1. Student Education at Leeds Kelvin Tapley Excellence & Innovation Fellow Leeds Institute of Teaching Excellence [on behalf of Tom Ward Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Student Education] Thursday 19 October 2017

2. Overview Context The Leeds ‘Platform’ Digital Resources
Priorities & Aim
Q&A

3. Contexts: constant change
Fees and student numbers
HE bill
University autonomy
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
Improve teaching quality and student choice
Metrics driven
Was linked to ability to protect fee income
Widening Participation
Emphasis on employability
Other changes
Technologies
A-level ‘reform’
Immigration controls
Student debt / student loans
Mental health & student Well being
Higher expectations from students??

4. Contexts Times University of the Year 2017
Times and the Sunday Times Good University guide – Top Ten 2018
Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey - Top
Strong National Student Survey (NSS) position:
In at least the top 5 in the Russell Group on all question categories (and joint 1st in Russell Group for ‘overall satisfaction’ 2017)
Wide variance in ‘Assessment & Feedback’ & ‘Student Voice’
A popular University – over 32k students from all over the world
Highest ever number of entrants through Access to Leeds
Full-Time and Part-Time students at all HE levels (UG, TPG and PGR).
One of the most Comprehensive Universities – in terms of disciplines/subjects covered
Complete University Guide 2018 (upto 10th – highest ever position)

5. https://youtu.be/GwkOCSJzeyI

6. Our ‘Platform’
The Partnership
The Leeds Curriculum
LeedsforLife
The Student Education Service
Outreach and Widening Participation

7. 1. The Leeds Partnership partnership.leeds.ac.uk Partnership leaflets
Strong links also to Equality & Inclusion
E&I Partnership poster / leaflet
The Partnership Awards
partnership.leeds.ac.uk

8. 2. The Leeds Curriculum (1)
Integration of research and teaching
Involvement of cutting-edge academics in teaching
Involvement of students in research methodologies
Students understand the value of research-based learning for their future employability
Creating Sustainable Futures; Enterprise and Innovation; Ethics, Religion and Law; Exploring the Sciences; Languages and Intercultural Understanding; Media, Culture and Creativity; Mind and Body; Personal and Professional Development; Power and Conflict; Technology and its Impacts
Take LC leaflets/brochures!?

9. 2. The Leeds Curriculum (2)

10. 2. The Leeds Curriculum (3)
Discovery Themes

11. 3. LeedsforLife
Leeds for Life ‘an entitlement for all students which helps them integrate their academic and co-curricular university experience and prepare for their future’
Owned by the individual student, it helps them:
recognise the distinctiveness of their Leeds education
tailor it to fit their achievements, interests and ambitions
describe clearly and effectively the values, qualities and skills derived from their UoL experience

12. LeedsforLife https://leedsforlife.leeds.ac.uk/
Broadening presented to students (as one of the features / functions) within “LeedsforLife” Integrating the curricula with the co-curricula ....

13. Student Opportunity; Student Operations; Admissions and Recruitment
4. The Student Education Service
Student Opportunity; Student Operations;
Admissions and Recruitment
grounded in principles of quality, equity, consistency and opportunity for students and for its staff;
works in a fully integrated way to the highest service standards;
works in partnership with academic colleagues, other services and Leeds University Union, in support of the whole student experience, both curricular and co-curricular, in line with LeedsforLife;

14. students.leeds.ac.uk
ses.leeds.ac.uk

15. 5. Outreach and Widening Participation
Access Agreement
£16m investment in outreach and financial support
1 in 3 students benefit from our financial support package
Educational Engagement
Contextual admissions: ‘Access to Leeds’
Faculty hubs
Aspiration-raising activities in schools and colleges
Leading role in national and regional projects
Lifelong Learning Centre
Focus on adult and part-time learners from under-represented groups
Preparation for HE; Foundation provision; short courses
Support for and partnership with Faculties
On course
Leeds +

16. Digital resources: UniLeeds

17. Digital Education: Learning Channels

18. Resources Support for Student Education
Learning Enhancement (Student Opportunity)
Quality Assurance (Student Operations)
Organisational Development & Professional Learning (OD&PL)
Resources for Student Education
Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence (& Innovation) (LITE)
Library
Digital Learning Team
Casebook website
University Student Education Fellowships
Discussion and Collaboration
Student Education Conference and Bulletin
Directors of Student Education Forum
OD&PL formerly SDDU
SEC theme this year = co-creation of education ….. Encourage you to attend Thurs / Fri 4and 5 Jan 2018)

19. A first-class academic student experience
Investing in the student experience
£520m campus development
+ 250 UAF
A creative and cultural campus
It is not all about work, the environment and community where you live and study is also important. You will be with us for 3 or 4 years and so it’s important your time here rewarding and enjoyable.
Creative and cultural campus
The University is a creative community with a vibrant and distinctive cultural life. There’s no shortage of things on offer to see and do
As you walk around you will see our campus has variety of building styles, and our campus public art trail includes sculptures and works that have been designed and created by our own students.
Art gallery and Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery which is home to the Library’s Special Collections including Shakespeare’s First Folio
Marks and Spencer Company Archive – open to the public but also a fantastic research resource for our students.
We are investing heavily in the student experience £520m campus development in our teaching, research and social spaces:
Investment in new building and facilities
– Recently opened state-of-the art Laidlaw library designed specifically for undergraduate students (open to view today)
Planned North East Quarter development integrating Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Computing
New sports facility – Brownlee Triathlon Centre
Refurbishment of existing buildings
a major refurbishment and extension of Leeds University Unionto help remain on the UK’s biggest and best Students’ Unions
Edward Boyle IT rich library recently reopened
£38m refit of the Engineering Building, Worsley building which houses Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, new Fine Art and Geography ,
Investment in digital learning technology – recognising change in education and students’ expectations
Lecture capture system, digitally enabled teaching spaces and re-designed lecture theatres so staff and students can work interactively

20. Strategic priorities
To develop greater flexibility in programme design
International and work experience opportunities
Breaking down the curricular/co-curricular boundary
Collaborative provision
Online distance learning (ODL) and ‘unbundled’ programmes
Business-like programme approval and retirement
Internationalisation of the student experience
Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence (LITE)

21. Our Aim
To provide an outstanding education that will attract, excite and retain high quality students from diverse backgrounds, and equip them to succeed in a competitive global employability market and to make a difference
The aspiration that our students should ‘make a difference’ is a statement not just about achievement but about values. Along with the confidence and flexibility of mind they will need to identify and solve problems and face as yet unknown challenges, a Leeds graduate should also, I hope, have a sense that an outstanding education is a huge advantage but also that it carries a responsibility to give something back – not just to change things, but to change things for the better.

22. Questions?