Purpose of the Committee
The College Quality Assurance Committee assures and actively promotes the quality of all learning and teaching provision (undergraduate and postgraduate, taught and research, credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing) in the College. It oversees the development and implementation of College Quality Assurance policies and procedures, and the application of University policies. It encourages quality enhancement through the recognition, dissemination and encouragement of good practice.
Remit
to monitor quality assurance processes used by Schools to establish and maintain appropriate standards for courses and degree programmes, for assessment methods and for teaching quality;
Monitoring developments in Schools and assessing their QAE impacts.
to ensure systems are in place in Schools to collect and respond to the student voice;
to review the continuing development of Schools quality assurance processes in the light of internal changes and external requirements;
to receive School Annual QA Reports in an annual cycle, identify themes for future enhancement and identifying actions for the annual College QA Report
to consider and approve nominations of external examiners for taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to audit the engagement and response of Schools to the Reports of Taught External Examiners;
to receive, audit and monitor responses by Schools and Deaneries to recommendations of Internal Periodic Reviews;
to support preparation for Internal Periodic Review and support visits from agencies such as the QAA, responding to reports and ensuring appropriate action is taken;
to communicate with the College Strategy Group on QA/QE issues;
to collaborate with College Education Committee related to quality enhancement matters through the recognition and encouragement of innovative and good practice;
to liaise with the Senatus Quality Assurance Committee and to ensure institutional strategic requirements in relation to quality assurance are met.
Governance
The Committee will act with authority, as delegated by College Executive Group, to take decisions regarding the development and implementation of the College’s undergraduate and postgraduate QA and QE strategy.
The Committee will report directly to the Senatus Quality Assurance Committee as necessary.
The Committee will work closely with the College Education Committee in taking forward its remit.
Operation
The Committee will usually meet fourtimes a year. Additional meetings may be convened if necessary.
The Committee will also interact electronically, as is necessary for its business to be effectively progressed.
Agenda, papers and approved minutes will be published on the University's web pages in accordance with the University's publication scheme.
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Previous meeting
1st October 2026 (Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM)Last updated