At its meeting on 22 March 2019, Academic Standards Committee received the responses to the recommendations arising from the Periodic Subject Review of Management. ASC welcomed the full responses but requested updates on Recommendations 3 and 4 to be reported back to the October 2019 meeting of ASC.

Recommendation 3: this concerned the development of teaching of large classes. The response stated that LEADS had been consulted but had indicated a limited ability to assist. Mr Ramsay advised that there was scope for LEADS to assist further, perhaps in conjunction with sharing of good practice from other courses with large student cohorts, such as Biology 1. ASC requested that this be fed back to Management and that a further report be made to ASC in October 2019.

Recommendation 4: this concerned the review of consistency and timeliness of feedback, assessment and marking. The response did not include any reference to timeliness and a further response was requested on this for the October 2019 meeting of ASC.

Academic Standards Committee is asked to consider the adequacy of the responses and the progress made.

None identified.

No direct resource implications have been identified.

As outlined.

No specific implications identified, although the School should continue to embed consideration of equality and diversity in all its procedures and provision.