Academic Practice Directorate
The Academic Practice Directorate (APD) supports colleagues and students in the design, delivery and recognition of outstanding programmes and outstanding academic practice.
Our specialist team is here to support any academic development activity related to teaching, learning and assessment, to facilitate and promote an institutional culture of ongoing enhancement.
Activities and services
Our work includes:
- working directly with programme teams on the development and enhancement of their curricula and teaching practices
- providing individuals and groups with support and mentoring for internal and external recognition awards (eg HEA Fellowships, National Teaching Fellowships, Collaborative Awards for Teaching Excellence)
- promoting and facilitating educational enquiry, evaluation and development, through internal seed-corn funding awards, and supporting and partnering colleagues in the pursuit of external funding
- bringing staff, students and external partners together to exchange ideas and share expertise and experience through institution-wide events and bespoke team-based development workshops
- working in partnership with experienced colleagues from across the University, we offer a range of Advance HE accredited programmes for achieving fellowship recognition, and specialist continuous professional development opportunities.
Read more about our offer on the staff intranet (login required) and access our resources through the Education Essentials pages. If you have any suggestions or queries please email us at AcademicPractice@uwe.ac.uk.
Meet the team
Susi
Peacock
PFHEA, PhD, PGCert, MSc, BA(Hons)
Deputy Director and Head of Digital Education
Helen
King
NTF, PFHEA, SFSEDA, PhD, BSc(Joint Hons),
PGCert
Deputy Director of Academic Practice and Head of Academic
Development
Petia
Petrova
SFHEA, PhD, MSc, BA(Hons)
Associate Director of Academic Practice
Laura
Bennett
SFHEA, PhD, MA, BA(Hons)
Associate Director of Academic Practice
Paul
Redford
DPhil, MSc, BA(Hons), SFHEA, CPsychol
Associate Director of Academic Practice
Shaun
Mudd
FHEA, PhD, MA, PCAP, BA
Senior Lecturer in
Academic Practice
Rebecca
Ward
BSc(Hons), Dip
CPD
Recognition and Framework Manager
Russell
Brookes
BA(Hons), MA, PGCHE, CMALT
Senior Digital Education Advisor
Jenny
Narborough
FHEA, PGCertHE, BSc(Hons)
Learning Technologist
James
Brennan
BA(Hons), AinstAM
Senior Administrator and
Project Coordinator
Julia
Denman
BA(Hons)
Administrative Assistant
Louise
Mighall
LLB(Hons)
Administrative Assistant
Lauren
Rubery
BA(Hons), PGDip
Administrative Assistant
Amber
Huckle
MA, BA(Hons)
Administrative Assistant