The Quality Assurance and Enhancement Framework has also been developed to guide staff on the expected processes that help assure and enhance the academic student experience. It takes account of external reference points such as the UK Quality Assurance Agency’s, (QAA) Quality Code and the European Standards Guidance.

 

The handbook also provides transparency to applicants and students on the College’s quality assurance processes.

 

Quality Assurance Principles that underpin the School of Contemporary Music (SCM) College approach to quality assurance are: 

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• Responsibility – the quality assurance processes are designed to recognise the shared responsibility for the setting and maintenance of the academic standards of the College’s academic provision, they recognise the broad involvement of academic staff, students and other stakeholders, working in partnership through membership of College and College committees, groups and Panels;

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• Accountability – Whilst there is a shared responsibility for academic quality and standards, and quality enhancement, the roles and responsibilities of individual roles and committees will be clearly stated in the Quality Assurance Framework;

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• Proportionality – quality assurance processes are designed to be proportionate to the risk attached to the activity they are assuring. Documentation requirements seek to ensure that students and other stakeholders are able to get clear and accurate information about programmes of study which lead to an award of the School of Contemporary Music (SCM) College, and clarity to the College’s partners with respect to the maintenance of the academic standards of the College’s awards; 

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• Consistency – the quality assurance framework strives towards consistency rather than standardisation. There are agreed quality assurance processes but with some flexibility for Colleges to determine how they will meet the intended outcomes of the process. The Quality and Standards Office provides a co-ordinated approach to quality assurance across the Colleges to promote consistency. 

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• Communication – quality processes are clearly communicated to staff and students with good practice being identified and shared across the University to 1aid quality enhancement. The quality assurance framework is based on peer review and should involve a constructive dialogue between all those involved in the processes.

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SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC (SCM) COLLEGE ACADEMIC QUALITY ASSURANCE (QAA) ACTION PLAN

 

Below is our resulting Action Plan detailing how we will build upon the seven areas of Good Practice the review team identified? 

 

Findings - Actions to be taken - Action by - Success indicators - Date for Completion

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