University Learning and Teaching Committee
(ULTC)
About
Purpose of the committee
The purpose of this committee is to develop, enable and evaluate the implementation of the University strategy for Learning and Teaching, ensuring that the College Learning and Teaching Strategies are consistent with this strategy and that all Learning and Teaching strategies support the University’s over-arching strategy.
The committee also has responsibility for enabling and evaluating the work of Colleges and central departments in identifying, promoting, and disseminating effective practice and innovation in programme design and delivery, in teaching, feedback and assessment methodologies, and making recommendations on the enhancement of the quality and standards of taught programmes and of the student learning experience.
Reports to
Membership and Terms of Reference
You can find a full list of members in the Membership List document below, or you can view the members by area in the table further down this page.
- University Learning and Teaching Committee Membership
You can find more detailed information about this committee in the Terms of Reference below:
Chair and Secretary
| Name | |
| Chair | Professor Ruth Ayres |
| Secretary | Deborah Trayhurn |
Membership by Area Represented
| College of Business and Social Sciences | Professor Sue Garton |
| College of Business and Social Sciences | Dr. Keith Schofield |
| College of Business and Social Sciences | Dr. Lloyd Parsons |
| College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | Dr. Gill Knight |
| College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | Dr. Randa Herzallah |
| College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | Dr. Patrick Geoghegan |
| College of Health and Life Sciences | Dr. Duane Mellor |
| College of Health and Life Sciences | Dr. Alan Goddard |
| College of Health and Life Sciences | Dr. Ann Vernallis |
| College of Health and Life Sciences | Dr. Rob Nash |
| Collaborative Provision Steering Group | Professor Helen Higson |
| Collaborative Provision Steering Group | Belinda Cross |
| Programme Approval Steering Committee (PASC) | Dr. Alan Goddard |
| Programme Approval Steering Committee (PASC) | Yvonne Henderson |
| Programme Approval Steering Committee (PASC) | Belinda Cross |
| Programme Approval Steering Committee | Professor Chris Langley |
| Regulatory Sub-Committee | Adam Hewitt |
| Director of Academic Quality | Yvonne Henderson |
| Director of Student and Academic Services | Alison Levey |
| Careers and Employability Lead | Alison Levey |
| Director of Library Services | Helen Curtiss |
| HR Representative | Claire Freeman |
| Head of CELCA | Ania Bailey |
| Head of Learning Development Centre | Ellen Pope |
| Education Team Representative | Chris Wilson |
| Technology-Enhanced Learning Representative | Chris Wilson |
| Digital Services Representative | Nick Meara |
| Estates Representative | Claire Evans |
| VP Education | Yesmeen Singh |
Meetings
This Committee meets four times each academic year.
Dates for 2021/22
| Date | Time |
| 15 October 2021 | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| 27 January 2022 | 13:00 - 16:00 |
| 05 May 2022 | 13:00 - 16:00 |
| 05 July 2022 | 13:00 - 16:00 |
News and Updates
The Committee is currently involved in the following: the development of Learning and Teaching strategies to reflect the new University Strategy; the development of the Digital Learning Strategy; the implementation of Peer Observation policies; oversight of the Curriculum Management and Business Information Portal projects; implementation of the standardisation of module credit size; review of the assessment of the placement year, the policy for the recording of lectures and the assessment of student group work.
Resources
Minutes
The minutes of the most recent meetings can be found at the link below (staff login required):
Agendas, minutes, and papers from previous and future meetings can be found on the BlackBoard module for this committee. If you would like access to these papers, please contact Lesley Stewart who will enable the access permissions.
University Learning and Teaching Strategy
Quality Committees
- You can find more information about Committees supported by the Quality Team on the Quality Committees page
College Learning and Teaching Committees
University Committee System
For more information on the University's Committee System, please visit the University Committee Webpages.