Lecturer awarded Senior Fellowship

Dr Sue Johns, Chair of Teaching and Learning for the School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology, has been awarded recognition as a Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (HEA). She is responsible for the quality of the School’s teaching and learning; this includes all aspects of delivery, from overseeing new module validation processes to developing a strategy to ensure the ongoing development of the degree scheme. 
 
Senior Fellowship is a category of recognition that indicates extensive experience in leading and delivering learning and teaching in Higher Education. Senior Fellows typically have experience of strategic leadership at School level, responsibility for quality assurance and policy making as well as being able to demonstrate impact across their School and also in the wider academic community within their School and within their Institution.

Dr Johns said ‘I am delighted to have been awarded a Senior Fellowship by the HEA; I am proud that my contribution to teaching and learning within Bangor University has been recognised and has the same esteem as that of other Senior Fellows in the HEA. The process of recognition has helped me to reflect on my role as a teacher and to learn from the process of working with other colleagues who have inspired me to improve my teaching.’
 
HEA Fellowship is designed around the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) which supports the initial and continuing professional development of staff engaged in teaching and supporting learning in higher education. It provides a means to comprehensively benchmark, develop, and recognise and reward teaching and learning support roles within HE.

Publication date: 27 February 2014