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Education Delivery Board

2024-25

Terms of Reference

1. Purpose

Education Delivery Board will deliver the teaching and curriculum elements of the University Strategy and related components of the Education and Student Experience Strategic Delivery Plan. It will inform the deployment of resources to meet those strategic objectives. It will operationalise decisions from the Education and Student Experience Committee.  

The Board will oversee the development and implementation of policies necessary for the development and leadership of teaching and the curriculum, and the delivery of outstanding student experience and outcomes as measured by external benchmarks such as the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and the Access and Participation Plan (APP). 

 2. Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Board are: 

Strategy 

1. To progress the delivery of the education and curriculum aspects of the Education and Student Experience Strategic Delivery Plan (SDP) and ensure the programme of initiatives delivers within agreed boundaries including cost, organisational impact, and rate/scale of adoption, expected/actual benefits realisation.  

2. To monitor relevant internal and external developments and take account of them in the development of strategy and policies. 

3. To inform and be advised by any relevant stakeholders on matters related to education and student experience. 

4. To steer other temporary and permanent networks, working groups, and task and finish groups on matters of strategic importance.  

5. To provide support and guidance at a strategic level to the Strategic Delivery Lead in achieving relevant objectives of the SDP. 

Performance  

6. To receive reports and recommendations from, and commission work from, its principal sub-groups and the STEP forum. 

7. To scrutinise the progress of individual initiatives towards achieving the educational objectives outlined in the SDP against planned timeframes, monitoring delivery, receiving and monitoring risk evaluations and mitigations, reviewing resource allocation and communication.  

8. To oversee components of the SDP Risk Register related to education, recommending interventions and escalating as required.  

9. To provide direction and support to the Strategic Delivery Lead. 

10. To review and approve delivery plans against the SDP.  

11. To receive quarterly progress reports from individuals and sub-groups accountable for delivery of the SDP. These may include professional services teams, Faculties and Schools/Departments, or working groups established to specifically address aspects of the initiatives. 

Culture and Environment  

12. To consider the above in respect of the University’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. 

13. To agree a communication and engagement plan to ensure all Schools, Faculties and Professional Services are aware of, and supporting delivery of the SDP as appropriate. 

3. Authority

1. The Board operates under the delegated authority of Education and Student Experience Committee (ESEC). It is empowered to make decisions relating to teaching and learning, and to make recommendations and/or refer items to ESEC for further consideration by QSC, ESEC, Senate, UEB, and other University committees as appropriate.  

2. The Board may delegate its responsibilities to sub-committees or groups as appropriate.  

 4. Membership and Term

1. The membership of the Board shall comprise: 

• • Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Curriculum Leadership (Chair): Kim Edwards 

• • Faculty Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellors for Education and Student Experience 

• • Director of Registry and Academic Affairs or Representative 

• • Director of Libraries Representative 

• • Associate Director of Learning Technology 

• • Director of Careers and Employability or Representative 

• • Director of Organisational and People Development or Representative  

• • UNM Representative as Nominated by Vice-Provost T&L 

• • UNNC Representative as Nominated by Vice-Provost ESE 

• • University Digital Learning Coordinator 

• • Students’ Union representative 

• • University Senior Tutor or Representative 

• • Deputy Chair of Quality and Standards Committee 

• • A senior representative from Digital and Technical Services 

• • A senior representative from Estates 

• • A senior representative from External Relations 

• • Programme Director, Curriculum Nottingham 

• • A representative as nominated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor People and Culture 

• • Senior Educational Enhancement Manager 

• • Associate Director of Risk and Assurance 

• • Strategic Delivery Lead for Education and Student Experience 

2. Other relevant colleagues may be invited to attend the Committee at the discretion of the Chair for all or part as is appropriate for the requirements of the meeting. 

3. Where a representative is nominated to be a member of the Education Delivery Board, they will usually be members for the full academic year (or remainder thereof where a vacancy arises). There shall not be a limit to the number of years a representative may be nominated.  

4. Deputies may attend in place of an ex-officio member or nominated representative but are not part of quoracy for decision-making purposes. 

5. Where a representative is nominated to be a member of the Education Delivery Board, they should not usually also be a member of the Student Experience Delivery Board. Exceptions to this are at the discretion of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education and Student Experience.

6. Operation

1. The Committee shall be chaired by the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Teaching and Curriculum Leadership 

2. The Secretary shall be a member of University staff. 

3. The quoracy for meeting is half the regular membership plus one.   

4. Representatives are permitted and should usually serve for a term of at least one year before being renewed or amended.  

5. The Chair will determine the frequency of meetings, but it is expected that meetings will be at least once a quarter.  

6. The Board is a sub-committee of Education and Student Experience Committee and reports of meetings and copies of minutes shall be submitted to ESEC.  

7. The Board may convene sub-groups as it deems necessary to deliver its responsibilities. Any such groups or committees shall report to the Board. The number of these groups and fora should be kept to as few as is necessary with clear end dates identified and agreed for fixed-term groups. 

7. Review and Assessment

The effectiveness of the Board shall be reviewed after one year of operation. Thereafter it will be considered every three years and include a review of the membership of the Board.

 Terms of reference updated 21 August 2025.

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