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How are External Examiners’
Reports Considered?
Dr David Wright
Chair
Quality Assurance and Validation Task
Group
Management of quality
assurance
• Responsibility lies with academic staff
• School and College - based committees
– Staff - Student Committee
– Teaching and Learning Committee
– Board of Studies
• Quality Assurance and Validation Task Group
(reports to Teaching and Learning Committee
and Senate)
• Codes of Practice and Regulations
External
examiner
reports
NSS, PTES
and other
surveys
Module
evaluations
Programme
review
Staff-student
committee
and other
feedback
Professional
body reports
Quality audit cycle
Internal
Quality Audit
Mid-term
review
Revalidation
Initial Processing – Academic Registry
•
Dr Sarah Jackson reads each External Examiner
report on arrival. Copies are also sent to the Head
of School.
Resolving Major Issues
• Reports raising major issues / problems /
criticisms are sent immediately to Dr David
Wright.
• Such reports are dealt with executively:
(a) resourcing issues are brought to the attention
of the PVC Teaching and Learning / Executive
(b) meetings with the School to discuss and
agree a plan of action for enhancement
(c) External Examiner informed of actions and
outcomes.
Annual Review of Courses – QA1 Form
•
Every course is also required to address
matters raised by External Examiners in their
Annual Review and Development Plans (QA1
Form).
•
These QA1’s are studied by the QAV Task
Group to ensure all matters are considered
and closed satisfactorily.
Quality Assurance
and Validation Task Group
• All reports are summarized in a table and
presented to the QAV Task Group for
consideration.
• Reports with major issues / problems / criticisms
are considered individually by the QAV Task
Group.
• QAV Task Group ensures closure on all matters.
• Letters are sent to External Examiners detailing
the actions taken.
Consideration of External Examiner
reports at School level
• Reports made available to Programme
Directors
• Reports considered within school-level
committees
• Reports are made available to students
No individuals should be named