{"id":1163,"date":"2017-06-23T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T12:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/unikentcomp-news\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2017-06-23T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T12:03:51","slug":"school-welcomes-gold-award-in-teaching-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/unikentcomp-news\/2017\/06\/23\/school-welcomes-gold-award-in-teaching-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"School welcomes Gold Award in Teaching Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Kent has been awarded a\u00a0gold rating<\/a>, the highest, in the UK Government\u2019s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).<\/p>\n

Head of School, Professor Richard Jones, said: ‘I am delighted that this award recognises the excellent teaching within the University, and within the School of Computing.<\/p>\n

‘In particular, I am pleased that the wonderful employment prospects for Kent students have been\u00a0given recognition. We have played an active part in this with the School’s hugely successful\u00a0industrial placement programme<\/a>\u00a0and innovative\u00a0Year in Computing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘This award is a testament to the dedication of our academic\u00a0staff and the professional services team who support our students and is well deserved.’<\/p>\n

The TEF Panel judged that Kent delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest\u00a0quality found in the UK.<\/p>\n

A total of 295 higher education providers took part in the\u00a0TEF<\/a>. In the assessment, 59 providers were rated gold.<\/p>\n

Kent\u2019s Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow was the first to receive the news. She said: \u2018I am absolutely delighted that the strength of our teaching and our longstanding commitment to academic excellence has been acknowledged in this way. The hard work and dedication of our staff and students continues to ensure that the University of Kent has some of the best teaching in the country. I would like to thank all those who have made this possible.\u2019<\/p>\n

The TEF Panel reported that Kent\u00a0\u2018students from all backgrounds achieve consistently outstanding outcomes. Very high proportions of students from all backgrounds continue with their studies and then progress to employment, notably exceeding the provider benchmarks. The metrics indicate very high levels of student satisfaction with teaching, academic support and assessment and feedback.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

The Panel considered all the information in Kent\u2019s submission in relation to the TEF criteria and stated that its judgement reflects, in particular, evidence of:<\/p>\n