1. Higher Education Review Progress May 2014

2. QAA timelines for NTU review October 2014–August 2015 5 May 2014 Informed who review team members are 22 May 2014 Briefings at QAA 20 Oct 2014 Preparatory meeting at NTU 17 Nov 2014 Upload Self Evaluation Document (SED) and Student Submission 8 Dec 2014 Requests for additional evidence 15 Jan 2015 Informed of: duration of review visit further requests for evidence who the team wishes to meet main lines of enquiry 9 Feb 2015 Review visit begins 13 Jul 2015 Action plan

3. Preparation timelines Stakeholder s EvidenceMockGovernanceLogistics StakeholdersEvidenceMock Jan/Feb 2014Briefings for all stakeholders Identify risks and strengths Briefings Mar 2014Compliance check work with Schools Collate evidence (2 years) Begin SED narrative (online wiki) Compliance check May 2014Engagement with emerging SED & supporting evidence Draft SEDTest narrative in draft SED Jun 2014NTUSU new ExecMop up on evidence collection External critique of SED Sept/Oct 2014Updates on SED through targeted briefings, emails, relevant committees, including SEGs Refine SEDFinal published information check Nov 2014Submit SEDBriefings for those likely to be called and SEGs Dec 2014Submit additional evidence Jan 2015Walk-through

4. Progress - April 2014 Mock - Actions Stakeholder s EvidenceMockGovernanceLogistics In train Quality Handbook final phase (July)CADQ/ASQC Enhance policy on currency and review (July)QMs/ASQC ASQC T&FG student engagement (July)T&FG/ASQC ASQC T&FG non-UG student experience (ac yr. 14-15)T&FG/ASQC Course/School level WIS compliance (July)Deans Requires intervention Range of work relating to Admissions policy/processAdmissions Mapping of complaints policy to QCStudent Support Services Address inconsistency of admissions info on websiteCADQ Appeals policy reviewAcademic Registry Research degree regulations & complianceGraduate School/URDC Strategic approach L&TCADQ/PVC-A NOW widgets (employability and EEs)IS

5. Next steps By end of May Key (central) evidence collated Early narrative against all Quality Code Expectations drafted First draft of Employability section prepared QAA briefings attended By end of June Additional evidence collated (including video evidence) First draft of SED to key stakeholders for comment and Academic Board (25 th June) QAA consultant engaged Stakeholder s EvidenceMockGovernanceLogistics CADQ Student Support Services Admissions CPO Employability and Careers Graduate School Academic Registry Student Data and Services CPLD Equality and Diversity

6. Emerging stories Source: ATLs, Deans, SMT, stakeholder meetings Strengths Commitment to students Engagement with external stakeholders, alumni, local community etc Institutional-level enhancement initiatives Estate Employability agenda Stakeholder s EvidenceMockGovernanceLogistics Intentions Period of embedding range of recent enhancements Attention to the non-u/g student experience Focus on teaching quality Wider staff knowledge – specifically, employability, recruitment On-going challenges Meeting needs of diverse set of students across diverse set of courses

7. Progress - April 2014 Evidence Stakeholder s EvidenceMockGovernanceLogistics Self-Evaluation Document (SED) and evidence collection SharePoint site https://portal.ntu.ac.uk/pva/cadq/HER2015/SitePages/Home.aspx https://portal.ntu.ac.uk/pva/cadq/HER2015/SitePages/Home.aspx Launch date – 2 nd May