National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)
The NTF scheme is a highly prestigious and competitive award that recognises, rewards and celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession.
Introduced by Advance HE in 2020, up to 55 awards are made annually. Each institutional subscriber to AdvanceHE can nominate up to three candidates each year who can evidence outstanding impact on teaching and learning within Higher Education.
The University of Manchester's nominations are co-ordinated internally by the Teaching Excellence team through the Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) and on behalf of Teaching and Learning Strategy Group (TLSG). The Teaching Excellence team provides support for the selected nominees.
Are you a future National Teaching Fellow?
The Institute of Teaching and Learning welcomes expressions of interest in being one of the University’s three nominees for AdvanceHE National Teaching Fellowship (NTF).
This prestigious annual award is given to up to 55 individuals from across the sector based on the following criteria:
- Criterion 1: Individual Excellence - Evidence of enhancing and transforming student outcomes and/or the teaching profession; demonstrating impact commensurate with the individual’s context and the opportunities afforded by it
- Criterion 2: Raising the profile of excellence - Evidence of supporting colleagues and influencing support for student learning and/or the teaching profession; demonstrating impact and engagement beyond the nominee’s immediate academic or professional role.
- Criterion 3: Developing excellence - Show the nominee’s commitment to and impact of ongoing professional development with regard to teaching and learning and/or learning support.
Reviewers will be looking for evidence of reach, value and impact to be demonstrated.
The university would normally expect successful nominees to hold, or be working towards, Senior or Principal Fellowship of AdvanceHE.
Expressions of Interest in being one of the university’s nominees are sought in September each year. Submissions are evaluated by a panel chaired by the Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and the Student Experience and consisting of representation from each Faculty as well as Professional Services. Successful applicants then work intensively with the university's Teaching Excellence Awards Lead (TEAL) to develop a full claim for submission to AdvanceHE the following March.
Reach, Value and Impact are defined by AdvanceHE as:
- Reach: The scale of influence
- Value: The benefit derived for staff and students
- Impact: The difference made to policy, practice and/ or student outcomes as a result of an activity.
If you think you might be interested in putting yourself forward for nomination in the next three years or so, please look out for applications to join our NTF 'Pipeline Programme' - a series of interactive workshops exploring the award criteria and process, which is run collaboratively with the universities of Liverpool, Northumbria, MMU and BPP, starting each Spring.
For further details about the NTF scheme and institutional support available please:
- see NTF scheme: AdvanceHE guidance
- contact our Teaching Excellence Award Lead (TEAL), Emma Sanders, at teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk