Emerging from lockdown reflections from PSRBs
Publication date: 10 Jun 2021
We have published support and information for Access to HE students, providers and receiving institutions.
QAA is working rapidly to support the sector through the COVID-19 outbreak. We are engaging closely with our members as well as the wider higher education community including student bodies, regulators and funders across the UK.
We are here to work collaboratively and to support you as you make necessary changes to learning, teaching and assessment. We will continue that support in a variety of ways including:
- providing guidance on mitigating the impact on assessment, progression and graduation in coming academic years
- developing supporting materials on priority topics
- delivering regular webinars to support the sector in sharing practice
- hosting the QAA Quality Discussion Forum where colleagues can debate and discuss challenges and successes.
The guidance on this page is funded by our members' subscriptions and is developed in partnership with members. It is made publicly available for the benefit of the sector in recognition of the extraordinary pressures on the sector arising from the pandemic.
External sources of information
This document provides links to valuable external sources of information to support providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Want to make a complaint?
We have published information and guidance for students and staff about how to make a complaint and provided a list of organisations who can help.
QAA discussion forums
QUALITY DISCUSSION FORUM
This Forum facilitates discussion and creates supportive communities where you can share thoughts, experiences and practice about the challenges being faced across the sector.
STUDENT QUALITY FORUM
This Forum is a space for student representatives and the staff that support them to share ideas, ask questions and stay up to date with key updates from QAA.
Guidance for 2020-21
This guidance is funded by our members' subscriptions and is developed in partnership with members. It is made publicly available for the benefit of the sector in recognition of the extraordinary pressures on the sector arising from the pandemic. We continue to provide guidance and resources on key topics to support the HE sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. These follow on from our Initial Guidance, Thematic Guidance and Supporting Resources which were produced in response to the considerable changes faced during the first lockdown.
Latest publications
WHAT IS DIGITAL ASSESSMENT SECURITY?
Publication Date: 6 July 2021
As we look beyond the disruptions brought about by COVID-19, many providers are looking to continue to deliver assessments online. Finding new ways to allow students to take their assessments offsite safely, while ensuring the integrity of the assessment and reducing the risk of academic misconduct, has become of paramount importance. This video supports providers to navigate these challenges, by considering the implications of some of these new security measures.
Learning from the Experience of Postgraduate Research Students and their Supervisors During COVID-19
Publication date: 08 Jun 2021
A Launch Pad for Future Success: Using Outcomes-Based Approaches to Scaffold the Pandemic Year and Build for the Future
Publication date: 07 May 2021
The Impact of Good Practice in Digital Delivery on Student Engagement Progression and Achievement
Publication date: 31 Mar 2021
Advice on Doctoral Standards for Research Students and Supervisors
Publication date: 08 Mar 2021
Talking about Quality: Supporting Student Discussions on Quality, Standards and Value for Money
Publication date: 15 Feb 2021
How Good Practice in Digital Delivery and Assessment has Affected Student Engagement and Success - an Early Exploration
Publication date: 05 Feb 2021
Advice for Higher Education Providers on the 2021 National Lockdown Safety Net Policies
Publication date: 18 Jan 2021
Ongoing Implications for the Pandemic for Placements and Practice-Based Courses
Publication date: 23 Apr 2021
How UK higher education providers managed the shift to digital delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication date: 21 Dec 2020
Adapting to COVID-19: Smaller, Specialist and Newer Providers of Higher Education
Publication date: 07 Aug 2020
Complaints and Appeals in the Context of COVID-19
Publication date: 30 Jul 2020
Questions to Inform a Toolkit for Enhancing Quality in a Digital Environment
Publication date: 03 Jul 2020
Building a Taxonomy for Digital Learning
Publication date: 26 Jun 2020
Adeiladu Tacsonomeg o Ddulliau Dysgu Digidol
Publication date: 02 Sep 2020
Contracting to Cheat in Higher Education: How to Address Essay Mills and Contract Cheating (Second edition)
Publication date: 18 Jun 2020
Preserving Quality and Standards Through a Time of Rapid Change: UK Higher Education in 2020-21
Publication date: 02 Jun 2020
Mitigating risk in approaches to quality
We have published a set of case studies exploring how providers have approached planning for the next academic year, and the processes needed to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on students, staff and the wider community. They cover four areas: strategic action planning, space management, assessment and communications.
The 10 case studies are available exclusively for QAA Members on our Membership Resources site.
This guidance is funded by our members' subscriptions and developed in partnership with members. It is made publicly available for the benefit of the sector in recognition of the extraordinary pressures on the sector arising from the pandemic.
COVID-19: Thematic Guidance - Securing Academic Standards and Supporting Student Achievement
Publication date: 07 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Thematic Guidance - Practice and Lab-based Assessment
Publication date: 07 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Thematic Guidance - Work-based-Learning (including placements / partnerships / apprenticeships / study abroad)
Publication date: 08 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Thematic Guidance - Accelerated Degrees
Publication date: 08 Apr 2020
This guidance is funded by our members' subscriptions and developed in partnership with members. It is made publicly available for the benefit of the sector in recognition of the extraordinary pressures on the sector arising from the pandemic.
COVID-19: Initial Guidance for Higher Education Providers on Standards and Quality
Publication date: 23 Mar 2020
QAA's advice to degree-awarding bodies on mitigating the disruption of studies to TNE students caused by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak
Publication date: 20 Mar 2020
These supporting resources are funded by our members' subscriptions and developed in partnership with members. They are made publicly available for the benefit of the sector in recognition of the extraordinary pressures on the sector arising from the pandemic.
