Our Teaching Academy brings together digital staff and academic leads in specialist areas to strengthen and solidify relationships between digital innovation, pedagogy, and teaching practice. We facilitate academic development by creating a collaborative space where expertise in teaching and learning is connected, shared, and enhanced. Through this integrated approach, the Teaching Academy supports a cohesive and forward-thinking academic community dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, while providing a space to showcase best practice across the Faculty.
The Teaching Academy hosts a wide range of resources to support staff in their professional and pedagogic development. These include guidance on teaching approaches, digital tools, inclusive education, CPD opportunities, curriculum design, programme standards, and embedding the student voice. It also provides access to events and activities that foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, offering a dedicated platform for celebrating and disseminating best practice.
Latest eLearning update
- 2026/27 courses ready for staffWe are pleased to confirm that staff enrolments on courses for the 2026/27 academic year have been completed. These courses are now ready for staff to access and prepare for the coming year. If you are not sure how to access these courses, the eLearning team has prepared a short video guide to help you… Read more: 2026/27 courses ready for staff
Latest Insights and Reflections post
- Feedback LiteracyBy Sally Hickson, PFHEA, Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences Education Development, Academic Lead for Accreditation When we think about feedback, many of us might think it is just the feedback, or rubric allocations we provide on an essay or other assessment. It’s a transactional process: the student does the piece of work, we provide the… Read more: Feedback Literacy
Latest Learning Exchange post
- Enhancing Assessment ReviewBy Sally Hickson, PFHEA, Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences Education Development, Academic Lead for Accreditation Can a group of colleagues mostly from outside the programme review its assessments and make recommendations to enhance them, quickly? This was the central question behind our Enhancing Assessment Review (EAR) initiative. What emerged was a process that was efficient, insightful, collaborative, and impactful. What is EAR? At its core, EAR… Read more: Enhancing Assessment Review