Quality & Standards Handbook
Table of Contents for Higher Education Quality and Standards.
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HE01 Academic Regulations
HE02 Published Information
HE03 Deliberative Committee Structure and Continuous Improvement of Quality
HE04 Scholarship and Research Framework
HE05 Validation and Amendments of Programmes
HE05 Validations and Amendments of Programmes
HE05c is available on the staff portal.
HE05J Existing Programme Evaluation
HE05M Module Programme Mitigation Form
HE06 Exam Boards and External Examiners
HE06B Exam Board Attendance Lists
HE06I EE Letter of Engagement for Service
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 2023/24 TECP Awards
HE07 Admissions & Admissions Appeals
HE08 Retention and Engagement of Students in Study
HE09 Assessment of Students
HE09 Assessment of Students (annex B/C/D latest version internal only)
HE09A ATP Assessment Task Proforma
HE09B Template Module Handbook 2018/19
HE09C Second Marking or Moderation Sheet
HE09D Example Institute Programme Handbook 2018/19
HE09E Assessment and Disability
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
HE10 Additional Consideration and Short Extensions
HE11 Academic Integrity
HE12 Fitness to Study
HE13 Fitness to Practise
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
HE14 Ethics
HE15 Intellectual Property Rights
HE16 Academic Appeals & Student Case Requests
HE17 Management of Placement Learning in Higher Education
HE18 Student Protection Plan
HE20 Stakeholder Feedback, Resolution and Service Improvement
HE21 Student Transfer and the Recognition of Prior Learning
HE22 Student Engagement Framework
HE23 Recognised Teacher Status
HE24 Tuition Fee and Refund Policy
HE25 Evaluation HE of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
HE26 Honorary Awards
Teaching Excellence Framework 2023

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.
Office for Students Transparency Return
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.