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Attached are four of the eight remaining outstanding annual reports from the University's Joint Programmes for 2009-10.

It was agreed at the meeting of the Academic Standards Committee on 18 February, 2011 that clearer guidance on the structure and content of the annual monitoring reports from Joint Boards should be developed. The Senate Office has recently reviewed the processes for reporting on joint programmes in the context of the new Framework for Academic Collaborations - please refer to paper 10/52, section f, item iv. Paper 10/52 recommends that Colleges submit an annual, composite report for academic collaborative programmes within each College. The adoption of this recommendation would mean that separate reports for Joint Programmes would no longer be required to be submitted to ASC. Under such an arrangement, individual Colleges would be responsible for scrutinising individual reports and submitting a composite report to ASC.

A template for annual reports is currently under development with a view to submission to ASC at the May meeting. The purpose of the template will be to provide a standardised reporting procedure for Joint Programmes.

To note the recently received, outstanding reports as listed below, as well as the proposed changes to the reporting procedures for joint programmes outlined in paper 10/52, section f, item iv):

MSc Social History

MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice

Master of Social Work

BA Social Work

Senate Office and Colleges.

No additional resource implications identified.

Timescale of submission of reports to ASC may be revised.

None identified.