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QSN Symposium: evidencing quality; informing enhancement The use of public information in Review 19 July 2013. Stephen Jackson. Evidence base for HER. Information collected by QAA Review reports PSRB reports (where available) Reports from other organisations (Ofsted, SFA)
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QSN Symposium: evidencing quality; informing enhancementThe use of public information in Review19 July 2013 Stephen Jackson
Evidence base for HER • Information collected by QAA • Review reports • PSRB reports (where available) • Reports from other organisations (Ofsted, SFA) • Self-evaluation document • Overview of institution • Approach to the assurance of standards and quality • Evaluation of systems and procedures • Student Submission • Reflections on the student experience • Supplementary information • Institutional submission
Data requirements • National Student Survey • Destination of Leavers from Higher Education • Non-continuation following year of entry • Student complaints (OIA) • Other benchmark information
KIS and WIS • Key Information Set • Study arrangements • Student satisfaction • Costs/Fees • Employability • Students’ Union • Wider Information Set • Institutional context • Information about courses • Information about quality and standards
Judgment on PI Information about higher education provision ‘UK higher education providers produce information for their intended audiences about the higher education they offer that is fit-for-purpose, accessible and trustworthy’
Part C of the UK Quality Code General principles: • Information should be clear, timely, current, transparent, and focussed on the needs of the intended audiences • HE providers are responsible for the provision of information • Information should be easily accessible • Information should be accurate and fair
The use of information in HER • Desk-based analysis • First-team meeting • Analysis of documentary evidence • Issues for further exploration • Requests for further documentation • Duration of the review visit ‘Where the desk-based analysis finds a strong track record and evidence that all or nearly all Expectations are met, the team will not require a long visit to the provider to finish its work’
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