Dear David,
Swansea University is 2 from last September.
Yours
Andrew Morgan
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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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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
Tel: 023 9284 5105 / or 5203
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