UK Collaborative Partnerships

Kevin CarrollSenior Quality Officer Quality and Academic Partnerships

Quality & Academic Partnerships

Aims:• Describe the context within which UN procedures

operate;• Explain the types of education undertaken with

others by the University of Northampton (UN);• Summarise the steps in approving and managing

collaborations;• Explain UK Collaborative Partnerships

National context

B10 Managing HE with others

The Expectation

Degree-awarding bodies take ultimate responsibility for academic standards and the quality of learning opportunities irrespective of where these are delivered or who provides them. Arrangements for delivering learning opportunities with organisations other than the degree-awarding body are implemented securely and managed effectively.

Types of education with others

High RiskValidation Service Franchised programmesJoint, dual/double or multiple awards Collaborative (Joint) DeliveryLower riskSupport Provider arrangement Articulation arrangements

Developing a relationship

Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7

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Institutional Approval Mechanism, including Level 3

Due Diligence

Programme Collaboration Approval Event, including Level 4 Due

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Type of Delivery Organisation /

Partner

Existing

New

Operationalising Delivery

Monitoring and Review

Implementation of the Operational Handbook· Staff training· Publicity· Admissions· Enrolment· Teaching Schedule· Assessments· Others as relevant

Revised Collaborative Arrangements Handbook (Education With Others Handbook) to provide more guidance (see paper on roles for Programme Leader and Partnership Manager)

Withdraw

Annual Consideration

Is the collaboration

viable?

Yes

No

Developing a relationship

UK Strategic Partnerships

Collaborative Partnerships (UK)

QAA response to SNC announcement

Responding to the Chancellor's announcement that student number controls in England will be lifted from 2015-16, Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), said:

'Lifting the cap on student numbers presents universities and colleges with an unprecedented opportunity. Additional places will allow many more people to benefit from higher education.

'The priority for providers must be to offer the best possible experience for students. The Government has made it clear: providers cannot expand at the expense of quality. I am pleased that the Autumn Statement makes a commitment to protect academic standards, the experience of students and the quality of provision.'

Collaborative Partnerships (UK)

The Autumn Statement 2013

'The higher education sector has an internationally excellent reputation for quality. The government will continue to closely monitor quality of provision across the sector and reserves the right to reimpose number controls on institutions that expand their student numbers at the expense of quality.'

Collaborative Partnerships (UK)

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▪University Provision

HE in FE

NORTHAMPTON● UN Park

▪ Northampton College

▪ Moulton College

DAVENTRY

▪ Northampton College

CORBY

▪ Tresham

KETTERING

▪ Tresham

Bedford College

▪ Tresham

COVENTRY

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WARWICK

●

LEICESTER

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PETERBOROUGH

▪ University Centre Peterborough

CRANFIELD●

MILTON KEYNES

▪ University Campus MK (UoB)

▪ Milton Keynes College

● UN Avenue

▪ University College/ Centre/Campus

▪ Coventry University College

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BEDFORD

● UoB

Central Beds College

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Questions?