The Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) recognises and rewards collaborative work that has had a demonstrable impact on teaching and learning. Introduced in 2016, the scheme highlights the key role of teamwork in higher education.

Why apply?

• Provides teams with national recognition and profile of their collaborative work in learning and teaching within higher education.

• Offers an extension to university wide team-based recognition schemes, as a means to raise the status of learning and teaching.

• The award can help ‘open doors’ to new collaborative or career opportunities.

• Join a national community of like-minded professionals who are passionate about collaborative approaches to teaching excellence

Take the time to read through the detailed guidance provided by AdvanceHE

Overview of CATE Criterion One:
Tips and advice for potential nominees on how to evidence excellence in their collaborative approach when completing their claim.

Overview of CATE Criterion Two:
Tips and advice for nominees on how to effectively provide evidence of the impact of the team’s collaborative approach on teaching and learning when completing their claim.

A fantastic resource for CATE teams to help them reflect on the CATE criteria.

The question set has been developed by Dr Chrissi Nerantzi, NTF (University of Leeds), Dr Charles Buckley, NTF (University of Liverpool), Dr Deeba Parmar (Middlesex University), and Alex Walker (University of the Highlands and Islands). 

Financial support was generously provided by the University of Aberystwyth for this project. These funds were used to work with students from the School of Art at Manchester Met who were selected via a competition. Artwork and design contributors: Man Met  Foundation Art & Design students Cresson Wilson, Hazel Brough, Seren Otoole, Sophia Johanning. Supported by Benjamin Greenhalgh, Senior Lecturer and Louise Batchelor, Senior Lecturer.