1. Burgess Recommendations Elaine Payne Assistant Director (Acting) April 1 2009 elaine.payne@heacademy.ac.uk

2. Development activities Development of the Higher Education Achievement Report Work with student and employer groups to test approaches Preparation of a guide to using the HEAR Work on assessment issues.

3. HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report) central vehicle for recording student achievement encompass all university-level undergraduate higher education qualifications include the credit points and level achieved contain an overall summative judgement, verified by the institution

4. HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report) Single document with 4 elements: Academic transcript Diploma supplement Sector agreed information Additional information (HEIs)

5. Focus - trial Explores: feasibility of producing the HEAR technical and operational issues other matters e.g. graduate outcomes, assessment Other work: Engagement with employers and students Non-formal learning Burgess Implementation Steering Group Higher Education Academy Centre for Recording Achievement JISC UUK GulidHE