NTFs and CATE winners Annual Symposium April 27
NTF and CATE showcase event and launch of the 2022 internal selection process Tuesday 4th May 13:00-14:00, for Manchester Met staff
NTF/CATE information session Tuesday 11th May 13:00-14:00, for Manchester Met staff
The National Teaching Fellowship awards were introduced by the Higher Education Academy (now AdvanceHE) in 2000. It is a highly competitive scheme and a prestigious award recognised nationally and internationally. Up to 55 HE practitioners receive this award annually for their excellent contributions to learning and teaching in Higher Education from across the UK. Today, there are over 900 NTFs. Beyond the recognition, the NTF offers unique opportunities to collaborate with like-minded individuals in a growing community of passionate learning and teaching practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and professional areas. New NTFs join the Association for National Teaching Fellows.
The NTF award has helped outstanding practitioners to advance their career and become champions for teaching excellence within their institutions and further afield and inspire colleagues. See the AdvanceHE NTF pages for more information about the scheme and follow the @heaacademy on Twitter for updates. 'Enhancing the Impact of National Teaching Fellows: Critical Success Factors' is a research paper published by AdvanceHE which examines what makes a difference in successfully developing the impact of NTFs within and beyond the institution.
All nominee claims will be assessed on the evidence provided in relation to each of the three NTFS award criteria:
NTFS Criterion 1: Individual excellence
Evidence of enhancing and transforming student outcomes and/or the teaching profession; demonstrating impact commensurate with the individual’s context and the opportunities afforded by it.
NTFS Criterion 2: Raising the profile of excellence
Evidence of supporting colleagues and influencing support for student learning and/or the teaching profession; demonstrating impact and engagement beyond the nominee’s immediate academic or professional role.
NTFS Criterion 3: Developing excellence
Show the nominee’s commitment to and impact of ongoing professional development with regard to teaching and learning and/or learning support.
Reviewers will be looking for evidence of reach, value and impact to be demonstrated within the narrative presented in Section B. Please note that each of the three award criteria above is given equal consideration in the assessment process and weighted equally in the overall score.
Reach - The scale of influence. Though ‘geographic’ reach may be important for some nominees, it is useful to consider other ways that a nominee can demonstrate reach. Some nominees may demonstrate reach at a department/ faculty/ institution/ national/ global level, for example, but others might provide evidence of how their practice has reached different groups of students, individuals and/or organisations (e.g. postgraduates, commuter students, BAME students, online learners, etc.).s
Value - The benefit derived for students and staff (which may take different forms). Value may include qualitative evidence such as a change in approach to learning among students or staff. For example, evidence may be provided about how the work being described has added value to the student learning experience or to teaching practice. Value may also relate to the quality of enhanced experiences and the meaningfulness of practices. Some nominees may also be working in settings where there are positive explicit ethical elements to their practice.
Impact - The difference that has been made to policy, practice and/or student outcomes as the result of an activity. The focus here is on explicit evidence of positive change taking place. Impact evidence can be both quantitative and qualitative, but it is important to show how the activities described have changed teaching practice and/or learning outcomes.
How to apply for a National Teaching Fellowship »
A recording of our 2020 NTF and CATE celebrations and the launch of the 2021 internal selection process that took place on the 21st of September 2021 with Prof. Helen Laville (PVC Education), Prof. Kevin Singh (NTF) and this year’s winners Dr Theresa Nicholson (NTF) and MetMUnch (CATE) represented by Jas Smith and Salma Miyan:
The Higher Education Academy has created a set of short videos featuring some of the 2018 NTFS and CATE award winners:
The Association of National Teaching Fellows blog has an article: What do people get out of being a National Teaching Fellow?
All of the current Manchester Met Fellows are happy to mentor aspiring NTFs and offer support with applications. Click on a Fellow for further details about their areas of interest and contact details.