The UK Professional Standards Framework Implications for mentors at Kent

Fellowship recognition (1) Kent programmes previously recognised by HEA as conferring eligibility for HEA Fellowship/Associate Fellowship Re-accreditation applied for in April 2015,based on latest (2012) version of UKPSF We are now able to make Fellowship decisions ourselves, based on 4 criteria

Criteria Evident institutional commitment to embedding UKPSF to promote professional development of all staff who teach and support learning Our provision is fully aligned with the UKPSF Participants fully engage with UKPSF and can evidence this HEA Fellowship recognition decisions made, based on that evidence, are robust

Academic Practice Team We will continue to teach, give tutorial support and feedback to participants exactly as we have always done Participants will, as at present, receive a results transcript showing the credits achieved each academic year

What is changing ATAP is replaced by an Associate Fellowship Scheme for teachers with direct teaching eg leading seminars, workshops, conversation classes. Content: UN819 + UN820, as at present i.e. the two core modules of the PGCHE To pass, everyone needs to hand in coursework which reaches the required standard and two teaching observations

Important: this means you! All participants need to submit evidence to us that they have been observed twice: once by their School mentor and once by a tutor from the AP Team. We would appreciate it if you could use this observation form which has been mapped to the UKPSF, as it helps us form a judgement about a claim for Associate Fellowship/Fellowship.

Key actions The person you are mentoring should take the initiative in contacting you to arrange the observation Please check that you are clear about the sort of feedback they are looking for Thank you! Any questions about the mentoring role, please contact Fran Beaton F.M.Beaton@kent.ac.uk