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I’m super pleased to share the recordings from our @qaa.ac.uk
Collaborative Enhancement Project - the #Compassionare #Assessment in HE Network. It’s a privilege to speak to so many fantastic colleagues committed to reducing harmful assessment practices and policies. www.qaa.ac.uk/membership/c...

"The most important thing in terms of effective assessment design and assessment briefs is talking to the students themselves." - Professor @diervilla.bsky.social, #QualityInsights day 2

Thanks again Pam for such an enjoyable and engaging presentation. You and Steve were both brilliant, reflected by the high volume of positive comments and enthusiastic questions. We'll need to drag you back for more! 😂

On its tenth anniversary, we are delighted to be continuing our support sponsoring several awards within The Herald Education Awards, which has officially launched in The Herald Scotland today 🎉

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We are looking forward to presenting the QAA Quality Insights Conference in just over a week's time, where we will be joined by a range of speakers including @mikeewen.bsky.social, Head of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the @universityofhull.bsky.social.

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📣 Higher Education provider colleagues: Join us in promoting higher level study 📣

We are currently taking expressions of interest to appoint new members to our Promotion of Access to Higher Education Diploma Working Group (PATHED) QAA working group.

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Hi all - the QAA (@qaa.ac.uk) were kind enough to hear my thoughts about education for sustainable development (ESD). The blogpost link is tinyurl.com/4dwymjs7. If anything there sparks your interest or, indeed, you'd just like to talk about ESD, please do get in contact! :)

Registration is now open for our Quality Insights Conference, which will take place online on 26-27 February!

It will focus on themes of sustainable enhancement, dynamic quality processes, compassion in education, and institutional and curriculum reform.

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A6 A very important one! But ultimately it's not their challenge to resolve. The best thing they can do is keep sharing their experiences and hopefully feel that they're being heard and responded to #lthechat

A5 Own it for what it is, acknowledge the challenge but give them confidence there are solutions. Better yet, they're solutions that (for the most part) can be easily actioned! Also try to shift any sense of failure or inadequacy attached to asking for help. They're asking for clarity #lthechat

A4 Sounds ironic to say make it visible but needs to be wider recognition of hidden curric, potential impacts, but also real efforts to tackle this head on and get this right for students and staff (who can also be heavily impacted). Student Guide to the Hidden Curric is ideal start point #lthechat

A3 Hidden curric can contribute massively to 'imposter syndrome' and feelings of exclusion/otherness. There's growing awareness in work addressing awarding gaps that focusing on transitions could be key to improving student outcomes and developing greater parity of experience + opportunity #lthechat

The little heart does not do justice to how much I agree with this! (Also, hello pal!! 😁)

A2 I'd say self-reflection and being alive to your own use of language - thinking not only about tricky terminology and where this is/isn't communicated to students currently but also any expectations inadvertently reinforced through phrasing etc. And keep speaking to students! #LTHEchat

The hidden curriculum-shaped Bat signal shines brightly 😂

A1 Pam, Rich and Maddi! 😁 For me, hidden curric inadvertently fuels uncertainty and disparate experiences of HE. It can be a byproduct of old ways of working/assumed knowledge, or a consequence of intense workload for staff. It needs thoughtful attention and generosity all round #LTHEchat

#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum Led by Dr Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum in higher education shapes student experi…

#LTHEchat - coming this Weds 5th Feb - 8-9 GMT: Let's talk about: The Hidden Curriculum: lthechat.com/2025/02/03/l... #seda #studychat #LoveLD

The feeling was mutual! A real joy to work on with all three of you 🙂 Still such an important resource too - and let's not forget the guide for staff! I'm really looking forward to following the discussion this week on #LTHEchat

We are delighted to be continuing our support for @heraldscotland.bsky.social Higher Education Awards this year. The award scheme, which recognises outstanding work taking place within Scotland’s higher education sector, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2025.

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In the latest edition of the QAA podcast, our Chief Executive @vickistott.bsky.social talks with @registrarism.bsky.social about the changes that the sector has gone through over the last few decades and the challenges it faces today.

🎧 Listen here: www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/...

Lessons in Access

2024 was a big year for the Access to Higher Education Diploma, as we celebrated the registration of our first million students onto AHE courses. QAA's Claire Swales tells us more in our latest blog: www.qaa.ac.uk//en/news-eve...

QAA has joined an increasing number of organisations in the field of education which have seen the potential of Bluesky to foster productive dialogue and the constructive interaction of ideas.

Hello, friend! This feels like a very sensible move 😁