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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 3 - 2023

  • Writing retreat - 21st June  2023 10.00am - Book your place here 
  • Writing Retreat - Applications peer review - 6th Sept 2-3:30 PM in Room TBC (Waterfront): No booking required, please bring a printed copy of your draft application
  • 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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Cohort 1 - 2023-24

  • Writing Retreat 1: Submission preparation - 1st November 2023 10.00 am 12:30pm-  Book your place here  - Room TBC
  • Writing Retreat 2:  Applications peer review - 7th Feb 2024 2-3:30 PM. Book your place hereplease bring a printed copy of your draft application (Room TBC)
  • Submission - 23d February 2024 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 - 27th March 2024 - Room TBC

Cohort 2 - 2024

  • Writing Retreat (Initial) - 6th March 2024 .00 am 12:30pm- Book your place here - Room TBC
  • Writing Retreat - Applications peer review - 24th April 2024 2-3:30 PM  Book your place  hereplease bring a printed copy of your draft application (Room TBC)
  • Submission - 24th May 2024 - 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 - 26th June 2024 - Room TBC

Cohort 3 - 2024

  • Writing retreat - 19th  June  2024 .00 am 12:30pm- Book your place here  - Room TBC
  • Writing Retreat - Applications peer review - 4th September 2024 2-3:30 PM. No booking required, please bring a printed copy of your draft application
  • Submission - 25th October 2024 - 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 - 27th November 2024 -  Room TBC

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