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Kerr Castle

@kerrcastle.bsky.social
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Head of Digital, Marketing and Comms at QAA. Dad to the coolest kid ever. Doctor of Film & TV. Geek. Bass player.

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Vikki Hill @vikkihill.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I’m super pleased to share the recordings from our @qaa.ac.uk Collaborative Enhancement Project - the #Compassionare #Assessment in HE Network. It’s a privilege to speak to so many fantastic colleagues committed to reducing harmful assessment practices and policies. www.qaa.ac.uk/membership/c...
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Compassionate assessment in higher education
This QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project (CEP) for 2024 is led by the University of Bedfordshire. CEPs offer funding for institutions to work together on projects to enhance the quality of the parti...
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 27/02/2025
"The most important thing in terms of effective assessment design and assessment briefs is talking to the students themselves." - Professor @diervilla.bsky.social, #QualityInsights day 2
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 19/02/2025
On its tenth anniversary, we are delighted to be continuing our support sponsoring several awards within The Herald Education Awards, which has officially launched in The Herald Scotland today 🎉 Read the full article: lnkd.in/ezxG_9nG
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 18/02/2025
We are looking forward to presenting the QAA Quality Insights Conference in just over a week's time, where we will be joined by a range of speakers including @mikeewen.bsky.social, Head of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the @universityofhull.bsky.social. 📅 Register here: tinyurl.com/2suttwku
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 17/02/2025
📣 Higher Education provider colleagues: Join us in promoting higher level study 📣 We are currently taking expressions of interest to appoint new members to our Promotion of Access to Higher Education Diploma Working Group (PATHED) QAA working group. Read on to find out more ⤵️
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 21/01/2025
Registration is now open for our Quality Insights Conference, which will take place online on 26-27 February! It will focus on themes of sustainable enhancement, dynamic quality processes, compassion in education, and institutional and curriculum reform. Sign up here 👉 events.qaa.ac.uk/yRXDyq
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Kerr Castle @kerrcastle.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
A1 Pam, Rich and Maddi! 😁 For me, hidden curric inadvertently fuels uncertainty and disparate experiences of HE. It can be a byproduct of old ways of working/assumed knowledge, or a consequence of intense workload for staff. It needs thoughtful attention and generosity all round #LTHEchat
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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
#LTHEchat - coming this Weds 5th Feb - 8-9 GMT: Let's talk about: The Hidden Curriculum: lthechat.com/2025/02/03/l... #seda #studychat #LoveLD
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#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum
Led by Dr Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum in higher education shapes student experi…
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 31/01/2025
We are delighted to be continuing our support for @heraldscotland.bsky.social Higher Education Awards this year. The award scheme, which recognises outstanding work taking place within Scotland’s higher education sector, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2025. Read more👇
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 31/01/2025
In the latest edition of the QAA podcast, our Chief Executive @vickistott.bsky.social talks with @registrarism.bsky.social about the changes that the sector has gone through over the last few decades and the challenges it faces today. 🎧 Listen here: www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/...
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 28/01/2025
2024 was a big year for the Access to Higher Education Diploma, as we celebrated the registration of our first million students onto AHE courses. QAA's Claire Swales tells us more in our latest blog: www.qaa.ac.uk//en/news-eve...
Lessons in Access
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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 13/12/2024
QAA has joined an increasing number of organisations in the field of education which have seen the potential of Bluesky to foster productive dialogue and the constructive interaction of ideas.
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