Request 02/24

Respond by Friday 26 July 2002

Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund

Funding arrangements 2002-03 to 2004-05

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Contents

Executive summary

Development of the TQEF initiative

Background
National areas of priority for learning and teaching in HE
TQEF funding from 2002-03

Applying for TQEF funds for 2002-03 to 2004-05

Background
Definition of a learning and teaching strategy
Content and structure of the strategy
How to apply for funds
Allocation process
Promoting and transferring good practice

Annex A    HEFCE Regional consultants
Annex B    Formative evaluation of the TQEF: key findings
Annex C    Evaluation of the LTSN: key findings of the interim report
Annex D    Action plan template and cover sheet for TQEF funding in 2002-03 to 2004-05
Annex E    Indicative allocation of TQEF funds
Annex F    Sources of information
Annex G    Subject areas eligible under FDTL phases four and five

List of abbreviations

Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This document describes the funding arrangements for each strand of the Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund (TQEF) for the period 2002-03 to 2004-05. It provides information about the funding arrangements and timetable for:

• sending to us revised institutional learning and teaching strategies and action plans

• the Fund for the Development of Learning and Teaching (FDTL) phases four and five

• the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN)

• the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

Key points

2.    We intend to build on the initial success of the TQEF by continuing funding over the three-year period 2002-03 to 2004-05 for the three strands of the TQEF: the institution, the subject and the individual.

3.    We expect to allocate £31 million to the TQEF in 2002-03, £30 million in 2003-04 and £31 million in 2004-05.

4.    Funding within the institutional strand of the TQEF will be allocated to all higher education institutions. Institutions are requested to submit a revised learning and teaching strategy and action plan to us by 26 July 2002 in order to have their institutional allocation confirmed for the three-year period 2002-03 to 2004-05.

5.    Institutions are encouraged to use the funds provided within the institutional strand to support the implementation of learning and teaching strategies which underpin activities relating to one or more national areas of priority, as set out in paragraph 15.

6.    We will continue to support the subject strand of the TQEF through our funding for the LTSN and phases four and five of the FDTL.

7.    We will continue to recognise and reward individual academics who demonstrate excellence in learning and teaching through the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, and through our support for implementation of recognition and reward schemes within the revised institutional learning and teaching strategies.

Action required

8.    Revised institutional learning and teaching strategies and action plans must be submitted to Victoria Martin at the HEFCE by Friday 26 July 2002.