Department for Curriculum and Quality Enhancement

UK Professional Standards for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education

The UK Professional Standards Framework was revised in 2011 and the full version can be found on the Higher Education Academy website. The table below summarises the four Descriptors, the relevant HE Fellowship category they align with and the University of Portsmouth target group for each Descriptor.

 
Standard Descriptor HEA Fellowship category Target group
Orange triangleD1 Associate Fellow
  • Staff who support learning
  • Academic staff with limited teaching portfolios
  • Some research staff
Blue_green triangleD2 Fellow
  • Early career academic staff
  • Experienced academic staff with substantive teaching and learning responsibilities
Red triangleD3 Senior Fellow
  • Experienced academic staff who can demonstrate impact & influence through academic leadership &/or mentoring

Dark Blue TriangleD4

 Principal Fellow
  • Senior academic staff responsible for institutional leadership