Quality Assurance Improvement Strategy

Quality Assurance Improvement Strategy

Dear Colleagues,

UCU negotiators met with management yesterday at the Common Interest Group meeting to present our response to the College’s new strategy.

The documentation presented by us is attached to this email. In addition to the response we have attached two appendixes;

·         Appendix 1 is the more detailed research document.

·         Appendix 2 is a synopsis of research carried out by Dr Matt O’Leary which is well worth reading.

We would also like to thank members for their comments which we sought to incorporate in the response document submitted.

Management have said that they will take our comments and documents away and reflect on them in detail and then arrange another meeting.

We are also in the process of arranging a branch meeting, details to be forwarded shortly, where this strategy will be a major item on the agenda.

We are aware that staff in some directorates are under pressure to undertake peer observations.

We would point out, and it was confirmed yesterday, that peer observations are not mandatory.

They may be encouraged, but it is up to individual members of staff to decide whether to do a peer observation or not.

Please speak to a branch rep if you require any further information or assistance in this regard.