About the programme

Advance HE Fellowships provide recognition for your educator skills and experience. They are recognised by the University, across the UK HE sector, and increasingly in the HE sectors in other parts of the world.

Academic or ERE staff with significant teaching responsibilities are expected to achieve FHEA within a timescale set by probation regulations, or a reasonable timescale where probation is not a requirement of appointment.?

The promotion for ERE staff with educational responsibilities will explicitly consider achievement of, or satisfactory progress toward, targets at the appropriate level of Advance HE Fellowship.

Who is the programme for?

PREP is for staff who are experienced educators and requires submission of a compact, reflective portfolio of evidence for the recognition process. Typically, colleagues applying for fellowship via PREP will have a minimum of 3-5 years in HE at level 4 or above within the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, or equivalent.

The PREP portfolio

To achieve fellowship, you will need to submit a portfolio based on your most recent practice which is assessed by a Review Board.?

The requirement for each portfolio is based on the category of fellowship applied for.??

All portfolios?need to demonstrate subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship, and ongoing commitment to professional development as an educator.

Portfolios?are assessed internally by a PREP Framework Review Board, made up of?staff who are experienced educators, themselves successful PREP applicants.

Recognition of your expertise

To receive a fellowship, individuals must provide evidence that their professional practice as an educator meets the requirements of one of the four Descriptors.

Evidence is submitted in the form of a portfolio which must also demonstrate reflection supported by learning and teaching scholarship and continual professional development, as appropriate for the relevant Descriptor. ?

Don't feel daunted by this, your?PREP mentor?is there to help you, in addition the PREP team provide sessions throughout the year.? You will find all the information you need including links to all the templates and supporting documentation on our PREP SharePoint site.

Want to know more?

Visit our PREP SharePoint site?(please note this is an internal website for University staff only so you will need to log in with your username and password).