Student Education at Leeds Vivien Jones Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Education) Josh Smith Education Officer, LUU 2 May

1. Student Education at LeedsVivien Jones Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Education)Josh SmithEducation Officer, LUU2 May 2013

2. The Partnership partnership.leeds.ac.uk

3. Excellence

4. Contexts • The new HE environment • £9k per year – value for money? • Students (and parents) as ‘customers’ • Key Information Statistics (‘KIS’) • ABB+/ Student Number Control • Widening Participation / Fair Access • The MOOC phenomenon Other changes • 14-19 curriculum • New technologies • Accountability • Quality Assurance Agency Institutional Review

5. create, advance & disseminate knowledge develop outstanding graduates & scholars Community Integrity Academic excellence Inclusiveness Professionalism By 2015 our distinctive ability to integrate world-class research, scholarship and education will have secured us a place among the top 50 universities in the world. Vision As a research-intensive international University with a strong enduring reputation we strive to: Purpose to make a major impact upon global society Our stakeholders - including our staff, students, alumni, external sponsors and partners - expect the University of Leeds to …deliver outstanding learning and teaching from academics at the cutting edge of knowledge …produce exceptional graduates who become the leaders of tomorrow …provide a stimulating environment that supports personal development …provide lifelong membership of a network and community that continually adds value …be recognised for its vibrant, diverse, international community and culture ..sustain a reputation for delivery and professionalism …produce leading-edge research with impact Stakeholders & Partners Enhance our standing as an international University Achieve an influential world-leading research profile Increase our impact on a local to global scale Inspire our students to develop their full potential Innovate to create impact from academic excellence Deliver an exceptional student experience centred on inspirational learning and teaching Embed internationalisation into our activities Deliver international excellence in all our areas of research, with defined peaks of world-leading performance Create sustainable recruitment of high quality international students Work with business, public and third-sector partners to create social & economic benefit Translate excellence in research and scholarship into learning opportunities for students Key themes Deliver a postgraduate research experience that attracts the world’s best students Develop and maintain high quality international strategic partnerships Influence society, public policy and culture Ambitiously grow our market share of research income Recruit and support high quality students from all backgrounds A sustainable, effective & efficient organisation Secure a safe and healthy workplace and promote organisational wellbeing Provide a sustainable environment with first-class facilities Deliver effective, efficient and standardised processes Deliver strategic academic development Financial sustainability Valuing and developing all our staff Strategic enablers Build and maintain world-class performance, engaging all our staff in our strategy and values Enhance our leadership and management capability Proactively attract, support and develop high quality staff Manage risk, costs and resources to deliver our strategic priorities Align academic and financial sustainability in all faculties and schools Grow and diversify sources of profitable income to invest in our future Values

6. Inspire our Students to develop their full potential Translate excellence in research and scholarship into learning opportunities for students Deliver an exceptional student experience centred on inspirational learning and teaching Recruit and support high quality students from all backgrounds Deliver a postgraduate research experience that attracts the world’s best students

7. ‘Translate excellence in research and scholarship …’ • Integration of research and teaching • Involvement of cutting-edge academics in teaching • Involvement of students in research methodologies • Students understand the value of a research-led curriculum for their future employability Curriculum Enhancement Project • Research-led teaching > research-based learning • Core ‘threads’: global and cultural insight; ethics and responsibility; employability • Broadening strands: students benefit from the University’s breadth and interdisciplinarity

8. ‘Deliver an exceptional student experience …’ • Leeds forLife • ‘an entitlement for all students which helps them integrate their academic and co-curricular university experience and prepare for their future’ • Owned by the individual student, it helps them: • recognise the distinctiveness of their Leeds education • tailor it to fit their achievements, interests and ambitions • describe clearly and effectively the values, qualities andskillsderived from their UoL experience

10. ‘Deliver an exceptional student experience …’ Futurelearn will bring together a range of free, open, online courses from leading UK universities, in the same place and under the same brand.

11. ‘Deliver an exceptional student experience …’ • Student Education Service • grounded in principles of quality, equity, consistency and opportunity for students and for its staff; • works in a fully integrated way to the highest service standards; • works in partnership with academic colleagues, other services and Leeds University Union, in support of the whole student experience, both curricular and co-curricular, in line with Leeds for Life; • works through Cross-Institutional Functional Teams:Admissions; Exams and Assessment; Quality Assurance; Student Support; Programme Support. • admissions and recruitmentaccommodationregistrationenrolmentstudent financeexaminationstimetablingstudent recordsquality assuranceLeedsforLifequality enhancementvolunteeringenterpriseinternshipswork placementsemployabilityinternational student support mental health and counselling disability services

12. Service Configuration Development

13. ‘Deliver an exceptional student experience …’

14. ‘… centred on inspirational learning & teaching’ Support for Learning and Teaching • Quality assurance and enhancement • Learning and Teaching Support (LTS / AQST) • Staff and Departmental Development Unit (SDDU) • Resources for Learning and Teaching • Library • Learning Technologies for Blended Learning • Casebook website • Project funding • University Student Education Fellowships Discussion and collaboration • Student Education Conference and Bulletin • ‘Talking about Teaching’ • Directors of SE Forum

15. ‘Recruit and support high quality students from all backgrounds’ Access Agreement • £16m investment in outreach and financial support • 1 in 3 students expected to benefit from our financial support package Education Engagement Strategy • Faculty hubs, coordinated by Access and Community Engagement • Focus on school-leavers from disadvantaged groups • Contextual admissions: ‘Access to Leeds’ • Aspiration-raising activities in schools and colleges • ‘Reach for Excellence’ • Leading role in national projects • ‘Realising Opportunities’ Lifelong Learning Centre • Focus on adult and part-time learners from under-represented groups • Preparation for HE; Foundation provision; short courses • Support for and partnership with Faculties

16. Measures of achievement

17. National Student Survey

18. National Student Survey • Q. 23: ‘I am satisfied with the Students’ Union at my institution’ • Leeds: 90% agree (3rd highest nationally)

19. Leeds University Union • Helping students change the things they want to change • Providing advice and support through our free, confidential Advice Centre • Helping students to get involved in a variety of ways

20. Leeds University Union • 2 bars and 3 club venues • Hidden Café and Essentials • External services