{"id":3,"date":"2025-08-12T10:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:01:09","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Reform: A Whole Community Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About this project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Mark Andrews and Debbie McVitty have noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/wonkhe.com\/blogs\/were-asking-questions-about-curriculum-transformation\/\">WonkHE<\/a> \u2018curriculum change is everywhere\u2019 in Higher Education. Across the sector, institutions are embarking on\u2014or considering\u2014wide-scale programme reform. These changes are driven not only by financial pressures but also by a growing demand for inclusive teaching and learning, and for graduates who are ready to thrive in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/659\/2025\/08\/CEP-logo-1-1024x215.png\" alt=\"Project Logo: Curriculum Reform: A whole community Approach.\nA QAA funded collaborative enhancement project.\" class=\"wp-image-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/659\/2025\/08\/CEP-logo-1-1024x215.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/659\/2025\/08\/CEP-logo-1-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/659\/2025\/08\/CEP-logo-1-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/659\/2025\/08\/CEP-logo-1-1536x323.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/qaa-curriculumreform\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/659\/2025\/08\/CEP-logo-1-2048x430.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Project Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Yet, the current financial climate and post-pandemic context make this a challenging time for universities to undertake large-scale institutional change. Strategic curriculum reform can sometimes feel imposed\u2014<em>done to<\/em>&nbsp;staff and students rather than&nbsp;<em>done with<\/em>&nbsp;them. Proposals aimed at fostering interdisciplinarity, improving consistency in student experience, and enhancing skills development can also raise concerns about the preservation of disciplinary identities and academic freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">This is the backdrop and motivation for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qaa.ac.uk\/membership\/benefits-of-qaa-membership\/collaborative-enhancement-projects\">QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who&#8217;s involved?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is led by senior academic and professional services colleagues at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/\">University of Exeter<\/a>, in partnership with their counterparts at the Universities of <a href=\"https:\/\/bristol.ac.uk\/\">Bristol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds.ac.uk\/\">Leeds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/\">Newcastle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soas.ac.uk\/\">SOAS<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salford.ac.uk\/\">Salford<\/a>.  Amongst the partners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leeds and Reading<\/strong>&nbsp;are well advanced,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exeter and Bristol<\/strong>&nbsp;are beginning implementation,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SOAS, Salford, and Newcastle<\/strong>&nbsp;are in the early discovery and development phase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This diversity offers a rich opportunity to reflect on and evaluate curricular reform from multiple perspectives\u2014whether starting out, delivering change, or reviewing impact. These insights are shaping the development of our project resources and are vital to understanding the full lifecycle of whole-institution curriculum review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Benefits?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our project is designed to support a wide range of stakeholders across the university and the broader HE sector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf93 University Education Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A community of practice for those leading curricular reform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A student co-designed toolkit for multi-stakeholder engagement in programme (re)design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Educators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Practical guidance on curriculum innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources for skills mapping, piloting, scaling, and stakeholder engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf93 Student Community and Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Case studies and resources to support student leadership in curriculum (re)design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on inclusion, belonging, wellbeing, and employability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f UK HE Sector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Support for long-term sector sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insights from institutions already engaged in reform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources to help providers develop market-attractive curricula aligned with TEF, graduate outcomes, and financial resilience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog site will host open-source resources to help universities engage their whole community in curriculum reform\u2014through consultation, participation, and collaboration. 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