QAA leads the development of Subject Benchmark Statements. These Statements are reviewed on a cyclical basis to ensure they are as useful as possible for discipline communities and can inform a range of purposes across the sector, including course design and providing support for securing academic standards.

We are inviting expressions of interest from academic communities to join the Subject Advisory Groups for the subjects outlined below:

The Subject Chair and Deputy Chair(s), working with QAA, are responsible for selecting Advisory Group members. To allow us and the Chairs to appoint sufficiently representative groups, we welcome expressions of interest from academics and students from diverse backgrounds for each subject. The membership of each Advisory Group will be drawn from the four nations of the UK, and be appropriately balanced between academic and professional practice, where relevant to the subject.  

For subject areas where apprenticeship standards exist, it may also be helpful to include a member of the relevant Apprenticeships Trailblazer group.

Please read the Person Specification document below for more details on the evidence criteria and expectations of advisory group members.

QAA is committed to ensuring the Statements reflect developments in the subject communities and agendas in the higher education sector. The revised Statements will include consideration of the following topics, so we are keen to hear from the academic community who have both subject expertise and awareness or experience in one or more of the following areas: