Teaching and Learning Support Fd

Lancaster University

& BA (Hons) top-up

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The team’s passion for the student experience.

• The team’s work with applicants prior to recruitment to ensure it is the correct programme for them.

• The monitoring and oversight of the students, both academic and pastoral.

• The integration of the local context and the contemporaneous nature of the programme.

• The range of assessment practices and support that the team provide the students.

• The involvement of external partners.

Children, Young People and Families Certificate of HE, Fd and BA (Hons) top up

Lancaster University

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The merging of Family Support & Wellbeing and Youth Studies programmes to provide a holistic overview.

• Reference to contemporary issues, particularly around the pandemic and the flexibility to introduce other current issues, such as child county line and child sexual exploitation (CSE) into the curriculum.

• Trauma informed approaches which reflect the moods of the local authority and police, and shows the team are responding to the needs of the local service developments within the sector.

• Evidence that the team have listened to employers and alumni to recognise reflective practice and that this is embedded in the curriculum.

Project Manager BSc (Hons)

Lancaster University

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• 5 days to be spent back in industry is an excellent practice and B&FC should support staff to ensure these are encouraged and spent appropriately.

• Undergraduate engagement with the Conference for Undergraduate Research and student’s participation.

• Documentation is very clear and well-structured and includes some relevant and up to date references.

Electromechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)

Lancaster University

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• Excellent staff development and training.

• Excellent quality of the paperwork/documentation.

• The innovative multi-disciplinary knowledge of the team on apprenticeships.

• The team’s employer engagement reflected in the programme.

Software Engineering (Game Development / Systems Development)

Fd & BSc (Hons) top-up

Lancaster University

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• A well-designed programme linking theory into practice.

• The team’s identification and support of students, with an open-door policy.

• A cohesive programme team.

• The shared work across modules.

Fashion and Costume with Sustainable Practice Certificate of HE

Lancaster University

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The documentation is clear and well presented.

• Considerations of diversity, including mental health conditions, have been reflected in the programme design.

• The vision to adapt the programme to place emphasis on an area of current debate is timely and relevant.

• The small cohort sizes could really enable quality learning, peer to peer engagement and bespoke tutor support.

• The links with local industry and alumni network to inform the development of this programme and the recognition of the potential for it to facilitate employment and work-based learning opportunities.

• Overall, an ambitious contemporary programme with relevant intentions.

• In ‘starting the conversation’ there are a good range of UN sustainable development goals that broaden the spectrum of how we define sustainability to students. This element offers a much more exciting way in which to approach the programme.

• Given the student demographic, this programme is a great option for helping potential learners build their confidence, resilience and practical skills, the entrepreneurship for potential career opportunities is commendable.

Mental Health and Resilience B&FC Fd and Lancaster University BA (Hons) Top Up

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The team’s enthusiasm and passion for the sector.

• The coherence and sense of progression demonstrated through the programme.

• The team’s extensive employer engagement.

• A good programme that has integrity.

Marine Electrical and Electronics Engineering Fd Eng

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• Clear alignment to industry and currency of whole team, engaged with sector and industry.

• Clear investment in resources that enables students to demonstrate their achievement and providing them with a rich experience.

Marine Engineering SQA Advanced Certificate and Advanced Diploma

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The quality of the student experience and the accessibility and expertise of the staff.

• That the team is clearly situated in the wider context.

• The team, and particularly the Blended Learning Centre Coordinator, on the well organised oversight of quality and the student experience.

Nautical Science SQA Advanced Certificate and Advanced Diploma

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The close working relationships with employers, ensuring that the needs of industry are met.

• The research undertaken to ensure currency in the delivery of technical education.

HNC Music

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The team’s obvious enthusiasm and passion.

• The clear subject expertise and employer engagement.

• The clear links, progression and plans from FE to HE.

• The emphasis, throughout, on key transferrable skills.

Materials Science Technologist Degree Apprenticeship

GOOD/INNOVATIVE/COMMENDABLE PRACTICE

• The clear experience and expertise of the curriculum area.

• Highly effective engagement in the process and clear oversight of all programmes/delivery of apprenticeships.

• The confidence provided in delivery of a very positive apprenticeship experience.

• Clear and extensive employer relationships built up over a number of years.