1. Educational Fellowship Scheme - Western Sydney Access Partner, Higher Education Academy October 2017

2. Why apply? To formalise an opportunity to reflect on your L&T practice
To receive external peer review of your teaching against an international set of standards
To add to the suite of evidence about your teaching and students’ learning
To integrate the range of evidence you already have about your teaching, curriculum innovations, and your students’ learning
To support your ‘teaching’ case for promotion
To join an international community of scholarly teachers (HEA Fellows around the world)

3. General information For both academic and professional staff
Invites you to shape a case about your L&T practice against a set of standards (the UK Professional Standards Framework)
Not for elite university teachers/those breaking boundaries; it is intended to recognise everyday teaching and learning support practices
The four categories of Fellowship recognise different engagements with L&T: from learning support (curriculum advisors, course quality officers, library support etc.), sessionals and classroom teaching, unit coordination and DAP roles, to strategic leadership of L&T at the institutional level, national impact and extending into the international arena.

4. Details of application
Category
Details of application
Associate Fellowship (AFHEA)
1,400 word written application:
Account of Professional Practice (reflective account across two Areas of Activity to meet Descriptor 1 UKPSF)
Supporting statements from two referees
Fellowship (FHEA)
3,000 word written application:
Account of Professional Practice (reflective account across all five Areas of Activity to meet Descriptor 2 UKPSF)
Senior Fellowship (SFHEA)
6,000 word written application:
Account of Professional Practice (organised to meet Descriptor 3 UKPSF) comprising: - reflective of your practice - two case studies outlining your contribution to L&T in HE
Principal Fellowship (PHEA)
Suggested 7,000 word written application addressing:
a record of educational impact
a reflective account of practice
three advocate statements

5. UK Professional Standards Framework
Core Knowledge (K)
K1: The subject material
K2: Appropriate methods for teaching, learning and assessing in the subject area and at the level of the academic program
K3: How students learn, both generally and within their subject/disciplinary areas
K4: The use and value of appropriate learning technologies
K5: Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of teaching
K6: The implications of quality assurance and quality enhancement for academic and professional practice with a particular focus on teaching
Areas of Activity (A)
A1: Design and plan learning activities and/or programs of study
A2: Teach and/or support learning
A3: Assess and give feedback to learners
A4: Develop effective learning environments and approaches to student support
A5: Engage in continuing prof development in subjects/disciplines and their pedagogy, incorporating research, scholarship and the evaluation of professional practices
Professional Values (V)
V1: Respect individual learners and diverse learning communities
V2: Promote participation in higher education and equality for learners
V3: Use evidence-informed approaches and the outcomes from research, scholarship and continuing professional development
V4: Acknowledge the wider context which HE operates recognizing the implications for professional practice

6. Descriptors Descriptor 1 Associate Fellow Descriptor 2 Fellow
Successful engagement with at least two of the five Areas of Activity
Successful engagement in appropriate teaching and practices related to these Areas of Activity
Appropriate Core Knowledge and understanding of at least K1 and K2
A commitment to appropriate Professional Values in facilitating others’ learning
Relevant professional practices, subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship within the above activities
Successful engagement, where appropriate, in professional development activity related to L&T and assessment
Descriptor 2 Fellow
Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity
Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge
A commitment to all Professional Values
Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related to the Areas of Activity
Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogical research and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice
Successful engagement in continuing PD in relation to L&T and assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices
Descriptor 3 Senior Fellow
Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity
Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge
A commitment to all Professional Values
Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related to the Areas of Activity
Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogical research and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice
Successful engagement in continuing PD in relation to L&T and assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices
Successful coordination, support, supervision, management and/or mentoring of others (whether individuals and/or teams) in relation to L&T
Descriptor 4 Principal Fellow
Active commitment to and championing of all Dimensions of the Framework, through work with students and staff, and in institutional developments
Successful strategic leadership to enhance student learning, with a particular, but not necessarily exclusive focus on enhancing teaching quality in institutional, and or inter(national) settings
Establishing effective organisational policies and/or strategies for supporting and promoting others (eg, through mentoring, coaching in delivering high quality teaching and support for student learning
Championing, within institutional and/or wider settings, an integrated approach to academic practice (incorporating for eg, teaching, learning, research, scholarship, administration)
A sustained and successful commitment to, and engagement in continuing CPD related to academic, institutional and/or other professional practices

7. Descriptor 1: Associate Fellow
Successful engagement with at least two of the five Areas of Activity
Successful engagement in appropriate teaching and practices related to these Areas of Activity
Appropriate Core Knowledge and understanding of at least K1 and K2
A commitment to appropriate Professional Values in facilitating others’ learning
Relevant professional practices, subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship within the above activities
Successful engagement, where appropriate, in professional development activity related to L&T and assessment
Who?
Early career researchers with some teaching responsibilities (e.g. PhD students, post-docs)
Staff new to teaching (including part-time)
Staff who support academic provision (eg learning technologists, learning advisors, library staff)
Staff who undertake demonstrator / technician roles that incorporate some teaching responsibilities
Experienced staff in relevant professional areas who may be new to teaching/ or supporting learning, or with a limited teaching portfolio

8. Descriptor 2: Fellow Who? Early career academics
Academic-related / support staff holding substantive teaching and learning responsibilities
Experienced academics relatively new to HE
Staff with (sometimes significant) teaching-only responsibilities (e.g. within work-based settings)
Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity
Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge
A commitment to all Professional Values
Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related to the Areas of Activity
Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogical research and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice
Successful engagement in continuing PD in relation to L&T and assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices

9. Descriptor 3: Senior Fellow
Who?
Experienced staff able to demonstrate impact and influence e.g. responsibility for leading, managing or organising programs, subjects or disciplinary areas
Experienced subject mentors and staff who support those new to teaching
Experienced staff with departmental/ or wider teaching and learning support advisory responsibilities within an institution
Successful engagement across all five Areas of Activity
Appropriate knowledge and understanding across all aspects of Core Knowledge
A commitment to all Professional Values
Successful engagement in appropriate teaching practices related to the Areas of Activity
Successful incorporation of subject and pedagogical research and/or scholarship within the above activities, as part of an integrated approach to academic practice
Successful engagement in continuing PD in relation to L&T and assessment and, where appropriate, related professional practices
Successful coordination, support, supervision, management and/or mentoring of others (whether individuals and/or teams) in relation to L&T

10. Descriptor 4: Principal Fellow
Active commitment to and championing of all Dimensions of the Framework, through work with students and staff, and in institutional developments
Successful strategic leadership to enhance student learning, with a particular, but not necessarily exclusive focus on enhancing teaching quality in institutional, and or inter(national) settings
Establishing effective organisational policies and/or strategies for supporting and promoting others (eg, through mentoring, coaching in delivering high quality teaching and support for student learning
Championing, within institutional and/or wider settings, an integrated approach to academic practice (incorporating for eg, teaching, learning, research, scholarship, administration)
A sustained and successful commitment to, and engagement in continuing CPD related to academic, institutional and/or other professional practices
Who?
Highly experienced and/or senior staff with wide-ranging academic or academic-related strategic leadership responsibilities in connection with key aspects of teaching and supporting learning
Staff responsible for institutional strategic leadership and policy making in the area of L&T
Staff who have strategic impact and influence in relation to L&T that extends beyond their own institution

11. To apply you will need to:
Read the paperwork to decide the category of Fellowship that you can make the best against:
UK Professional Standards Framework (including Descriptors)
Guidance notes for the appropriate Fellowship level
Guidance notes for Referees
Look at exemplars
Register (free) with My Academy
Craft your application, get feedback from colleagues, and organise your written references
Submit your Fellowship application (+references/statements) via My Academy and pay the fee (1/2 price for WSU staff until July 2018) for assessment
Wait for external assessment from an HEA accreditor
Celebrate!!!!

12. Application fees (at 1/2 price for Western staff until July 2018)
Associate Fellow £100 (approx. $170 AUD)
Fellow £200 (approx. $340 AUD)
Senior Fellow £300 (approx. $510 AUD)
Principal Fellow £500 (approx. $845 AUD)
Schools may wish to offer the Scheme as part of their suite of professional learning opportunities for academic and professional staff. Individuals at Western can apply themselves.

13. Visit these websites
Educational Fellowship Scheme WS All relevant documentation for Western staff in one place at Google Drive Folder (open) Higher Education Academy

14. Contact
Dr Tai Peseta, Senior Lecturer, Learning Transformations Team or ext. 7046
A/Professor Michael Sankey, Director, Learning Transformations Team or ext. 7178