TSEP Response to the HE Green Paper
Our response to the HE green paper has been shaped by guidance from our Steering Group, as well as our extensive experience and expertise in supporting the development of student engagement policy and practice.
In this response we have answered questions where we feel our experience and expertise in the field of student engagement in learning and teaching can add value to the debate. Student engagement encapsulates those practices and approaches that higher education providers can take to develop learner autonomy, empower students as change agents and support the formation of learning communities[1].
In our response to the Green Paper we have highlighted that:
- Student engagement is central to our understanding of teaching excellence and should therefore be central to the TEF.
- By adopting a partnership approach both individual and collective student engagement activities will give rise to continual enhancements to teaching and learning.
- The strong emphasis on student engagement in the UK Quality Code and the role that students play in the current QA review process should be preserved and enhanced in any future QA system as part of the TEF.
- The design of the TEF architecture must embed student engagement at every level and presents an opportunity for students to be engaged as partners in key decision making processes.
We look forward to working in partnership with others to ensure that effective student engagement is a key focus of the TEF.
Read our full response to the Green Paper here.
[1] Healey, M., Flint, A. & Harrington, K. (2014) Engagement through partnership: students as partners in learning and teaching in higher education. York: HEA
