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APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS AND POLICIES

In continuing to provide updates on, and remind colleagues of, various aspects of our requirements in the Partnerships Handbook, we thought a focus on the approval of regulations and policies might be useful.
Whilst the majority of our partners have adopted a mixture of either entirely UEA versions of regulations and policies alongside versions tweaked for partners, we also recognise that in some instances there is a need for partner-specific regulations or policies. Your Partnerships Manager will continue to work with you to adopt and adapt the most appropriate version of regulations and policies but, regardless of what that mixture might look like, it's worth noting which regulations and policies must be approved by UEA, and which ones do not require approval, as follows:

UEA Approval (considered and approved by JBOS and UEA Learning and Teaching Committee)
  • Award Regulations
  • Academic Appeals and Complaints Regulations
  • External Examiner Policy
  • Research Ethics Policy
  • Recruitment, Selection and Admissions Appeals and Complaints Procedure
  • Concessions Approval Framework
  • Remarking Policy
  • Professional Misconduct and Unsuitability
  • Plagiarism and Collusion Policy
  • Moderation and Marking
  • Extenuating Circumstances Policy
  • Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy
  • Attendance and Engagement Policy
  • Fitness to Study
  • Placement and Practice Policies
Partner Institution Approval (reported to UEA via JBOS/Partnerships Manager)
  • General Regulations
  • Admissions Policy
  • Non Academic Complaints Policy
  • Behaviour and Disciplinary Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Assessment and Cheating Policy
REMINDER RE EXTERNAL EXAMINER MID-YEAR UPDATES

Just an advance notification that you'll shortly be receiving an email from your Partnerships Manager regarding the need to provide all External Examiners with a mid-year update on the actions agreed in the previous External Examiner report. These will need to be reported to your next JBOS.
ACCESS TO UEA ACADEMIC WRITING GUIDES FOR PARTNER STUDENTS

Did you know that UEA offers a range of Academic Writing Guides for students? Topics include planning and writing essays, dissertations and reports. If you would be interested in obtaining copies of these guides for your students, or would like further information, please contact your Partnerships Manager.
PARTNER DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT - ACADEMIC APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS

In this edition of the newsletter we've focused our partner development and support on academic appeals and complaints. Although all providers have been working hard to support students through the COVID-19 pandemic, the current situation has led to an increase in the numbers of academic appeals and complaints. 
 
We've put together a guidance document which is based on the Office of the Independent Adjudicator's Good Practice Framework, and draws on our experience of handling appeals and complaints. We hope you will find this useful when considering the issues and concerns raised by students under the Academic Appeals and Complaints Regulations.
 
We know that issues raised by students can often be swiftly managed without going through formal processes, but that they can also be highly complex and time consuming. The Academic Partnerships team has a vast range of experience in handling these issues, both in conjunction with our partners, and at UEA, and we are keen to support you at the early stages of the academic appeals and complaints process if you would find that helpful. Please feel free to contact your Partnerships Manager in the first instance when you receive an academic appeal or complaint and would like help or support.
UEA COURSES FOR STAFF

Please contact your Partnerships Manager to confirm access before booking onto any Centre for Staff and Educational Development (CSED) courses.

Effective Digital Communications (Virtual Classroom)
Friday 19th February 2:00pm - 3:00pm
This session provides insights, tips and techniques from an experienced digital designer and researcher on how to design and deliver effective digital communication. Covering everything from websites, social media adverts, videos, infographics and online forms or surveys, through to how users consume content online, the common pitfalls and when to post. Is it obvious what you want someone to do and how to do it? How do I make my video look, and sound, professional? Are the right people seeing my content? These and other questions are explored during this training. Participatory and interactive Q&As are encouraged.

Enhancing Lectures with Process Times (Virtual Classroom)
Friday 26th February 9:30am - 11:00am
Students need space and means to process new content, yet practically integrating such opportunities within the lecture environment can be challenging. We consider one such possibility which can be deployed in any lecture: a simple strategically-timed adaptable slide with a range of activities targeting a range of educational objectives. The facilitator’s student-informed development of this tool is presented alongside feedback from adopting lecturers for discussion and further refinement and tailoring, especially in the context of online delivery.

Teaching for Critical Thinking (Virtual Classroom)
Tuesday 2nd March 10:00am - 12:00pm
Students are often told of the importance of ‘thinking critically’ but frequently complain that they do not understand what it means. In this interactive workshop you can reflect on what critical thinking means to you and in your discipline, and how best to communicate this to students. We explore ways for academic staff to maximise opportunities in their teaching to help students understand what critical thinking is, why it is important and when and how they can do it.

Digital Storytelling in Learning, Teaching and Assessment Using Spark (Virtual Classroom)
Monday 8th March and Wednesday 10th March 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Storytelling can enhance teaching, learning and assessment, or increase public engagement - people generally respond positively to stories, especially when accompanied by visuals, voice and music. We outline the pedagogical potential, give practical guidelines for story- boarding and producing stories, and provide the opportunity for you to create stories on your laptop. There are practical tasks to complete between the three sessions. 
60 SECONDS WITH PROF ZOE BUTTERFINT, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS & APPRENTICESHIPS 

Tell us about your role at UEA 
My current role at UEA is Academic Director of Partnerships and Apprenticeships which means I have overall responsibility to the University for the academic quality assurance and governance of our partnership provision and our apprenticeships. This is a role that, in theory, takes three days a week of my time. I am also Professor of Health Sciences Education and a phonetician by background, so in the other part of my job I teach, mark, supervise and support students in the School of Health Sciences – largely the Speech and Language Therapy students on our BSc and MSCi programmes. 

How has your role changed as a result of COVID-19? 
Principally it has meant that I have been unable to visit partners and meet people in person since beginning my Academic Director role – something I very much want to do as soon as circumstances allow. Largely I’m trapped in my spare bedroom at home in Microsoft Teams meetings. Like everyone else, my teaching this academic year has been on-line which has been interesting to say the least in a quite practical subject. 

What would surprise people to know about you? 
My Dad was a plumber before he retired so I was brought up to be very practical; I’m pretty good at unblocking sinks, toilets and drains, moving radiators, mending showers……

What’s your favourite film of all time and why? 
The Lavender Hill Mob, which is an old film but I just like how the old lady gets the better of them all without realising it when they all think they’re so great.

What’s your favourite place to visit? 
Every other year or so we go to Australia which is always fantastic. There’s quite a few restaurants, bars, cafes and vineyards that would vie for my favourite place there – the Gin Palace in Melbourne is pretty high on the list. 

Tell us your favourite joke 
I’m really rubbish at jokes, both telling them and remembering them, so I apologise – “why do bees have sticky hair?”…… “because they use honeycombs!”. Sorry. 
SPOTLIGHT ON - CITY COLLEGE NORWICH
In this month’s 'Spotlight On' piece we focus on City College Norwich. Here, Ed Rose (Director of Higher Education and Apprenticeships) explains how, even without taking into account the many impacts of the pandemic, it has been a very busy period for the College. 

"This academic year is the first full cycle for our newly expanded Higher Education provision since the merger of two UEA partners, City College Norwich and Easton College. Both colleges have a strong record of bringing non-traditional students into Higher Education, so in many ways the ethos, student body, and approach of teaching staff has been marked by a great deal of continuity.
 
Whilst the merged college now offers a wider range of courses, bringing in new land-based disciplines such as Agriculture, Equine Science, Wildlife and Conservation, and Zoology, to name but a few, our student profile retains the same core characteristics: they are predominantly mature students (around two-thirds are over 21), most (also around two-thirds) are already in employment, with many attracted by the opportunity for flexible, local study, that enables them to combine career-focused degrees with work and family commitments.

City College Norwich’s long-established ties with UEA, coupled with our strong relationships with employers, are undoubtedly a key attraction for students. It is brilliant seeing these different partners come together to create outstanding Higher Education opportunities that no one party could have achieved on their own.  
The BSc (Hons) in Professional Aviation Engineering Practice, taught at the impressive International Aviation Academy Norwich, is a case in point. Our first two cohorts of students have now completed this intensive course. Despite all the well documented challenges affecting the aviation sector at present, we have seen more than 90 per cent of graduates from this course progress directly into aviation engineering roles with airlines.

We have also seen the benefits that accrue from having partners who are ready and willing to be early adopters of new types of provision - such as with Higher and Degree Apprenticeships. Working closely with the School of Social Work at UEA, we have been proud to support the introduction of Social Work Degree Apprenticeships by Norfolk County Council. It is a great example of how we can all work together to deliver high quality Degree Apprenticeships that are providing a valuable new entry point to the social work profession.   
Despite the challenges of bringing together two newly-merged institutions amid a pandemic, the outcomes being achieved by our Higher Education students and apprentices certainly makes all the hard work worthwhile. Students and teaching staff alike are all looking forward to when we can next come together in Norwich Cathedral to celebrate these successes and the many life-changing stories that lie behind each of the parchments that will be presented".

Ed Rose, Director of Higher Education and Apprenticeships
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