Explore Descriptor 2 - Fellow  and access all the required document and guidance you will need for the written route and professional conversation.
Engaging with Fellowship
Descriptor 2 reflects main grade teaching responsibilities and is the expected descriptor for all staff who undertake substantive teaching as part of their role. This descriptor recognises and acknowledges good practice within the learning contexts of higher education, wherever this takes place, and however teaching and the support of learning is approached. Further, it recognises the diversity of staff who, in different ways, provide such teaching and support.Â
The roles that are relevant to this level of Fellowship are: early career academics, academic-related and/or support staff holding substantive teaching and learning responsibilities, experienced academics relatively new to UK Higher Education and staff with (sometimes significant) teaching-only responsibilities including, for example, within work-based settings.
Typical Profile of a Fellow (D2):
Early career academics
Academic-related and/or support staff with substantive teaching and learning responsibilities
Experienced but relatively new to HE
Two to five years experience
Fellows need to demonstrate engagement with all five Areas of Activity and a commitment to all areas of Core Knowledge and Professional Values. Fellows should provide a rationale for the activities they describe, and demonstrate reflection on their teaching practice and the students’ learning experience. As APEX also relates to the UoP context, you need to show how your practice also contributes to wider education priorities at the University and aligns to Blended and Connected Learning and the University’s focus on Teach Well, Consistently well through the use of active blended learning (ABL).
Professional CommitmentÂ
Commitment to professional development is a hallmark of what it means to be a professional in HE and is at the heart of this pathway to Descriptor 2.
To benefit fully from this Pathway we expect you to:Â
Participate in the initial orientation events and supporting micro-clinics
Prepare for these sessions through identification of, and reflection on, relevant scholarship related to the session theme
Share reflections and practice with your peersÂ
Engage in CPD and remain in good standing
Descriptor 2 is suitable for individuals whose practice with learners has breadth and depth, enabling them to evidence all Dimensions. Effectiveness of practice in teaching and/or support of high quality learning is demonstrated through evidence of:Â
D2.1
Use of all five Professional Values
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D2.2
Application of all five forms of Core Knowledge
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D2.2
Effective and inclusive practice in all five Areas of Activity
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D2 Submission Checklist
Written Route
D2 Submission Form
Written Route
D2 Annotated CPD
Written Route
D2 Advocate Statement Form
Written Route
D2 Planning Template
D2 Reviewer Feedback Form
Written Route
D2 Submission Form
Professional Conservation
D2 Annotated CPD
Professional Conversation
D2 Advocate Statement Form
Professional Conservation
D2 Planning Template
D2 - Flight Planner
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Professional Conversation
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Professional Conversation - Participant Guidance Notes
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