturer grade, or to Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow (a PL graded post). Not all refer explicitly to SD2, but rather to Fellowship of the HEA.
?       1 pre-92 institution has reported that evidence of a PGCert or
HEA Fellowship can be used as part of a range of supporting evidence for promotion to SL.

My own comment: At the University of Portsmouth we are considering making evidence of achievement of SD2 a criterion for promotion to PL.
This would encourage existing staff to engage with the UK Professional Standards, and not just newly appointed academic staff. It is mandatory for newly appointed academic staff to meet SD2, either via our PGCert or applying for HEA Fellowship. Linking SD2 to promotion to PL would also help to recognise and reward the hard work that goes in to meeting this standard.

RESULTS OF SURVEY

Post 92: SD2 a criterion for promotion to PL Have linked achievement of SD2 to PL promotion criteria

Post 92: Achievement of SD2 linked to making L/SL contract permanent.

Achievement of SD2 is a pre-requisite for making lecturer/senior lecturer contracts permanent. They are usually given a specific time frame to achieve this. If they are new to teaching, they have to do the PG Cert. If they have three years or more experience teaching in HE, they do it through individual recognition route of the HEA.

Post 92: No link.
At present no. We do not require this for promotion

Post 92: SD2 a desirable criteria for PL appointments.
We do make Fellowship of the Academy (i.e. SD2) a criteria for PL appointments, but currently as a desirable not as a essential criteria.
This reflects the fact that while we would want people in PL posts to have engaged with SD2, there are still not sufficient numbers with that achievement to make it an essential criteria.

Post 92: No link.
I didn't think that we did this and checked with one of Principal Teacher Fellows who plays a key role in T and L in one of our biggest
faculties.   She reports that  the  criteria for promotion generally and
the promotion process specifically are not connected with the national standards/Fellowship at all.  We have the link from our accredited programmes (PGCert: Fellow and Initial Teaching Award: Assoc Fellow) but that seems to be it.  We have been developing a CPD framework here uch of this has been aired in the last 18 months or so and fed upwards.
However.....

Post 92: SD2 is a requirement for Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow (at PL level) At our institution FHEA (ie achievement of UKPSD 2) is a requirement for people applying for the specific role of Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow, which is at PL level. There are about 19 of these posts across the university. Gaining the PGC, which gives eligibility for FHEA, gets any members of staff an increment.

Post 92: SD2 linked contractually to probation.
All of our new lecturers are contractually obliged to undertake our PG Cert during their probationary period.  This programme meets SD2.
The
refore they achieve SD2 by the time they have reached the end of their probationary period at which point they may seek promotion.

Post 92: SD2 linked to PL in Leadership in L&T.
We do at  our institution and it has worked well. We are in the third year now. People can only apply for PL in Leadership in L&T if they have reached SD2 / evidenced by fellowship of the HE Academy and are working at SD3 level. It means that I work with people to fill in the HEA fellowship form in the year leading to them applying for PL and then talk though with them expectations for SD3 evidence. The Leadership in T&L terminology has been really helpful in helping people build evidence for the PL.

Post 92: Linked to probation, so a requirement for employment at SL.
It is part of the probationary requirement that full time academic staff achieve a PGCert in Learning and Teaching, or have achieved FHEA.  So that means it is a requirement for employment at SL level rather than for promotion to PL.  For that, we have general criteria now developed.

Post 92: No link.
Sorry, but we do not engage with the Professional Standards in any meaningful practical way at all.

Pre 92
Our professional development framework might be helpful - http://www.brad.ac.uk/adept/profdev.php

Pre 92: Focus is on PGCert, not UKPS. PG Cert a condition of probation.

Our equivelent to PGCert is a requirement re probation. But that's all.
The professional standards don't feature re promotion.

Pre 92: Focus is on PGCert, not UKPS. PG Cert a condition of probation.

We don't integrate UKPSF into our work beyond the immediate accreditation with the HEA for the teaching qualifications for new staff. Hope all this is useful!

Pre 92: No link.
NO

Pre 92: PG Cert a condition of probation.
Achievement of PGCLTHE is condition of probation for new academic staff.

Pre 92: Focus on PGCert & FHEA, not UKPS.  SD1 a condition of probation.
Our promotions criteria for senior lecturer don't make explicit reference to the UKPSF, but indicate that 'membership (sic) of the HEA (or equivalent) or possession of the University's Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (or equivalent)'
can be used as part of a range of supporting evidence of excellent performance in teaching, so I guess the short answer to your question is 'Yes, but optional'! Reaching standard 1 is a requirement for lecturers to pass probation.

Best wishes
Rachel



Rachel Hudson
Principal Lecturer in Higher Education
Department of Curriculum & Quality Enhancement / School of Education and Continuing Studies University of Portsmouth Unit 3 St Andrew's Court St Michael's Road PORTSMOUTH
PO1 2JH

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