A short overview paper on the role of The framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, subject benchmark statements and programme specifications, and recent findings in the corresponding Outcomes from institutional audit papers can be found here.
| Title |
Series 1 papers |
Series 2 papers |
|---|---|---|
| Initial overview | April 2005 HTML | PDF |
March 2008 HTML |
| External examiners and their reports | April 2005 HTML | PDF |
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| Programme specifications | April 2005 HTML | PDF |
October 2009 |
| Staff support and development arrangements | October 2005 HTML | PDF |
November 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Student representation and feedback | November 2005 HTML | PDF |
February 2009 |
| Programme monitoring arrangements | January 2006 HTML | PDF |
October 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Assessment of students | January 2006 HTML | PDF |
June 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Learning support resources (including virtual learning environments) | January 2006 HTML | PDF |
March 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Validation, approval and periodic review1 | June 2010 |
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| Work-based and placement learning, and employability | March 2006 HTML | PDF |
April 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Arrangements for international students | June 2008 HTML | PDF |
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| Progression and completion statistics | March 2008 HTML | PDF |
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| Collaborative provision in the institutional audit reports | ||
| Specialist institutions | June 2009 |
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| The framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland | October 2009 |
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| Subject benchmark statements | October 2009 |
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| Arrangements for combined, joint and multidisciplinary honours degree programmes | October 2006 HTML | PDF |
November 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Institutions' work with employers and professional, statutory and regulatory bodies | October 2006 HTML | PDF |
August 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Academic guidance, support and supervision, and personal support and guidance 2 | October 2006 HTML | PDF |
July 2010 |
| Institutions' support for e-learning | November 2006 HTML | PDF |
August 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Institutions' frameworks for managing quality and academic standards | December 2006 HTML | PDF |
March 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Institutions' support for widening participation and access to higher education3 | December 2006 HTML | PDF |
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| The contribution of the student written submission to institutional audit | April 2007 HTML | PDF |
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| The adoption and use of learning outcomes | May 2007 HTML | PDF |
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| The self-evaluation document in institutional audit | October 2007 HTML | PDF |
February 2009 |
| Recruitment and admission of students | N/A | June 2008 HTML | PDF |
| Institutions' intentions for enhancement | N/A | |
| Institutions' support for students with disabilities | March 2009 |
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| The Code of practice in institutional audit | N/A | June 2010 |
| Series 1: Closing overview | ||
| Series 1 Summaries | February 2008 HTML | PDF |
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1 Titled Validation and approval of new provision, and its periodic review in series 2.
2 Titled Academic and personal advice, guidance and support for students (including postgraduate research students) in series 2.
3 Titled Institutions' arrangements to support widening participation and access to higher education in series 2.
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