What is the UKPSF? The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) sets out the various roles that lecturers and support staff play in teaching and supporting learning at university. It is a national framework for recognising and benchmarking teaching and learning support roles within higher education. The recognition scheme contributes towards the professionalisation of teaching by conferring the status of Associate Fellow, Fellow, Senior Fellow or Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy on academic and support staff who provide the requisite evidence of effectiveness. You can work towards professional recognition based on your role in teaching and supporting learning at Portsmouth by joining one of the APEX Fellowship Pathways. The APEX Fellowship Pathways are accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and, on completion, you will get both a University of Portsmouth APEX Fellowship and the nationally recognised Fellowship of the HEA. You will be entitled to use post-nominal letters: AFHEA – Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA – Fellow of the Higher Education Academy SFHEA – Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy PFHEA – Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Foundation Pathway GPROF & ALPROF The Graduate Students Professional Development Programme (GPROF) provides
an introduction to teaching and supporting learning for doctoral students. It is mandatory for graduate students who are involved in demonstrating, laboratories, field work or seminars. Students are expected to complete the programme within six months.
What do I need to do for GPROF? • • • •
GPROF Orientation (Oct and Feb each year). Two Teaching and Learning Workshops. A teaching observation or attend Micro Teaching. Professional Development Workshop.
Associate Lecturer Professional Development (ALPROF) provides an online induction to learning and teaching in UK higher education for new Part Time Hourly Paid lecturers. It is designed to help prepare you for various teaching responsibilities.
What do I need to do for ALPROF?
New lecturers are normally expected to complete within three months.
Associate Fellowship Pathway
Fellowship Pathway
Learning to support professional development
Initial and Continuous Professional Development
The APEX Associate Fellowship Pathway is for academic and support staff with limited teaching roles. Your role can be one of supporting more experienced colleagues in their learning and teaching.
The APEX Fellowship Pathway is for new and experienced lecturers who wish to obtain professional recognition as a teacher in UK higher education.
Typically, Associate Fellowship applicants include PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and PTHP lecturers with limited teaching responsibilities. It also includes educational technologists, learning support tutors, technicians, counsellors and library staff. Whatever your role, the key requirement is to provide evidence of effectiveness in relation to teaching or learning support.
What do I need to do? 1. Discuss with your line manager or Head of Department. 2. Attend an APEX orientation session. 3. Register on Pathway and get registration form signed off by your Head of Department. 4. Develop your application, drawing on workshops, online resources and development opportunities as appropriate. 5. Obtain feedback on your draft.
Applicants will typically carry a full lecturing/supporting student learning load.
What do I need to do? 1. Discuss with your line manager or Head of Department. 2. Attend an APEX orientation session. 3. Register on Pathway and get registration form signed off by your Head of Department. 4. Develop your application, drawing on workshops, online resources and development opportunities as appropriate. 5. Obtain feedback on your draft.
• Introduce yourself on Moodle. • Complete two online modules on learning and teaching. • Arrange a teaching observation and/or get some feedback. • Write a reflective account (750 words).
Senior Fellowship Pathway
Principal Fellowship Pathway
Leadership and Mentoring Professional Development
Strategic Leadership Professional Development
The APEX Senior Fellowship Pathway is for experienced staff able to demonstrate sustained and successful impact and influence through, for example, responsibility for leading, managing or organising programmes, subjects or disciplinary areas. It also includes experienced subject mentors who support new teaching staff and experienced staff with departmental or institutional teaching or learning support roles.
The APEX Principal Fellowship Pathway is for highly experienced academics with a record of effective strategic leadership in relation to teaching and learning, within and beyond Portsmouth.
What do I need to do? 1. Discuss with your line manager or Head of Department 2. Attend an APEX orientation session. 3. Register on Pathway and get registration form signed off by your Head of Department. 4. Develop your application, drawing on workshops, online resources and development opportunities as appropriate. 5. Obtain feedback on your draft.
The Academic Professional Excellence Framework (APEX) contains five Pathways: Foundation Pathway This Pathway includes two routes – GPROF for postgraduates and ALPROF for part-time teaching staff. Associate Fellowship Pathway This Pathway is suitable for all staff who have responsibilities supporting student learning in higher education.
This normally includes staff responsible for institutional strategic leadership and policy making with regard to teaching and learning in their disciplines, or staff who have had an impact on high quality teaching within the institution, sector or internationally.
Fellowship Pathway This Pathway is suitable for all academic staff involved in teaching and supporting student learning in higher education.
Applicants will be supported to submit an individual application direct to the HEA.
Senior Fellowship Pathway This Pathway is for highly experienced academic staff involved in teaching and supporting high quality student learning.
Essential Guide to the APEX Programme
Principal Fellowship Pathway This Pathway is for senior academic staff with responsibility for strategic leadership within and beyond the institution. See the diagram overleaf for more detail of the APEX Pathways. Contact the APEX team if you require further information or advice.
e: apex@port.ac.uk t: 023 9284 3328
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