Student Learning and Experience Committee

Terms of Reference 2012/13

Student Learning and Experience Committee is a Committee of the Academic Board. Its primary purpose is to provide strategy and policy oversight for Student Learning and Experience activities at the University and to advise on, and monitor performance in, these areas. The Committee also has the role to promote, stimulate and encourage the delivery of the highest professional and academic standards that are underpinned by an ethos of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation and new initiatives and identifying and sharing good practice in all aspects of student learning and experience within taught programmes. Under the following headings, the specific duties of the Committee are:
Strategy and Policy Development
1.  To provide strategic direction to the delivery of the Corporate Strategy objectives with regard to student learning and experience;
2.  To develop and articulate the Student Learning and Experience Plan to deliver the relevant KPIs related to the corporate strategy;
3.  To oversee the development of strategies for enhancement of all aspects of student learning and experience;
4.  To advise and recommend to Academic Board changes related to the regulations governing Northumbria awards;
5.  To establish relevant sub-committees as appropriate and time limited working groups as necessary, to progress items of business;
Strategy and Policy Approval
6.  To approve and review Faculty Student Learning and Experience Plans;
7.  To approve policy and procedures governing the assurance, review and enhancement of all aspects of student learning and experience;
Monitoring and Review
8.  To monitor and evaluate implementation of the Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Plan;
9.  To oversee the regular monitoring of all aspects of student learning and experience through an agreed review framework;
10.  To submit an annual report to Academic Board on the business reported to Student Learning and Experience Committee;
Reporting Relationships/Interactions with other bodies
11.  To refer strategic and policy issues requiring approval to Academic Board;
12.  To report key business to Academic Board after each Student Learning and Experience Committee;
13.  To receive and approve reports from relevant committees or groups, specifically from the following established sub-committees:
Sub-committees of SLE at University level
• Enhancement Framework and Impact Sub-committee
• Internationalisation Sub-committee
• Pre-entry Sub-committee
• Student Support Sub-committee
• Student Employability Sub-committee
• Regulations and Frameworks Sub-committee
• Review Sub-committee
• Programme Approvals Sub-committee
·  Examination Boards
Sub-committees of SLE at Faculty level
• Faculty Student Learning and Experience (FSLE) Committees
• Programme Committees and their Staff Student Liaison Committees

Constitution and Membership

Frequency of meetings: / A minimum of 6 meetings per annum
Secretary: / Alison Venis, Principal Administrator, Academic Quality
Parent Body: / Academic Board
Committees / Sub-committees of SLE at University level:
Ø  Enhancement Framework and Impact Sub-committee
Ø  Internationalisation Sub-committee
Ø  Pre-entry Sub-committee
Ø  Student Support Sub-committee
Ø  Student Employability Sub-committee
Ø  Regulations and Frameworks Sub-committee
Ø  Review Sub-committee
Ø  Programme Approvals Sub-committee
Ø  Examination Boards
Sub-committees of SLE at Faculty level:
Ø  Faculty Student Learning and Experience (FSLE) Committees
Ø  Programme Committees and their Staff Student Liaison Committees
Quorum: / 50% + 1 members
Ex-officio Members
Chair
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching) / Professor Paul Croney
Deputy Chair
Associate Dean (Academic) (Arts, Design and Social Sciences) / Professor Peter Francis
Faculty Associate Deans (Learning and Teaching) / Gill Rowe
Tim Nichol
Dr Simon Robson
Dr Kevin Robertson
Director of Academic Services / Professor Jane Core
Head of Academic Quality / Ian Shell
Nominated Members
Head of Student Support and Wellbeing / Levi Pay
Academic Coordinator (Review) / Sally Iles
Head of Student Recruitment / Chris Watts
Students’ Union Sabbatical representatives:
SU President
SU Vice-President (Academic Affairs)
SU Vice-President (Welfare and Equality) / Jo Rhodes
Nicole Pegg
Hannah Horne
In Attendance:
Officers (for a specific area of work in EFI remit or to provide professional advice and guidance) as required, e.g.
Director of Campus Services / Damon Kent
Director of IT Services / Tony Curry
Director of International Development / Jo Purves
Head of Graduate School / Professor John Dean
HR Academic Staff Development Manager / Dr Nicola Reimann
Deputy Finance Director / Tom Wright
Version / 1.0 / Author Name [s] and Role Title / Ian Shell, Head of Academic Quality
Approval Date / 23 January 2013 / Approved by: (Academic Board/Committee) / Academic Board
Review Date / January 2014

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