Phase 1 Handbook and Guidance

On this page you will find useful resources to help inform Scottish higher education institutions and reviewers involved in the Phase 1 external quality review arrangements.

Handbook for Scottish Quality Enhancement Arrangements (Phase 1: 2022-24)

Publication date: 05 Sep 2022

This is the Handbook for Phase 1 of QAA Scotland's quality enhancement arrangements - specifically covering the delivery of the Quality Enhancement and Standards Review (QESR) and Institutional Liaison Meetings (ILM) approach that applies to Scottish higher education institutions in the period 2022-24.

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	PDF
Size:	0.46 MB

Operational guidance: Tertiary enhancement topic (2022-24)

Publication date: 28 Jul 2023

The purpose of this operational guidance is to help institutions understand how the Scottish Funding Council tertiary enhancement topic will be explored through both QESR and ILM in Phase 1.

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	PDF
Size:	0.16 MB

Guidance for reviewers: Conducting online review meetings

Publication date: 11 Nov 2022

This document is intended to provide reviewers with an outline of how online reviews will be set up and run, details of the meeting format and protocol, and some top tips for getting and staying online.

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	PDF
Size:	0.29 MB

Guidance for higher education institutions: Online review meetings

Publication date: 11 Nov 2022

This document provides an outline of how institutions can join the online meetings that will be conducted as part of the QAA review, to answer frequently asked questions and to share our top tips.

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	PDF
Size:	0.26 MB

Quality Enhancement and Standards Review: Documentation self-evaluation coversheet

Publication date: 11 Nov 2022

Author:	QAA Scotland
Format:	DOCX
Size:	0.02 MB

The Scottish Quality Enhancement Arrangements (Phase 1: 2022-24) draw on a range of reference points. Some are UK-wide, such as the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, and others are specific to Scotland, for example the Enhancement Themes. Other reference points will be specific to the individual institution and will be agreed on a case-by-case basis.

Handbook

Handbook for Scottish Quality Enhancement Arrangements (Phase 1: 2022-24)

Other guidance

Operational guidance: Tertiary enhancement topic (2022-24)

Guidance for reviewers: Conducting online review meetings

Guidance for higher education institutions: Online review meetings

Quality Enhancement and Standards Review: Documentation self-evaluation coversheet

Key reference points