Glossary

ADE Associate Dean Education

AAR Assistant Academic Registrar

AF Academic Framework

APFP Academic Planning and Fees Panel

APP Access and Participation Plan (OfS)

APR Annual Provider Review

AQSC Academic Quality and Standards Committee

AR Academic Registry

CPD Certificate of Professional Development

CME Continuous Monitoring and Enhancement

DA Degree apprenticeship

DoS Director of School

EE External Examiner

EEP External Examiner Panel

EPA End Point Assessment (for degree apprenticeships)

ESFA Education and Skills Funding Agency

FD Foundation Degree

FE Further Education

FHEQ Framework for Higher Education Qualifications

FHITS Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science

FMT Faculty Management Team

FSC Faculty of Society and Culture

GDPR General Data Protection Regulation

HE Higher Education

HEI Higher Education Institution

HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency

IFA Institute for Apprenticeships

JMSU Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union

LJMU Liverpool John Moores University

ME Module evaluation (Blue)

NSS National Student Survey

OfS Office for Students

PMAP Programme and Module Amendment Panel

PRES Postgraduate Research Experience Survey

PSRB Professional Statutory Regulatory Body

PSRBOP PSRB Oversight Panel

PTES Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey

QAA Quality Assurance Agency

QEO Quality Enhancement Officer

QSO Quality Support Officer

RP(E)L Recognition of Prior (Experiential) Learning

RPP Recruitment Policy Panel

SBS Subject Benchmark Statement

SIS LJMU’s student information system

SAW Student Advice and Wellbeing

SFE Student Finance England

SFNI Student Finance Northern Ireland

SFW Student Finance Wales

SLC Student Loan Company

TEF Teaching Excellence and Student Outcome Framework

UCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

UKES UK experience survey

UKVI UK Visas and Immigration

VLE Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas at LJMU)

VROP Validation and Review Oversight Panel

WebHub LJMU’s business information system