Jones added that the sector is not good at having difficult conversations with undermining staff. Morris recognised that performance management done badly can be hugely damaging, but feels that this is not a reason to resist all performance managements. Rigby feels that split metrics are useful here but we need to move from benchmark to absolute aspirations, making it awkward for HE! There are potential issues with the way data are presented and this can effect inclusivity. Rigby felt that narrative submissions need to stay as the current metrics are not good enough. It is also possible that narrative submissions will steer future metrics decisions for TEF. As the UK as a world-leading capability in HE teaching and widening participation research you would think that social inclusion metrics could be added to TEF.įuture of narrative submissions – Jones felt that there should be an open transparent weighting between the narrative and metrics. Marginson agreed that collaborative teaching needs to be recognised – seeing a parallel with with research where individual excellence is privileged above wider community support. Turning to rewarding individual teachers and teaching promotions, Jones felt there should be systems of recognition for those involved in teaching – and more recognition of collaborative awards. Rigby – who chairs a group looking at the feasibility of developing a PGT NSS – noted that PGT is not a priority for many institutions and that we need a tool to address this. Marginson noted the differing value placed on PGT and undergraduate courses internationally – for example in the US a first degree is an expected baseline, a second degree allows graduates to use their knowledge. Jones noted the existence of PTES and agreed that the decision between encouraging market behaviours and supporting teaching enhancement will determine the nature of such an exercise. The first question concerned the potential PG TEF – David Morris saw this as a rolling forward of the performance measure culture that has engulfed most other public sector service delivery – and in feeding in to value-for-money calculations in years to come.
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