Terms of reference

The Quality Assurance and Enhancement Sub-Committee 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.

Terms of Reference

1. Oversight and monitoring of Continuous Enhancement Review reports
2. Oversight and monitoring of Periodic Programme Reviews¹
3. Oversight of External Peers and their feedback on quality assurance processes.
4. Oversight of conditions of the Office for Students (OfS) Regulatory Framework, specifically:   
   • (i) B1 (Course delivery)                                                                                                               
   • (ii) B2 (Resources, Support and Engagement)                                                                           
   • (iii) B5 (sector recognised standards)
5. Review those OfS Quality Assessment Review reports, identifying causes of concern to be raised at CEC and/or Academic Board
6. Oversight of Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) programmes accreditation reports, including arrangements involving a Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) in the Partner Country that is attached to a programme leading to a King’s award.
7. Oversight of the University’s Degree Apprenticeship provision.
8. Develop and implement the quality assurance framework, including policies and procedures relating to all taught programmes, including those with collaborative provision, taking into account both internal and external reference points such as the Office for Students Condition of Registration: Quality and Standards and QAA’s UK Quality Code for Higher Education
9. Maintain oversight of the risks associated with collaborative provision activity that are either complex arrangements or new types not currently defined by the University and advise College Education Committee or College Research Committee as appropriate.
10. Monitor Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for UK Partners and consider Memoranda of Agreement (MoA) with UK Partners, recommending their approval to the College Education Committee or College Research Committee as appropriate.
11. Monitor Activity Schedules for UK and International Partners relating to straightforward collaborative provision approved by the Faculty Education Committee (or equivalent) or Joint PhD programmes approved by the Postgraduate Research Student Sub-Committee.
12. Oversight of all aspects relating to validated partners, including consideration of any new validated partners, and receive the minutes for the annual monitoring of validated partners reporting into the College Education Committee.
13. To advise College Education Committee or College Research Committee as appropriate on any action or issues in relation to standards or quality in the operation of collaborative partnerships for Taught and Postgraduate Research programmes.
14. Have oversight of the University’s register of collaborative partners for delivering programme activity.
15. The committee will receive annual reports relating to:

• (i) Continuous Enhancement Review overview (UG and PGT)
• (ii) Student Attendance and Engagement monitoring
• (iii) University’s register of collaborative partners for delivering programme activity

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 QualityAcademic 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.

Reporting

The Sub-Committee reports into College Education Committee (CEC)

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