The Quality Assurance and Enhancement Sub-Committee (QAESC) is responsible for the University’s overarching quality assurance framework, advising College Education Committee and Academic Board on:
- approaches in relation to quality assurance, providing oversight of the quality and academic standards of students’ learning opportunities and learning experience, identifying any issues and areas of good practice
- the level of University compliance with Office for Student’s Ongoing Conditions of Registration and UKVI.
Reporting
The Sub-Committee reports into College Education Committee (CEC).
To find out more about role of the University's committees, read the Ordinances.
Meetings
2024 – 2025
- 27 November 2024 (Paper submission deadline: 13 November 2024)
- 19 February 2025 (Paper submission deadline: 5 February 2025)
- 7 May 2025 (Paper submission deadline: 23 April 2025)
- 18 June 2025 (Paper submission deadline: 4 June 2025).
2025 – 2026
- 26 November 2025 (Paper submission deadline: 12 November 2025)
- 18 February 2026 (Paper submission deadline: 4 February 2026)
- 15 April 2026 (Paper submission deadline: 1 April 2026)
- 10 June 2026 (Paper submission deadline: 27 May 2026).
Membership
- Chair: Academic Director, King's Experience
- Deputy Chair: nominated by the Chair from among the members of the Sub-Committee
- One Faculty (institute/School) Member - Normally nominated by the Dean/Vice Dean of Education from membership of their Faculty Education Committee
- One alternate is required per faculty
- Faculty Quality Assurance Managers (2 x Health and 2x Arts and Sciences)
- Director of Digital Education Director of Academic Quality Academic Director, King's Academy
- Associate Director, Academic Regulations, Quality and Standards Head of Collaborative Provision
- Associate Director, Global Mobility
- Associate Director (Doctoral Policy & Operations), King's Doctoral College Director of Global Engagement
- KCLSU Sabbatical Officers: Vice-President for Education (Health) and Vice-President for Education (Arts and Sciences) - except for reserved business
- Head of Education Governance: Secretary
- Quality Assurance Officer (Collaborative Provision) - Clerk
- Others to be invited when relevant to role, including representation from Partnerships Committee, Visa and International Advice team, and Legal team. Alternates are required for all members.