At its meeting on 22 March 2019, ASC received the six-month update from the review of Physics & Astronomy which detailed the responses and progress made to date in implementing the recommendations.

Recommendation 1 was concerned with administrative support for teaching and it was noted that the School was currently the only School in the College that did not have a teaching administrator. ASC agreed that an update on this issue should be requested from the College for the October 2019 meeting.

Recommendation 3 concerned training for demonstrators and included reference to the demonstrators' comments on the limited value of statutory GTA training because of its focus on classroom teaching. ASC noted that LEADS offered an optional extra course on laboratory teaching led by Geographical & Earth Sciences staff.

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.