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Apprenticeships & FE Committee Terms of Reference

Policy information

Last updated: January 2023

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Principles

The Apprenticeships and FE Committee will ensure that the University has an oversight of strategic and student issues relating to:

  • Apprenticeships
  • FE provision
  • External Assessment Provision (LCM Exams and the UWL End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO))
  • Junior Colleges.

Purpose and remit

  • To oversee strategic issues, data and funding, student support matters and the student experience for degree and higher apprenticeships, FE provision, external assessment provision provided through Ruskin College, LCMe and UWL EPAO and the junior colleges;
  • To receive annual reports on the above provision including student data, funding and teaching and learning;
  • To review quality assurance arrangements for apprenticeships and FE;
  • To ensure compliance with external regulatory body audit and reporting requirements, by maintaining oversight of audit and reporting cycles, reviewing and approving submissions to those bodies where required and confirming and overseeing appropriate actions and lines of responsibility and accountability to achieve this;
  • To receive reports from the Apprenticeships Continuous Quality Improvement Group and the Degree Apprenticeships Operations Committee;
  • To report to Academic Board and the Board of Governors.

Membership - current incumbents

Members

  • Provost and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Professor Anthony Woodman
  • Co-Opted Member (External) - Andrew Dakers
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) - Sara Raybould
  • Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director of Strategic Planning & Data Services - Dr Konstantinos Tzortzis
  • Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor Student Affairs and Safeguarding Lead - Tracy McAuliffe
  • University Secretary and Registrar - Joshua Heming
  • Dean of Academic Partnerships (UK) and Director of Research and Enterprise Operations) CHAIR - Matt Snowden
  • Head, Degree Apprenticeships - Janet Rowson
  • Senior Quality Officer (Apprenticeships) - Sarah Michaels
  • President, Students’ Union - Maisie Webb
  • Head, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) - Dr Jessica Frye
  • Head of Study Support - Alison Griffin
School/College representatives
  • The Claude Littner Business School - Chandra Bhasham
  • The School of Computing and Engineering - Dr Malte Ressin
  • The College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare - Fiona Edwards
  • Institute of Policing Studies - Adrian Ellison, Andrew Rose
  • The School of Medicine and Biosciences - Dr Obed Brew
  • The London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism - Louise Gill
  • Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) - Dr Jessica Frye
Ruskin College representatives
  • Access to HE Coordinator - Sally Mercer

External Assessment Provision Representatives

  • Head of Music for London College of Music Examinations - Dr Jonathan Drennan

In attendance

  • Head of Apprenticeships Funding & Data - Peter Sarner-Taylor
  • Chief Executive / Head of Membership, Students’ Union - Tye McMahon, Jamal El-Kalawy
  • Functional Skills Coordinator - Francis Gahan
  • Head of Academic Administration - Paul Dawson

Quorum

50% plus one of appointed (i.e. ex-officio and elected) members excluding vacancies. Where division of the total number of appointed members by two – plus one - results in a fraction, quorum is to be met by rounding-up the fraction to the nearest whole number.

Where a committee member fulfils more than one role within a particular committee, they are only counted once for the purposes of quorum.

Where a meeting is not quorate, it can proceed, and the agenda items can be discussed and recommendations can be made on these, which are then to be put to the whole committee, either in writing afterwards or at a following meeting. Any decisions/approvals would have to be ratified at the next quorate meeting or approved by Chair’s action if it is urgent.  

Supporting information

Reporting lines

Minutes of the Board are considered by the Academic Board and the Board of Governors.

Effectiveness & lifespan

On-going

Actions that may be taken by the Board:
  • Monitor
  • Note
  • Receive
  • Recommend
  • Consider
  • Support
  • Reject
Most appropriate minuting style

Traditional/formal minutes in accordance with the Committee Handbook.

Resources
  • Secretary - University Secretary
  • Clerk - Committee Secretary
  • Meetings - Three per year (one per term)