Teaching and students

Subsections below: Teaching, Research Students and Student Supervision.

IoE Policy	Unit Policy Reviewed: 11/06/10	Admin procedure Reviewed: 11/06/10	Staff procedure Reviewed: 11/06/10
TEACHING The IoE has a Teaching committee, which reports to Senate, one of the Institute’s 3 statutory committees (Council, Senate and Academic Board). Information on the Teaching committee’s terms of reference and constitution can be found on the IoE external website: Teaching committee See also structure of Senate committees and subcommittees There are a number of related areas on the IoE website, including: The Learning and teaching strategy The Faculty of Children and Health has a Learning, Teaching and Quality Committee which meets termly.	TEACHING All teaching by members of SSRU staff which is done in collaboration with, or run by, other faculties or departments at IoE, or with external bodies must be contracted with the Unit. All SSRU staff asked to do any teaching at the Institute or elsewhere should speak to the Faculty Research Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Manager in the first instance. For more information see Third Stream Activity The Unit has a Research Student Tutor, responsible for co-ordinating PhD students, upgrading etc within SSRU.	TEACHING	TEACHING See IoE Policy and procedures As with all work, any teaching must be arranged via Faculty Research Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Manager in the first instance (see Unit Policy).
RESEARCH STUDENTS Information about research students and for research students is available via the Doctoral School section of the IoE website. IoE has a Doctoral Students Consultative Committee and a Student Disciplinary Action Appeals Committee – information including agendas and minutes available on the website.	RESEARCH STUDENTS The Unit is required to increase its student targets annually. For this reason the Unit welcomes support from staff who are able to supervise research students.	RESEARCH STUDENTS The Unit Administrative Officer is the Unit Research Student Administrator and deals with all aspects of research student administration including maintaining files, servicing the committees and assisting the research tutor as required. Once a new student is confirmed to the UMC by the Research Tutor, the Unit Administrator initiates their induction. There is a dedicated student desk in 10 Woburn Square. There are dedicated student rooms for the Faculty in the basement of 26 Woburn Square. The Unit Administrator files records of postgraduate students’ supervisions and annual reviews, and prepares the minutes of the SSRU Postgraduate researchers’ Advisory Group.	RESEARCH STUDENTS Staff interested in undertaking post-graduate training, or in supervising PhDs should speak to the Unit’s Research Student Tutor. The Unit’s Research Student Tutor is responsible for student issues and for members of staff or others studying for postgraduate degrees in the Unit and to liaise with UMC by attending UMC every 6 weeks. The Research Student Tutor chairs the Unit's Research Student Advisory Committee which consists of staff involved with supervising graduate students. The committee provides support for graduate students and their supervisors, including: registration; annual review; upgrading; thesis preparation; selection of examiners; and arrangements for the viva. Details of this Advisory Group can be found in Appendix 2 in the Supervisors’ Handbook. Staff members who are students can apply to take study leave earlier than normal (but not in their 1st year of employment). This must be agreed in discussion with UMC and their Project Director (see Study Leave for more information).
STUDENT SUPERVISION	STUDENT SUPERVISION The Unit will pay staff for their time supervising students, up to agreed levels. External supervisors of students based at the Unit will be paid hourly (student's fees are not paid to their institutions).	STUDENT SUPERVISION	STUDENT SUPERVISION Supervisors at the Unit should liaise with the Faculty Research Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Manager about supervision workload. They are entitled to claim for: 9 supervisions per year for supervisors of part-time students up to a maximum of 7 years 15 supervisions per year for supervisors of full-time students up to a maximum of 4 years Pay of half a days salary per supervision can be claimed. If there are 2 joint supervisors these fees will be shared on the basis of the % supervision. Where supervisors are already fully committed this fee will be reimbursed to the relevant project accounts.

IoE Policy

Unit Policy
Reviewed: 11/06/10

Admin procedure
Reviewed: 11/06/10

Staff procedure
Reviewed: 11/06/10

TEACHING

The IoE has a Teaching committee, which reports to Senate, one of the Institute’s 3 statutory committees (Council, Senate and Academic Board). Information on the Teaching committee’s terms of reference and constitution can be found on the IoE external website:

Teaching committee

See also structure of Senate committees and subcommittees

There are a number of related areas on the IoE website, including:

The Learning and teaching strategy

The Faculty of Children and Health has a Learning, Teaching and Quality Committee which meets termly.

TEACHING

All teaching by members of SSRU staff which is done in collaboration with, or run by, other faculties or departments at IoE, or with external bodies must be contracted with the Unit. All SSRU staff asked to do any teaching at the Institute or elsewhere should speak to the Faculty Research Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Manager in the first instance. For more information see Third Stream Activity

The Unit has a Research Student Tutor, responsible for co-ordinating PhD students, upgrading etc within SSRU.

TEACHING

See IoE Policy and procedures

As with all work, any teaching must be arranged via Faculty Research Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Manager in the first instance (see Unit Policy).

RESEARCH STUDENTS

Information about research students and for research students is available via the Doctoral School section of the IoE website.

IoE has a Doctoral Students Consultative Committee and a Student Disciplinary Action Appeals Committee – information including agendas and minutes available on the website.

RESEARCH STUDENTS

The Unit is required to increase its student targets annually. For this reason the Unit welcomes support from staff who are able to supervise research students.

RESEARCH STUDENTS

The Unit Administrative Officer is the Unit Research Student Administrator and deals with all aspects of research student administration including maintaining files, servicing the committees and assisting the research tutor as required.

Once a new student is confirmed to the UMC by the Research Tutor, the Unit Administrator initiates their induction.

There is a dedicated student desk in 10 Woburn Square. There are dedicated student rooms for the Faculty in the basement of 26 Woburn Square.

The Unit Administrator files records of postgraduate students’ supervisions and annual reviews, and prepares the minutes of the SSRU Postgraduate researchers’ Advisory Group.

RESEARCH STUDENTS

Staff interested in undertaking post-graduate training, or in supervising PhDs should speak to the Unit’s Research Student Tutor.

The Unit’s Research Student Tutor is responsible for student issues and for members of staff or others studying for postgraduate degrees in the Unit and to liaise with UMC by attending UMC every 6 weeks. The Research Student Tutor chairs the Unit's Research Student Advisory Committee which consists of staff involved with supervising graduate students. The committee provides support for graduate students and their supervisors, including: registration; annual review; upgrading; thesis preparation; selection of examiners; and arrangements for the viva. Details of this Advisory Group can be found in Appendix 2 in the Supervisors’ Handbook.

Staff members who are students can apply to take study leave earlier than normal (but not in their 1st year of employment). This must be agreed in discussion with UMC and their Project Director (see Study Leave for more information).

STUDENT SUPERVISION

The Unit will pay staff for their time supervising students, up to agreed levels.

External supervisors of students based at the Unit will be paid hourly (student's fees are not paid to their institutions).

STUDENT SUPERVISION

Supervisors at the Unit should liaise with the Faculty Research Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Manager about supervision workload. They are entitled to claim for:

9 supervisions per year for supervisors of part-time students up to a maximum of 7 years
15 supervisions per year for supervisors of full-time students up to a maximum of 4 years

Pay of half a days salary per supervision can be claimed. If there are 2 joint supervisors these fees will be shared on the basis of the % supervision.

Where supervisors are already fully committed this fee will be reimbursed to the relevant project accounts.

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