1. Engaging in the UWS
Fellowship Scheme
Louisa Sheward
Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Development
(CAPLeD)
Team also includes:
Moira Lewitt, School of HNM
David Ross, CAPLeD
Adrian Egglestone, Human Resources (HR)

2. Background
• Promoting good teaching
and support for learning
• Key outcome of Learning,
Teaching and Assessment
Strategy (LTAS)
• The increasing need to
demonstrate the quality
of our teaching
to….students, Higher
Education Statistics
Agency (HESA), Key
Information Sets (KIS)

3. Existing Accredited Professional
Development
– Particularly relevant for new and inexperienced
staff
– Accredited by Higher Education Academy against
United Kingdom Professional Standards
Framework
•Associate Fellow
•FellowPG Cert TLHE

4. New Accredited Professional
Development: UWS Fellowship Scheme
– Particularly relevant for experienced staff
– Accredited by Higher Education Academy against
United Kingdom Professional Standards
Framework
• Associate Fellow
• Fellow
• Senior Fellow
• Principal Fellow
UWS Fellowship
Scheme

5. UK Professional Standards Framework
(UKPSF)
• It is a national Framework
for comprehensively
recognising and
benchmarking teaching
and learning support
roles within Higher
Education.
• Two main components:
1. Descriptors
2. Dimensions of Practice

6. UKPSF: Descriptors
Associate Fellow…engagement
with some of the Dimensions
of Practice
Typical applicants e.g. PhD
students, learning
technologists/developers,
library staff, demonstrators
Senior Fellow…sustained
record of effectiveness in the
organisation, leadership,
mentoring
Typical applicants e.g. Staff
with departmental and
advisory responsibilities
Fellow…in more substantive
teaching and supporting
learning role(s).
Typical applicants e.g. Early
career academics and support
staff holding substantive
teaching and learning roles
Principal Fellow
Typical applicants e.g. Staff
responsible for institutional
strategic leadership and
policymaking in the area of
teaching and learning

7. Dimensions of Practice
• undertaken by teachers and supporters of
learning within HE
Areas of Activity
• needed to carry out those activities at the
appropriate level
Core Knowledge
• That someone performing these activities
should embrace and exemplify
Professional Values

8. UWS Fellowship Scheme
• The UWS Fellowship
Scheme is a means to
recognise what you
may already be doing!
• Part of a wider CPD
Framework
• Started in Feb 2013
• 22 individuals
• Guidance Pack
• Workshops
• Moodle Site

9. How is the UWS Fellowship Scheme
being implemented?
1
• Reflect on your current role, experience,
CPD activities and needs
2
• Express your interests to CAPLeD
3
• Discuss your intentions at PDR
4
• Attend UWS Fellowship Scheme Workshop
5
• Choose a Mentor

10. Cont’d
6
• Engage in relevant CPD activities and gather
evidence
7
• Choose and advise your referees/advocates
8 • Submit draft application
9
• Respond to (any) feedback on draft
application
10 • Submit final application
11
• On successful completion to continue to
demonstrate ‘good standing’

11. Summary of evidence to be provided
• Fellowship
Workshops
• Attendance/
Leading CPD
• Critical and
reflective self-
analysis
• Evidence of
scholarly activity
• Feedback:
analysis and
taking action
• Dimensions of
Practice for
relevant
Descriptor
• Good Practice
• Responding to
Feedback
Peer
observation/
critical
dialogue
Map
evidence
against
UKPSF
CPD
Activities
Account of
Professional
Practice:
UKPSF

12. Application for Associate, Fellow or
Senior Fellowship
• Attend UWS Fellowship Introduction Workshop
• Engage in relevant CPD Activities
• Complete a 1400, 3000 or 6000 word (as relevant)
Account of Professional Practice (APP) as a teacher
and/or supporter of student learning
• Engage in Peer teaching observation
• Map evidence provided against the UKPSF
• Submit two references to support application

13. Principal Fellow
• Attend UWS Fellowship Introduction Workshop
• Complete a 6000 word (approx.) Account of
Professional Practice (APP). This has two
components - a Record of Educational Impact
(REI) and a Reflective Account of Practice (RAP)
• Appropriately map the evidence provided
within the application against the UKPSF.
• Submit supporting statements from three
‘Advocates’

14. Assessment
• Submit Draft Application
• Feedback
• Submit Final Application
• Panel including an external from West of
Scotland Universities Partnership (name to be
confirmed)
• Results emailed to individuals

15. UWS Fellowship Scheme: Evaluation
• Good to be able to get recognition for teaching when there
is often a greater emphasis on research.
• An excellent opportunity to reflect on practice and to learn
from feedback.
• A very welcome opportunity to gain external accreditation
with expert supervision + guidance.
• A fabulous opportunity for staff to showcase their abilities.
• Considered applying directly last year but glad I waited to
go through this with the support of peers and advice of
mentors.
• Good idea-hopefully it will be well supported by the
managers.
• Excellent imitative! To be applauded

16. Feedback from a Participant on the
UWS Fellowship Scheme

18. What we have learned so far…
• Wanted by many staff
• Time is required to
– gather supportive
evidence
– To arrange peer teaching
observations
• Need more resources to
develop it further

19. What Next?
• Evaluate (pilot) and report to
Senate October 2013
• Action Research proposal
• By Academic Year 17/18 all
relevant staff will have
achieved HEA Fellowship
• Continue to work with HR e.g.
Being a Mentor
• Mentoring by those who have
engaged with the Scheme
• Code of Practice for
maintaining ‘good standing’

20. Proposed Dates for your Diaries
• Introductory Workshops
– 02/10/13
– 08/10/13
– 07/02/14
– 11/02/14
• Peer Teaching Observation
– 01/11/13
– 06/03/14
• Reflective Writing
– 02/12/13
– 03/04/14
• Mentor Workshop
– tbc
• Drop In Session following
draft feedback
– tbc
• Submission Dates (tbc)
– December 2013
– May 2014
– September 2014

21. Thank you for listening
Any Questions