QUALITY AND STANDARDS | 13


Quality and standards


A team of auditors from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) visited the university from 4-8 April 2011 to carry out an institutional audit.


As a result of its investigations, the audit team’s view of the University of Cumbria is that:


Confidence can reasonably be placed in


the soundness of the institution’s present and likely future management of the academic standards of the awards that it offers.


Confidence can reasonably be placed in


the soundness of the institution’s present and likely future management of the quality of the learning opportunities available to students.


In May 2011 the university also underwent a full Ofsted inspection of all its ITE provision, covering primary and secondary both in the university and in the partnership schools. The university received an outcome of ‘good with some outstanding features’ and an overall rating of 2. The inspection noted on several occasions the strong support that was consistently available for students and it was stated clearly that this had been maintained during the challenging period faced by the university. The inspection also noted how the university is meeting local employment needs and making an impact in terms of quality and key subject areas.


In terms of the quality of healthcare provision, the university’s NHS-funded programmes were scrutinised at the annual monitoring and review by NHS North West in November 2010. The reviewers remained very impressed by the high standards and quality of provision. The faculty has also received a positive annual audit outcome from the General Social Care Council regarding social work provision.


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