Monitoring and Review

Annual Monitoring and Review (AMR) is a year-round process carried out by the Board of Studies according to an institutional schedule of business for all taught programmes.

Boards of Studies are required to review annually all taught programmes for which they are responsible according to an institutional schedule of business. This takes place in accordance with guidance issued by University Education Committee (UEC).

To support the AMR process key data sets are provided centrally in the Strategic Insights Portal. 

Annual Monitoring and Review reports are then considered by the appropriate Faculty Education Committee (FEC), which in turn presents a summary report to the Taught Programmes Sub-Committee acting on delegated authority from UEC.

• Annual Monitoring and Review Policy
• AMR Report Form (Undergraduate)
• AMR Report Form (Postgraduate Taught)
• Faculty Education Committee Report Form

Further guidance

• Worked example of AMR Report Form
• Annual Monitoring and Review: Use of Data

As a Higher Education Provider operating in England, the University is subject to a range of national regulatory requirements. These include requirements that relate to the academic quality and standards of our educational provision. The following briefing notes provide a summary for members of the University of these requirements, and how the University ensures that it meets these requirements.

• The revised UK Quality Code and its implications
• The implications of consumer protection law for changes to degree programmes

(LTR) for taught programmes is a comprehensive, in-depth periodic review. The process is led by internal and external peers and a student representative and is designed to provide evidence on the security of standards and the quality of the learning experience.

The Learning and Teaching Review (LTR) involves the detailed consideration of a range of Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Enhancement (QE) documentation as well as a review visit. The review team will include an external subject specialist in addition to University and Faculty academic colleagues and a student representative.

Following the review, a report is produced, which forms the basis for a decision by University Education Committee on whether the programmes should be re-approved for a further period.

Policy and procedure

Policy and Procedures for Learning and Teaching Review
External Participation Guidelines
Student Participation Guidelines
Template for the LTR QA Summary
Sample SWOT Analysis
Guidance for Professional Services

The Newcastle Experience Survey is open to all undergraduate students who are not in their final year of study. It opens at the start of February as part of the University's 'Feedback February' and closes at the end of February. The survey is used to gather feedback on students’ experiences of their programme and their time at Newcastle University so far. 

The survey can be accessed through a QR code, on Canvas and by email, and staff must make sure all students have access to the survey and are given time to complete it in class. 

Further guidance on the Newcastle Experience Survey can be found on the Student Voice pages.

The University has links with a wide range of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) which provide valuable external review of the quality of our provision. Responsibility for detailed engagement with PSRBS resides with individual academic units. 

A number of University programmes are accredited by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) the following documents have been developed to outline University policy in relation to the links these reviews have with the University's internal quality assurance procedures.

• Policy for the Consideration of Accreditation Reports from Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies
• Position Statement on the Integration of Internal and External Quality Assurance Processes

The Educational Governance and Policy Service hold a Register of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies. For further information contact educational.governance.policy@ncl.ac.uk

The Quality Assurance and Enhancement Framework for Research Degree Programmes provides Schools and Institutes with an opportunity to reflect on their current practice in relation to the provision of research degrees, the research learning opportunities and research learning experiences necessary to enable students to achieve: Quality Assurance and Enhancement Framework for Research Degree Programmes.

Information about, and the framework for the quality assurance and enhancement framework for research degree programmes can be found on the internal Student Progress webpages.

The Student Progress Service has very extensive support on their Postgraduate Research Student Administration page covering, amongst other areas: