Fellow (FHEA) is the appropriate category of fellowship to recognise the professional practice of individuals from a wide variety of different education contexts. Their higher education (HE) teaching and/or support for learning practice has ‘breadth and depth’, enabling them to evidence all 15 Dimensions of the Professional Standards Framework 2023 (PSF 2023) to meet the requirements of PSF 2023 Descriptor 2.
Descriptor 2 is suitable for individuals whose practice with learners has breadth and depth, enabling them to evidence all Dimensions. Effectiveness of practice in teaching and/or support of high-quality learning is demonstrated through evidence of:
D2.1: use of all five Professional Values
- V1 In your context, show how you respect individual learners and diverse groups of learners.
- V2 In your context, show how you promote engagement in learning and equity of opportunity for all to reach their potential.
- V3 In your context, show how you use scholarship, or research, or professional learning, or other evidence-informed approaches as a basis for effective practice.
- V4 In your context, show how you respond to the wider context in which higher education operates, recognising implications for practice.
- V5 In your context, show how you collaborate with others to enhance practice.
D2.2: application of all five forms of Core Knowledge
- K1 In your context, apply knowledge of how learners learn, generally and within specific subjects.
- K2 In your context, apply knowledge of approaches to teaching and/or supporting learning, appropriate for subjects and levels of study.
- K3 In your context, apply knowledge of critical evaluation as a basis for effective practice.
- K4 In your context, apply knowledge of appropriate use of digital and/or other technologies, and resources for learning.
- K5 In your context, apply knowledge of requirements for quality assurance and enhancement, and their implications for practice.
D2.3: effective and inclusive practice in all five Areas of Activity
- A1 In your context, demonstrate that you design and plan learning activities and/or programmes.
- A2 In your context, demonstrate that you teach and/or support learning through appropriate approaches and environments.
- A3 In your context, demonstrate that you assess and give feedback for learning.
- A4 In your context, demonstrate that you support and guide learners.
- A5 In your context, demonstrate that you enhance your practice through own continuing professional development.
Who is this for?
Individuals applying for Fellow (FHEA) are academic staff with substantive teaching responsibilities or professional staff with responsibilities to support higher education learning across all Dimensions.
The choice of an appropriate fellowship category is not role-dependent: you will need to explore whether you have sufficient evidence of appropriate teaching or support for learning practice to make a successful application.
Use Advance HE’s free online Fellowship Category Tool to help you work out whether FHEA is the right category of fellowship for you at this point. Learn more in EFS Collection 1_About the REx Pathway.