National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

Overview

The purpose of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme is to raise the profile of learning and teaching, recognise and celebrate individuals who make an outstanding impact on the student learning experience, and provide a national focus for institutional teaching and learning schemes.

The Higher Education Academy runs the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS). Up to fifty awards of £10,000 are made to recognise individual excellence. The award is intended for Fellows' professional development in teaching and learning or aspects of pedagogy. For more information on the NTFS visit the HEA website.

Eligible HE and FE institutions are invited to nominate up to three individual members of staff who can demonstrate excellence in supporting the student learning experience in higher and further education.

If you have any queries or require further information on the selection process please contact cdotl@reading.ac.uk. If you would like to discuss the nomination you'd like to make please contact Dr Anne Crook a.c.crook@reading.ac.uk

2012 NTFS Nominees

This year the University of Reading is pleased to announce its NTFS nominees will be:

• Helen Bilton (Institute of Education)
• Dr Anne Crook (Centre for the Development of Teaching and Learning)
• Professor Rachel McCrindle (School of Systems Engineering)

Selection of University of Reading Nominations

The University selects its nominees for the NTFS in the following way:

1. Call is made for self nominations to be submitted to the Centre for the Development of Teaching and Learning (CDoTL) using the expression of interest form.

2. NTFS Selection Panel reviews list of nominees and selects a short-list to invite to submit a case for nomination and a long list of nominees to work with over 2-3 years to support their nominations.

4. NTFS Selection Panel selects up to 3 nominees from the short-list cases submitted to go forward into the NTFS

5. The NTFS Selection Panel reserves the right to consider potential candidates not otherwise nominated

Please note that the NTFS selection process takes place before the 2011/12 University Teaching Fellowship Scheme

Dates

Launch date for NTFS selection process - 11th October 2011

Deadline date for applications - 7th November 2011

For the full NTFS application schedule please visit Key Dates.

NTFS Selection Panel:

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (T&L) (Chair)
• 2 Reading National Teaching Fellows
• 2 FDTLs
• Director of CDoTL
• Academic Staff Development Manager