Continuous monitoring
The purposes of continuous monitoring are to ensure that the standard of all programmes and the student experience is being maintained and/or enhanced and to ensure that all resources are being used efficiently in teaching, learning, assessment and student support.
The University’s focus on embedding quality assurance into existing activity relies on continuous monitoring within established school committees and teaching and learning management structures. These committees’ agendas should reflect the themes of continuous monitoring comprehensively throughout the year. Continuous monitoring is also the role of the Professional Support Services in maintaining and enhancing the student experience.
Student Experience Action Plan
Student Experience Action Plans have been paused for academic year 2024/25 and replaced with the NSS Action Plans. Further information as to the status of SEAPS will be provided in due course following a university level review.
A Student Experience Action Plan (SEAP) should be kept updated to record the development and enhancement of teaching and learning activity throughout the year and submitted to the Faculty as part of the School’s annual report on continuous monitoring.
The monitoring of taught provision should include validated, collaborative and non-award bearing activity (including CPD), all of which are subject to monitoring according to the same timescales and processes.
Continuous monitoring in Humanities
The Faculty is currently piloting a new approach to continuous monitoring and expects to have further updates toward the end of AY 2024 as to further implementation. In the interim schools are expected to continue to monitor their programmes and approaches through the usual mechanisms of
- Programme committees
- Teaching and Committees
- Staff-Student Liaison Committees
- Peer Networking and Support
The below guidelines have been developed and are still available to support school and programme committees in monitoring aspects of teaching and learning that should be considered within the continuous monitoring of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes.
- Humanities Continuous Monitoring Guidance for Schools
- Humanities Continuous Monitoring Guidance for Programme/Discipline Teams
For further information and guidance, please contact your Faculty Teaching & Learning Officer.