This session explores how individuals can be professionally recognised for their work in higher education as teachers and supporters of learning, resulting in being rewarding the status as a Associate, Fellow, Senior and/or Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

1. The Professional Standards Framework and
Professional Recognition of the Higher
Education Academy

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Session Outline
Explore your interests
and expectations of
the PSF
Provide opportunities
for you to interpret and
engage with the PSF
Raise your awareness
of Professional
Recognition of the
Higher Education
Academy (HEA)
Explore evidence
requirements and
expectations for being
recognised at different
categories

3. • RECOGNITION applies to an individual who
is seeking to become an Associate Fellow
(D1), Fellow (D2) , Senior Fellow (D3) or
Principal Fellow (D4) of the HEA.
Recognition
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Recognition is attained either through direct
application via the Individual Recognition route or
by completing an accredited programme or route
through an accredited scheme. The term always
applies to an individual or group of individuals and
never to a programme or scheme.

4. The Academy recognises staff against the PSF in two
ways:
1. Applying on the basis of experience:
• HEA – offers recognition against each of the
Descriptors as AF, F, SF and PF. Application process
available –http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-
recognition
• submission of an evidence based on account of
practice, supported by referees or
advocates, assessed by peer accreditors – more detail
on this later
2. Through successful completion of an accredited 4
Professional Recognition of the HEA

5. Benefits of
Recognition (short
guide)
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Individuals recognised against PSF
at the end of December 2012
Total number
recognised – 39,264
Associate Fellows –
5,019
Fellows – 34,092
Senior Fellows - 134
Principal Fellows - 19
Approximately 20% of
UK Academics recognised
against PSF at the end of
December 2012

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Recognition – routes total (Dec 12)
Recognition route
(individual experience)
Accredited Provision
74%
51%
43%
Fellows
34,093
Associate Fellows
5,019
Senior Fellows
134
Principal Fellows
19
57%
43%
9%
91%
Approximately 20% of
UK Academics recognised
against PSF at the end of
December 2012
26%

8. Production of an Account of Professional Practice
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Associate Fellow and
Fellow
Analytic approach
Structured round Areas of Activity
Core Knowledge and Professional Values -
explicit
1400 words for Associate Fellow (2 Areas of
Activity)
3000 words for Fellow (all dimensions)
Two referees + confirming institutional signatory
Assessed by two Accreditors

9. Account of Professional Practice
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Senior Fellow
Synoptic approach
A reflective commentary on your education roles and
experience
Two case studies outlining contributions you have made
to learning and teaching in HE
© 6k words
Two referees + confirming institutional signatory
Assessed by three accreditors

10. Account of professional practice
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Principal Fellow
Synoptic approach
Record of educational impact
Reflective account of practice © 5 – 7k
Three advocate statements
Confirming institutional signatory
Assessed by panel of three accreditors

11. • Claim
• Personal
• Engagement
• Reflection
• Alignment
• Commitment
• Evidence based
• Quality
• Currency
• Sufficiency
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Key principles for all
applicants

12. Strengths and weaknesses
of
recognition applications
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13. An example application
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14. • Individually assess the application
• Compare judgements with another
colleague
• Reach agreement
• Record decision on flip chart
• Feedback in plenary
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Activity: Assessing Fellowship
applications

15. • Identify and share your own engagements with
teaching and learning, both current and in the
past
• Generate a list of typical kinds of engagement
with teaching and learning in HE context
• Think about how these activities might map
onto the descriptors and how you might present
these via a reflective narrative for the
appropriate category of recognition
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Activity: Engagement with own Recognition

16. To find out more
 About the Framework
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ukpsf
 About Professional Recognition
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-
recognition
 About Accreditation
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/accreditation
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