Quality Gateway
Tool Kit: guidance, forms and templates
Current modules and programmes
Module Catalogue - This page provides general information relating to all the modules running in the chosen academic year. It describes the objectives, level, credit weighting and assessment method for each module.
Current Full Module Descriptions - Here is a list of all current validated modules. Please use these as the starting point for any amendments.
Programme Specifications (currently validated) - Takes you to your programmes currently validated programme specification.
Programme Documents (currently validated and archived) - Takes you to your programmes currently validated programme document and offers access to archived programme documents.
Useful resources
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications - Includes descriptors for higher education qualifications, guidance on naming qualifications, etc.
OfS Sector-recognised Standards (PDF, 201 kB) - provides threshold standards for qualification at all levels and classification descriptors for Level 6 bachelors' degrees
Policy and process guidance and related forms and templates are available below:
Policy for Approving Modules and Programmes (94.8 kB)
Approval and Review of Joint Honours Subjects and Pairings (PDF, 102kB)
Qualifications Descriptor (PDF, 75.8kB)
Programme Learning Outcome Guidance (PDF, 0.2MB)
Liberation, equality and diversity prompts for validation events (docx, 31.6kB)
Change to Revalidation Year request form (DOCX 36.9KB)
Design Feasibility Sub Committee (DFSC) templates
Programme Concept and Resources document (docx, 72.8 KB)
Programme Development Business Case - Collaborative Validation (Docx, 45.6kB)
Programme Development Business Case - Collaborative Revalidation (Docx, 47.7kB)
Validation/Revalidation templates
Programme Specification
Programme Specification template (DOCx, 50.2 kb)
Programme Specification template - Joint Honours (docx, 47.1kB)
Design Narrative
Design Narrative template - new programmes (docx, 81.1kb)
Design Narrative template - Degree Apprenticeship (docx, 86.8kb)
Design Narrative template - validating partners (docx, 75.9kB)
Design Narrative template - revalidation (docx, 88.9kb)
Design Narrative template - revalidation Degree Apprenticeship (docx, 89.1KB)
Design Narrative template - revalidation - validating partners (docx, 87.6kB)
Module Specification
Module specification template (docx, 35.1kB)
Module specification template - validating partners (docx, 32.6 KB)
Degree Apprenticeship
Nomination Form for External Panel Members (docx, 24.1kB)
External Panel Member Guidance and Report Form (DOC, 24.8KB)
External Panel Member Guidance and Report Form Degree Apprenticeship (DOCx 27kB)
YSJU Internal Panel Member Guidance (DOCx 27.1kB)
YSJU Internal Panel Member Guidance Degree Apprenticeship (DOCx 34.7 kB)
Key Issues for Foundation Degree Approval Panels (DOC, 46.5kB)
Responsibilities of Validation Panel Members (DOC, 35 kB)
Responses to Validation Conditions and Recommendations (DOC, 40.5 kB)
