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Continuing Professional Development

Portfolio based route to HEA Fellowship


PASSPoRT is a supportive pathways to HEA fellowship, without taking the PgCAP. The PASSPoRT panel, as explained in our terms of reference, are responsible for recognising colleagues for HEA fellowships against AFHEA (D1), FHEA (D2) and SFHEA (D3) of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and the support of student learning.

The PASSPoRT pathway will bring colleagues together, working as a cohort, and in doing so create peer learning groups who can provide support to each other through the building of portfolios. This route will also provide one to one support with our Senior Lecturer in Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Dr Javiera Atenas. 

Each cohort will attend two sessions, an introductory writing retreat and a subsequent group meeting in which they will provide constructive peer feedback to each other's applications. 

For any colleagues wishing to submit, their application  the next deadline is the 24th of Feb 2022 for the panel meeting on the 17th of March. To submit please use the assessment - assignment section of the PASSPoRT area on Brightspace, and please make sure you submit on the appropriate category box.

Cohort 2 - 2022

  • Panel meets - 15th June 2022

Cohort 3 - 2022

  • Submission - 26th October 2022
  • Panel meets - 16th November 2022

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Cohort 1 - 2023

  • Writing Retreat  - 2nd November 2022 10.00am - Book your place here
  • Submission - 24th February 2023
  • Panel meets - 23rd March 2023

Cohort 2 - 2023

  • Writing Retreat (Initial) - 1st March 2023 10.00am - Book your place here
  • Writing Retreat - Applications peer review - 26th April 2-3:30 PM in Room W212 (Waterfront): No booking required, please bring a printed copy of your draft application
  • Submission - 26th May 2023 - Please contact learningservices@uos.ac.uk and request access to the PASSPORT area on Brightspace to submit your application (please use word or PDF only)
  • Panel meets - 29th June 2023

Cohort 3 - 2023

  • Writing retreat - 14th June  2023 10.00am - Book your place here 
  • Submission - 27th October 2023 - Please contact learningservices@uos.ac.uk and request access to the PASSPORT area on Brightspace to submit your application (please use word or PDF only)
  • Panel meets - 30th November 2023

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