The St Mary's Curriculum Framework is an institution-wide approach to our curriculum design. It provides a non-prescriptive but structured approach to learning, teaching and assessment practices that will maximise our performance in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), facilitates our progress towards meeting our Access and Participation Plan (APP) commitments, and enables us to take an institution-wide strategic approach to enhancement.
This framework is in the process of being reviewed and updated. Whilst this is ongoing, for the avoidance of doubt, where there is any conflict between the framework and freedom of speech, any balance shall be struck with particular regard being given to the importance of freedom of speech and full weight will be given to the University’s free speech and academic freedom obligations as set out in its Code of Practice.
The St Mary's Curriculum Framework combines a number of distinctive elements:
The intended objectives are to enhance:
- Student learning.
- Student retention, attainment, and progression.
- Student satisfaction.
- Student success/attainment
- Student progression into employment.
- Building inclusive environment and practices.
- Student perceptions of value for money.
- Our progress in narrowing or eliminating identified gaps in access, success and progression between traditional and WP student groups
View the full Curriculum Framework.
Dr Adam Longcroft introduces the Curriculum Framework: