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Dear colleagues The Institute of Education at the University of Cumbria are seeking External Panel Members for the validation of the following programme(s) on 9 April 2018 at our Lancaster campus * Franchise of Secondary School Direct PGCE with QTS The University is able to pay a fee of £100 for your participation in this event. We will also reimburse all reasonable expenses and would be pleased to arrange travel and overnight accommodation if required As a minimum, External Panel Member nominees should have: * Current or recent knowledge of working in UK Higher Education. * An understanding of the expectations for UK academic programmes at the proposed level. * Familiarity with processes for approving academic programmes in Higher Education. * Knowledge of the subject area. To preserve integrity of the process, External Panel Members should not: * Have been involved with the development of the proposal. * Be a current External Examiner for the University, nor must members of the proposing team be an external examiner for the nominee's institution. * Be currently professionally involved with members of the Programme Team, such as co-author of a recent book or other publication, or joint collaborators in research projects in the subject area(s). * Have been employed within the previous five years at the University (including as an External Examiner). * Be currently employed at any of the University's Associate Partners<http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/about/partnerships/>. * Be currently employed at certain local institutions or direct competitor institutions relevant to the subject area There are no geographical limits on External Panel Member nominees, but there may be a balance to be struck with reasonable travelling times and costs. If you satisfy the above criteria, are available on the dates stated, and would like to volunteer to join the validation panel as an External Panel Member, please contact Ceri Macdonald at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with a brief summary of any relevant experience Best wishes Ceri Macdonald Quality Assurance Officer | Collaborative Provision T: 01524 590800 Ext:2523 | E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> University of Cumbria | Bowerham Rd | Lancaster | LA1 3JD Working Hours: Mon - Fri 9.00am 5.00pm cumbria.ac.uk<http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/> | twitter.com<https://twitter.com/CumbriaUni> | facebook.com<https://www.facebook.com/universityofcumbria> | instagram.com<https://www.instagram.com/cumbriauni/> ______________________________________________________________ [cid:image001.png@01D3022A.7939CEF0] Welcome to our World<https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/media/university-of-cumbria-website/content/content-assets/video-files/University-Of-Cumbria---Web.mp4> - watch the video now! Please consider the environment before printing University of Cumbria is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England & Wales No. 06033238. Registered Office: University of Cumbria, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, CA1 2HH. Telephone 01228 616234. Confidentiality: This email and its attachments are intended for the above named only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EXTERNAL-EXAMINERS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EXTERNAL-EXAMINERS&A=1