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Higher Education Quality & Standards Handbook

Table of Contents for Higher Education Quality and Standards.

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HE01 Higher Education Academic Regulations – applies to all TEC Partnership validaed awards that start after 1 August 2025.

HE01 HE Academic Regulations – applies to all TEC Partnership validated awards that start after 31 August 2021 until 31 July 2025.

HE02 Published Information and Consumer Protection 

HE02A CMA Programme Information Form 

HE03 Deliberative Committee Structure and Continuous Improvement of Quality 

HE04 Scholarship and Research Framework 

HE04 Annex 1

Scholarship Journal (TEC Creates) 

HE05 Validations and Amendments of Programmes 

HE05A Stage 1 Proforma

HE05B Stage 2 Proforma

HE05c is available on the staff portal. 

HE05D Learning Centre 

HE05E Opinion of Employer 

HE05F External Academic 

HE05G Stage 2 Feedback 

HE05H FAP Reading Group 

HE05I Stage 3 FPA Minutes 

HE05J Existing Programme Evaluation 

HE05K Minor Amendment Form 

HE05L Course Closure Form 

HE05M Module Programme Mitigation Form 

HE05N Course Suspension Form 

HE05P Delivery of a TEC Partnership Award at a new site 

HE06 Board of Examiners and External Examiners (with updated annexes – note there is a gap in annex numbering with D-G missing) 

HE06A Chairs Action Templates 

HE06B Exam Board Attendance Lists 

HE06C BoE Agenda Templates 

HE06G BoE Terminology 

HE06H EE Proposal form 

HE06I EE Letter of Engagement for Service 

HE06J EE Reply Slip 

HE06K EE Roles and remit 

HE06L External Examiner payment and expenses

Replacement Transcripts and Certificates

This process is only for higher education awards, please contact the FE Exams team for Level 3 and below. If you require a transcript for further study at another university or college, please ensure you request these early enough as our response time can be extended over holiday periods and the summer break.

HE06N Replacement Transcripts and Certificates (Level 4 qualifications and above) 

HE06O G Endorsement of Assessment Process 

External Examiner Institutional Analysis 2024/25 TECP Awards

External Examiner Institutional Analysis 2024/25 UoH Awards 

HE07 Admissions and Admissions Appeals

HE07A Admissions Appeal Form

HE07B Student Contract Effectve from 2025

HE08 Retention and Engagement of Students in Study 

HE08D 1st Meeting Contract 

HE08E 2nd Meeting Contract 

HE08G Suspension of Studies Form – TEC Partnership and Pearson 

HE08H Suspension of Studies Form – University of Hull 

HE09 Assessment of Students 

HE09A ATP Assessment Task Proforma 

HE09B Template Module Handbook

HE09C Second Marking or Moderation Sheet – Staff must use form on MIS Repository

HE09D Example Institute Programme Handbook 2018/19 

HE09F Blank Cover Sheet 

HE09G Generic Marking Criteria for Degree Programmes 

HE09H Change of Assessment Deadline 

HE09I Presentation of Assessed Work

HE09J Dissertation Research Cover Sheets

HE09K Assessment Feedback Standards

HE09L Student Exam Guide 

The Invigilator Guide to Higher Education Examinations 

HE10 Additional Consideration and Short Extensions 

HE11 Academic Integrity

HE11A Academic Misconduct Allegation form

HE11B Developmental Engagement form 

HE12 Fitness to Study 

HE12A Fitness to Study Flowchart 

HE13 Fitness to Practice

HE13 Student ‘Fitness to Practise Form 

HE13A Fitness to Practise Committee Process 

HE13B Referral of Student to Fitness to Practise Committee 

HE13C Fitness to Practise Committee Investigation Process 

HE13D Fitness to Practise Investigator Checklist 

HE13E Fitness to Practise Committee Investigation Meeting Record 

HE13F Suspension from Practise Procedure 

HE14 Ethical Approval (Staff and Students) 

HE14A Ethical Approval Form 

HE14B Ethical Approval Arts Form

HE15 Intellectual Property Rights 

HE15A Student Permission and Intellectual Property Rights License Agreement 

HE16 Academic Appeals & Student Case Requests 

HE16A Academic Appeal Form 

HE16B Student Request Form Decisions Outside of Regulations 

HE16C – University of Hull Repeat Year Form 

HE17 Management of Placement Learning in Higher Education 

HE17A Example placement handbook 

HE17B Schedule 3 

HE17C Work Placement Flow Chart 

Student ‘Fitness to Practice Form 

HE17D Training Practice Audit Form

HE17E Training Practice Risk Assessment

HE17F Training Practice Approval Form

HE18 Student Protection Plan 2024-2027

Access and Participation Plan and Summary for 2026-2030.

TEC Partnership Access and Participation Plan 2026/27 – 2029/30

TEC Partnership APP Summary

Access and Participation Plans and Summary for 2020-2025.

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HE20/FE05 Stakeholder Feedback, Complaint Resolution and Service Improvements – Policy and form 

HE21 Student Transfer and the Recognition of Prior Learning 

HE21A RPL Application Form 

HE22 Student Engagement Framework 

HE23 Recognised Teacher Status 

HE23A (TECP) RTS Application

HE23B (UoH) RTS Application

HE23C (TECP _ UoH) RTS Removal of Conditions Application

HE24 Tuition Fee and Refund policy – applies to new students from September 2026 entry.

HE24 Tuition Fee and Refund Policy – applies to students upto September 2025 entry.

2025/2026 TEC Partnership HE Fee Information Summary

2024/2025 TEC Partnership HE Fee Information Summary 

2023/2024 TEC Partnership HE Fee Information Summary 

2022/2023 TEC Partnership HE Fee Information Summary 

HE25 Evaluation of HE Teaching, Learning and Assessment 

HE26 Honorary Awards

HE26A Honorary Award Nomination Form 

Our policy on collaborative provision is currently under review.

HE28 Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom Policy

Our policies on student support for sexual misconduct, harassment and bullying can be found in this section. These must be read in conjunction with other student policies such as HE08 Student Engagement and HE28 Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom.

LS01 Safeguarding Policy

LS03 Learner Behaviour and Intervention Policy

LS06 Anti-Bullying Policy

FE04 EDI Policy

TEC Partnership TEF Summary 

The Teaching Excellence Framework gradiing for TEC Partnership.

TEC Partnership, as a registered provider of higher education in England, is required to take part in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

The TEF assesses a providers ability to deliver higher education, focusing on student experience and student outcomes. The links below contain our TEF judgement and an explanation from the Office for Students on how the TEF operates.

TEC Partnership does not control any information in external website links.

About the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 

Transparency Return 2026

Transparency Return 2023 

TEC Partnership is required by the Office for Students (OfS) to publish transparency return data when directed by the OfS. The information published in this Transparency table shows: The number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us. It shows these numbers by reference to: – The gender of the individuals to which they relate – Their ethnicity – Their socioeconomic background.

Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals Centre Guide to Quality Assurance and Assessment 

Enquiries and appeals about Pearson vocational qualifications policy 

BTEC Higher National Centre Guide to External Examination 

University of Hull Guide for Students on Collaborative Provision 

University of Hull Quality and Standards Handbook 

Glossary 

Jargon Buster 

Student Academic Calendar – Grimsby Institute and Scarborough TEC 

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