Middlesex University


Financial Statements 2016/17


Review of operations Learning, teaching and assessment


‘Excellent outcomes’ for all students The University was awarded Silver in the government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework in June 2017, receiving particular praise for commitment to supporting and enhancing student engagement. The panel found that students from all backgrounds achieve excellent outcomes at Middlesex, and that there is a culture which values and rewards teaching. It also commented that levels of student satisfaction with teaching, academic support, assessment and feedback are high, supported by ‘an excellent Student Learning Assistant scheme’.


This scheme, which trains highly motivated learners to support other students in partnership with academic staff, has received additional investment in the past year. It is a sector-leading example of a managed peer support scheme, and will expand further in the coming months in line with University strategy to encourage students to learn from each other.


The implementation of the inclusive curriculum project is a key priority. Recent changes to government funding for students with disabilities, health problems or learning difficulties have required universities to mainstream additional support and learning resources. Middlesex has taken this as an opportunity to enhance access to digital module resources for all students and to develop further online elements of learning and teaching.


The Annual Monitoring and Enhancement process, which reviews performance at the programme level to ensure continuous improvement of the student learning experience, highlighted examples of innovative and creative teaching and assessment and offered an opportunity for programmes to share good practice.


Well-rounded graduates


As part of an ongoing review of the curriculum, a set of graduate attributes are being embedded across all programmes, including digital literacy, cultural competence and creativity, and aiming to develop our graduates into strong communicators and effective team players.


A Language and Culture Exchange will launch this year. The scheme encourages students to form tandem learning pairs in order to learn about other cultures and improve foreign language skills.


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