The Professional Standards Framework and Professional Recognition of the Higher

Education Academy

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Session Outline

Explore your interests and

expectations of the PSF

Provide opportunities for you to interpret and engage with

the PSF

Raise your awareness of Professional

Recognition of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Explore evidence requirements and expectations for being recognised

at different categories

• RECOGNITION applies to an individual who is seeking to become an Associate Fellow (D1), Fellow (D2) , Senior Fellow (D3) or Principal Fellow (D4) of the HEA.

Recognition

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Recognition is attained either through direct application via the Individual Recognition route or by completing an accredited programme or route through an accredited scheme. The term

always applies to an individual or group of individuals and never to a programme or

scheme.

The Academy recognises staff against the PSF in two ways:

1. Applying on the basis of experience:

• HEA – offers recognition against each of the Descriptors as AF, F, SF and PF. Application process available –http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition

• submission of an evidence based on account of practice, supported by referees or advocates, assessed by peer accreditors – more detail on this later

2. Through successful completion of an accredited institutional provision

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Professional Recognition of the HEA

Benefits of Recognition (short

guide)

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Individuals recognised against PSF at the end of December

2012

Total number recognised –

39,264

Associate Fellows – 5,019

Fellows – 34,092

Senior Fellows - 134

Principal Fellows - 19

Approximately 20% of UK Academics recognised against PSF at the end of December 2012

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Recognition – routes total (Dec 12)

Recognition route (individual experience)

Accredited Provision

74%

51%

43%

Fellows34,093

Associate Fellows5,019

Senior Fellows134

Principal Fellows19

57%

43%

9%

91%

Approximately 20% of UK Academics recognised against PSF at the end of December 2012

26%

Production of an Account of Professional Practice

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Associate Fellow and Fellow

Analytic approach

Structured round Areas of Activity

Core Knowledge and Professional Values - explicit

1400 words for Associate Fellow (2 Areas of Activity)

3000 words for Fellow (all dimensions)

Two referees + confirming institutional signatory

Assessed by two Accreditors

Account of Professional Practice

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Senior Fellow

Synoptic approach

A reflective commentary on your education roles and experience

Two case studies outlining contributions you have made to learning and teaching in HE

© 6k words

Two referees + confirming institutional signatory

Assessed by three accreditors

Account of professional practice

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Principal Fellow

Synoptic approach

Record of educational impact

Reflective account of practice © 5 – 7k

Three advocate statements

Confirming institutional signatory

Assessed by panel of three accreditors

• Claim

• Personal

• Engagement

• Reflection

• Alignment

• Commitment

• Evidence based

• Quality

• Currency

• Sufficiency

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Key principles for all applicants

Strengths and weaknesses of

recognition applications

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An example application

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• Individually assess the application

• Compare judgements with another colleague

• Reach agreement

• Record decision on flip chart

• Feedback in plenary

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Activity: Assessing Fellowship applications

• Identify and share your own engagements with teaching and learning, both current and in the past

• Generate a list of typical kinds of engagement with teaching and learning in HE context

• Think about how these activities might map onto the descriptors and how you might present these via a reflective narrative for the appropriate category of recognition 15

Activity: Engagement with own Recognition

To find out more

About the Framework http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf

About Professional Recognitionhttp://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition

About Accreditation http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/accreditation

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