Postgraduate Education Board

The specific responsibilities of each Board (for its remitted area) are to:

• Consider the academic strategic direction in conjunction with the FoM PG Education Strategy Committee (PESC) of programmes (current and future). 
• Consider and give academic approval for the establishment of new programmes and major modifications to existing programmes before they progress to the Programmes Committee. Note: proposals for new programmes or new courses may not be considered for approval by Chair’s action and must be submitted to a scheduled Board meeting. 
• Consider and give academic approval in conjunction with the FoM PG Education Strategy Committee (PESC), of major modifications to the curriculum content, structure, organisation, assessment and learning resources for relevant programmes.
• Propose modifications to entry requirements to the Faculty Education Committee.
• Monitor the overall quality of provision, receiving reports from SOLE, the masters programme SSLGs, FoM SSLC, and national surveys (NSS, PTES, PRES), and identifying appropriate action in response.
• Discuss and disseminate information and good practice.
• Retrospectively evaluate interventions in programmes.
• To monitor the fair and consistent implementation of the policies, procedures and processes, with particular reference to health and safety, equal opportunities and widening participation.
• To monitor the quality of student support.
• To approve the terms of reference of sub-committees (such as departmental committees), where appropriate, and to receive regular reports from them.

The Board reports regularly to the Faculty Education Committee in order that it can discharge oversight

*A Departmental Academic lead and department administrative lead is required for each meeting and in case of absence, the alternate representative should attend instead.

**The PGT Student Reps are appointed new each year after the FoM SSLC has taken place (usually in Dec).

***The Deputy President (Education) attends the first meeting of the academic year, as PGT student reps are not appointed until after the first FoM SSLC usually in Dec each year.

 Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary two weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting.