Transcript SRDS Reviewers Briefing - School of Earth and Environment

School SRDS Briefing
Updated March 2013
Content
• Timescales and outcomes
• Meeting discussion points
• School Strategic priorities
• Research Quality & Impact (incl. link to RRNA process);
• Improving student experience
• Recruitment contributions
• Managing expectations
• Closing the review process
Timescales and Outcomes
Timescales
• 100 % of reviews complete with paperwork signed by Head
before end July 2013.
• Rigorous checking & chasing !
Outcomes
• An agreed set of SMART objectives
• Clarity of priorities
• An appropriate training and development plan
Meeting discussion points
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Successes and achievements
Feedback sought from others (3 good, 3 to improve)
Issues raised in the SRDS form
Job description
School strategic priorities
Objectives for the next 12 months – taking into account:
– School objectives;
– Overall workload;
– Career aspirations (incl. Grade profiles).
Meeting discussion points (continued)
• Leadership and management standard (expectations for
supporting others) => team-working development &
support
• Future career development (including specific promotion
discussion if appropriate / requested)
• Health and safety requirements associated with the role
(e.g. people / lab management)
• Evaluation of past training and development
• Future training and development needs
School Strategic Priorities
School Strategic Priorities (part 1)
Research Quality & Impact
• Raise quality of research outputs
– Need to set high research ambitions for academic & research staff with
SRDS a key route for ensuring discussion of needs for achieving this.
Must be a minimum of 3* REF
– As per Research Charter & RRNA report (to be circulated this week)
identify & discuss actions possible to enhance research quality &/or
impacts
– Include discussion of research group functioning, team teaching 7
support provided to others as well as that they wish to receive
– Discuss PhD supervision and student performance / outputs as part of
the Research Discussion
School Strategic Priorities (part 2)
Student Experience
• Enhance quality of student experience
– Request to see and discuss L+T feedback received and to consider
actions undertaken to improve quality of student experience
– Discuss the way in which the changing nature of student expectations,
fees and access to new technologies will affect nature of modules taught
in the years ahead
– Consider feasibility of rationalising modules and their assessment (&/or
programmes)
– Reflect on general assessment & feedback concerns raised via NSS etc.
School Strategic Priorities (part 3)
• Enhance School Profile & Student Recruitment
– Explicitly discuss how can in marketing and student recruitment efforts,
such as ensuring discussion re web content and their upgrade of content
for pages relevant to them
– Building of international & industrial partnerships where feasible
• Work more effectively together
– Improve systems & processes including creating flexible roles &
improved cover relations (support & academic staff)
– Build strong collegial academic communities cross-School
See - http://see.leeds.ac.uk/typo3/internal-users/planning/
SRDS Packs
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Copy of the last review form
Blank SRDS review form
School Strategy map
(Academic packs) Workload model summary
The Leadership and Management standards
Information to help staff make the most of the review
meeting
Please ensure you receive the SRDS form from your reviewee at least 3 days before
the SRDS meeting.
Managing Expectations
Clearly flag on the SRDS form issues for the attention of the
Head of School e.g.:
• Workload issues
• Requirement for review of a job description
• Career development
Agree with your reviewee that issues will be referred to
the HoS for further discussion.
Closing the formal review
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Write a summary of the meeting (section 4.1 of the form)
Document the agreed objectives (section 4.2)
Log training and development needs in section 7
Clearly flag issues for the Head of School
Agree sections 4 and 7 with reviewee
Forward the form to Kate Higham before 26th July.
Diarise at least one interim ‘catch up’ meeting.
SRDS Resources
University documents :
SRDS scheme documents
www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/development/srds.htm
"Making the most of the annual SRDS meeting"
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/policy/documents/SRDSnotes.doc
The criteria for all grades:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/promotions/promotions_criteria.htm
Guidance notes for staff reviewers on how to formulate development plan:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/policy/documents/SRDSdevelopmentplanguidance.doc
Leadership and Management Standard:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/sddu/personal/people_management.html
SRDS Resources
School documents :
http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/internal-users/staff/administration/hr/#c9240
Links to:
• School Planning website including the School Strategy map
• Reviewer - Reviewee pairings
• School organisational chart
• Workload frequently asked questions
Contacts
Kate Higham, School HR Officer: 35201:
[email protected]
Jo Squires, Faculty HR Manager: 35774:
[email protected]
Lynsey Cran, Faculty HR Officer 34670
[email protected]
Andy Dougill, Head of School: 36782
Rob Mortimer, Deputy Head of School: 35251