Management School success at Learning and Teaching Awards
A team from the Management School has won the University Sir Alistair Pilkington Award for Teaching Excellence at this year’s Learning and Teaching Awards.
The Learning and Teaching awards consisted of eight winners from within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Winners presented about their nomination, their work and its wider impact with the panel choosing one to receive the University Sir Alistair Pilkington Award which includes an extra £1,000 to spend on learning and teaching activities within their department.
The winning team consisted of academics from the Management School’s Accounting and Finance programme who have been working together with Learning & Teaching Support Officers to run a trial of a new academic advisor system.
The advisor programme trial involved 150 first year BA Accounting and Finance students who took part in interactive extra-curricular sessions that focused on creating an enabling learning environment. Academic advisees were also invited to drop-in sessions for one to one advice and support. The team was nominated for its enthusiasm and dedication to the trial which has provided vital information to allow the scheme to be expanded to all first year students next year.
Claire Mallanaphy, Director of Student Experience, commented, “The Academic Advisor (AA) pilot team are delighted to have been awarded the Sir Alastair Pilkington award. We are really pleased that an initiative that worked with our students as partners in the design of the AA system has been recognised by the Faculty.
The new AA system is aligned with our strategy of improving our TEF position, and the impact from the trial so far demonstrates that we are working towards our objective. A lot of hard work has gone into the pilot this year, however all team members have enjoyed the experience as it has meant we have got to know our students and build good relationships with them. That has been the biggest reward of all!”
Also presenting at the awards was the team behind the Management School’s ‘We can work it out’ master’s consultancy challenge which took place in February. The challenge required students to come up with a solution to a real business problem, providing them with an opportunity to network with employers and develop team working skills. The team was nominated for its innovativeness and for effectively bringing together the strengths of professional services, academic staff and external partners.