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The Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP)

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The Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP) promotes academic professional learning for every member of University staff and PGRs, in all areas of academic activity and at every stage of their career.

Working in partnerships with faculties, CHEP enables staff to reach their full potential and achieve more together.

Click on the images below to find out about CHEP's activities and how we support professional learning in both research, KEE and teaching academic pathways

Educator Academic Professional Development

We offer professional development workshops that are aligned with Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023), showcasing best and emerging practices, including GenAI use and robust pedagogy.

Researcher Academic Professional Development

We deliver a tailored professional development programme for research-active staff, supporting REF preparation, mentoring, ECR initiatives, and the Researcher Development Concordat.

KEE Academic Professional Development

We deliver professional development programmes for ERE, MSA and TAE staff engaged in knowledge exchange and enterprise across the University.

Teaching Recognition:

This University actively supports educators to attain Advance HE professional recognition to demonstrate commitment to high quality teaching. This can be achieved via the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) (taught programme) or PREP (portfolio based). There are also two award programmes, run by Advance HE that recognises and promotes teaching excellence in UK Higher Education.

PGCAP

The Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) is a part-time, work-based, aspirational programme for academic staff at the University of Southampton.

PREP

PREP is the experiential route to gaining Advance HE Fellowship and is for staff who are experienced educators and requires submission of a compact, reflective portfolio of evidence for the recognition process.

NTF/CATE Awards

The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTF) and the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) highlight the exceptional contributions of individuals and teams who teach or support learning in UK higher education.

CHEP SharePoint site

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