Resources from this event series, such as speaker presentations and summaries of key discussion points, can be found below. These are organised by the key topic(s) covered in each Network event.
Presentation: TEF 2023 - what can we learn from the data
Publication date: 16 Feb 2025
This presentation was delivered by QAA at networks in January 2025 to discuss what we can learn from the TEF 2023 underpinning data.
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Presentation: Educational Gains Explored
Publication date: 16 Feb 2025
This is a presentation delivered by Dilly Fung at the QAA Conversations with Quality Leads network event in January 2025 on 'Educational Gains Explored.'
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Disabled student commitment, credit transfer and QAA's work on awarding gaps
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (October 2024)
Publication date: 10 Oct 2024
This event summary is from the Conversations with Quality Leads Network session in October 2024. The session included a UK policy update, QAA’s work on recognising credit, new resources for practical monitoring and evaluation, and an update on activities to narrow awarding gaps.
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Presentation: Disabled Student Commitment
Publication date: 10 Oct 2024
This presentation is from the Conversation with Quality Leads event that took place in October 2024. Prof Deborah Johnston discusses the Disabled Student Commitment & Equality and Human Rights Commission note of learning.
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QAA |
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Policy update: UK policy update (October 2024)
Publication date: 10 Oct 2024
This UK policy update is from the Conversation with Quality Leads event that took place in October 2024.
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Presentation: Approaches to monitoring, review and evaluation
Publication date: 10 Oct 2024
This presentation is from the Conversation with Quality Leads event that took place in October 2024. Dr. Demelza Curnow discusses QAA's work with the Quality Strategy Network.
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Presentation: Awarding gaps at QAA
Publication date: 10 Oct 2024
This presentation is from the Conversations with Quality Leads Network that took place in October. Dr Kerr Castle discusses the awarding gap activity at QAA.
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QAA |
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Policy update and QAA’s work on quality and standards
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (June 2024)
Publication date: 28 Jun 2024
This summary is from the Conversations with Quality Leads Network held in June 2024. The update included UK policy, TEF resources, Quality Code advice and guidance plans, APPs and assessment, and innovative quality processes.
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QAA |
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Presentation: PSRB survey and Quality Code update
Publication date: 28 Jun 2024
This presentation is from the Conversations with Quality Leads Network held in June 2024. It discusses the outcome of the PSRBs survey and an update on the UK Quality Code.
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Retention of student work and managing mitigating circumstances
Event summary: Conversations with quality leads (March 2024)
Publication date: 25 Mar 2024
This event summary is for the discussions at the Conversations with Quality Leads event in March 2024. Topics include a policy update from across the UK, membership highlights and proposed topics for 2024-25.
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Presentation: OIA perspectives academic appeals and personal circumstances
Publication date: 25 Mar 2024
This presentation was delivered by Jo Nuckley from the Office of Independent Adjudicator at the Conversation with Quality Leads event in March 2024. It discusses good practice in managing mitigating and extenuating circumstances.
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QAA |
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0.48 MB |
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Presentation: Retention of students’ assessed work and next steps
Publication date: 25 Mar 2024
This presentation was delivered by the Academic Registrars' Council at the Conversation with Quality Leads event in March 2024. It discusses retaining students' assessed work and forming a task and finish group.
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0.26 MB |
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Presentation: Global trends in tertiary education quality assurance
Publication date: 25 Mar 2024
This presentation was delivered by Susanna Karakhanyan and Bjorn Stensaker from INQAAHE at the Conversation with Quality Leads event in March 2024. It discusses ways to engage with INQAAHE’s global study of quality assurance in tertiary education.
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Policy update and themes arising from OIA cases
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (January 2024)
Publication date: 26 Jan 2024
This event summary is for the discussions at the Conversations with Quality Leads event in January 2024. Topics covered are a UK policy update, the work of OIA, Lifelong Learning overview, and an update on Generative AI.
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0.21 MB |
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Presentation: UK policy update (January 2024)
Publication date: 24 Jan 2024
This presentation from the Conversation with Quality Leaders Network event, held in January 2024, provides members with a UK policy update.
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Presentation: Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA)
Publication date: 24 Jan 2024
This presentation delivered by colleagues at the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) is from the Conversation with Quality Leaders Network event, held in January 2024. It discusses the various cases and themes that the OIA handles.
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Policy update and revised Competition and Markets Authority guidance
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (September 2023)
Publication date: 06 Oct 2023
This is a summary of the Conversations with Quality Leads event that took place in Sptember 2023. The session included a discussion about the revised guidance for HE from the Competition and Markets Authority and a policy round-up from across the UK.
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Presentation: Quality Leads Network – Implications of the new CMA guidance
Publication date: 06 Oct 2023
This presentation was delivered by Richard Harrison at the Conversations with Quality Leads event that took place in September 2023. It discusses the implications of the new CMA guidance.
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Marking and assessment boycott, and Generative Artificial Intelligence
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (June 2023)
Publication date: 28 Jun 2023
This is a summary of discussions at the Conversations with Quality Leads event in June 2022. Topics include the current marking and assessment boycott, Generative Artificial Intelligence, and the Quality Code Review.
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0.16 MB |
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Presentation: The awarding map
Publication date: 02 Jun 2023
This presentation discusses the gap in degree attainment among different ethnic groups across the education sector. It was delivered by QAA's Dr Kerr Castle.
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Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (March 2023)
Publication date: 29 Mar 2023
This is a summary of the Conversations with Quality Leads event that took place in March 2023. The session included the proposed QAA Membership activities and topics for 2023-24; as well as a policy round up; a discussion on the rise of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT; and an update on our degree classifications activity and review of the UK Quality Code.
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0.19 MB |
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Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (January 2023)
Publication date: 26 Jan 2023
This is a summary of discussions at the Conversations with Quality Leads event in January 2023. It includes a presentation on QAA’s proposed new strategy, a policy round-up, and an update on QAA’s plans on the UK Quality Code, ChatGPT and degree classifications.
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Presentation: QAA's new strategy - draft for stakeholder consultation
Publication date: 20 Jan 2023
This presentation details QAA's draft new strategy and asks for member feedback on particular aspects.
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English language proficiency
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (September 2022)
Publication date: 30 Sep 2022
This is a summary of discussions at the Conversations with Quality Leads event in September 2022. It includes a policy round-up, discussion on English language proficiency, and an update on upcoming membership activities.
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Presentation: OfS report: Assessment practices in English higher education providers - spelling, punctuation and grammar
Publication date: 30 Sep 2022
This is a presentation from Conversations with Quality Leads in September 2022. Kimberley Edwards from the University of Nottingham considers the recent OfS report on assessing spelling, grammar and punctuation.
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The future scope and structure of the Quality Code
Event summary: Conversations with Quality Leads (June 2022)
Publication date: 04 Jul 2022
This is a summary of discussions at the Conversations with Quality Leads event in June 2022. Topics include Collaborative Enhancement Projects, the future of the Quality Code and a round up of recent HE policy.
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