ANNUAL COLLABORATIVE REVIEW REPORT FORM
This form should be filled in by the RHUL Programme Director, in consultation with the collaborative
partner where appropriate, for the following collaborative partnerships:
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Validated programmes; Franchised programmes; Endorsed programmes, and
Programmes delivered by flying faculty in collaboration with overseas partners.
The RHUL Programme Director should confirm the deadline for submission with the Academic Quality
and Policy Office; different deadlines will apply to each collaborative programme.
The collaborative report consists of four parts:
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Part A: Partnership details
Part B: Quality Assurance and Enhancement
Part C: Operational Issues
Part D: Partnership Review
Parts A, B and C and associated documentation should be completed and submitted to the Annual
Steering Group (or equivalent). Part B supplements the College’s Annual Review Report form for taught
programmes, the External Examiner(s) reports, responses to these, and Staff-Student Committee
minutes, which should also be considered by the Annual Steering Group.
Part D will be considered by the College’s Collaborative Provisions Committee and should be completed
only by the RHUL Programme Director.
The completed form (Parts A – D) plus all associated documentation, including the College’s Annual
Review Report for taught programmes and associated documentation, should be submitted in the
first instance to the Academic Quality & Policy Office: [email protected]
Please see the flow chart for an outline of the process.
PARTS A, B AND C SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE ANNUAL STEERING GROUP OR
EQUIVALENT
PART A: PARTNERSHIP DETAILS
1. Department at College
2. Partner institution
3. Royal Holloway key contacts
Programme Director
Liaison Manager (where applicable)
4. Partner Institution key contacts
Programme Director
Liaison Manager (where applicable)
5. Award on successful completion of
the programme
6. Awarding body
7. Start date of programme delivery
and period covered by this review
8. Expiry date of contract
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Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
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9. Brief summary of collaboration
Indicate which party has operational responsibility for each part of the collaboration e.g. admissions, student
records, delivery, assessment, validation
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PART B: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ENHANCEMENT
This part of the form supplements the information provided in the College’s Annual Review Report form
for taught programmes, which together with the External Examiner(s) reports, responses to these, and
Staff-Student Committee minutes must be considered at the Annual Steering Group and submitted to
the Academic Quality & Policy Office.
10. Formal warnings
Indicate the number of formal warnings issued to students for failure to meet minimum attendance
requirements and/ or submission requirements.
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11. Academic Misconduct
Indicate the number and type of assessment offences that have been identified, including plagiarism,
collusion, commissioning and examination offences, and any actions taken as a result.
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12. Academic Appeals
Indicate the number and type of appeals submitted in the academic year/ sessions under review, and how
many were upheld; e.g. appeals against the decisions of the examinations board, against terminations of
registration or against assessment offence penalties. In cases where appeals were upheld briefly explain the
reasons and, where applicable, any remedial action taken.
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13. Complaints relating to academic provision
Indicate the number of informal and formal complaints that students on this programme raised during the
academic year/ sessions under review
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14. Student Support and resources
Indicate any issues that relate to the provision of support services and resources to students (e.g. library and/
or IT provision where applicable).
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15. Other issues
Indicate any other issues that have arisen which may raise concerns about the quality and enhancement of
provision, e.g. breaches of security in relation to examinations, processing of marks and results, appointment
of teaching staff.
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16. Visits to teaching venues and staff observation
Indicate details of visits to teaching venues and observations of non-College staff
Date
Activity, e.g. visit,
Issues that have arisen
Action taken to resolve issue
observation
(where appropriate).
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17. Programme
Outline any programme amendments, new courses, or changes to existing courses that have been approved
or are still to be approved for the next academic year/ sessions.
Item Changed:
Details:
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18. Action plans and review of progress
(a) Detail what actions will be taken as a result of issues identified in this Report.
Proposed Action to be Taken
Ref
Timescale / Milestones
Staff / Body
(Year/#)
Responsible
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(b) Review of Progress on Previous Actions
Where deadlines have not met please include an explanation of what factors have affected this
Action
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Progress Made
Further Action
(Year/#):
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PART C: Operational Issues
19. Changes to contract schedules
(a) Comment on whether any changes to the Operations Manual are required to improve its clarity
and/or reflect changes agreed by the Steering Group in the light of issues identified as part of the
review of the programme.
Paragraph Number:
Suggested Improvement:
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(b) Outline any changes/ updates which have been made or are required to existing programme
documentation included in contract schedules, e.g. the Student Handbook to reflect changes in
regulations, College policies or procedures.
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Document:
Section:
Changes made / required:
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(a) Confirm that these have been agreed with the Assistant Registrar (Partnerships) and
approved by the Academic Quality & Policy Office and the Vice-Principal. If not, please
confirm the anticipated date by which these will be made so that contract schedules can
be updated and signed.
Yes
No
Sign Off:
Programme Director (RHUL). If author of report is not the Programme Director please indicate that here.
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Programme Director (partner).
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FOR COLLEGE CONSIDERATION ONLY
PART D: PARTNERSHIP REVIEW
20. Date of previous review by Collaborative
Provisions Committee (where applicable):
21. Performance against the financial model since the previous report was submitted to CPC
 indicate the number of students enrolled on the programme and comment on any variation of this
number from the original model
 indicate the number of students successfully completing the programme (or progressing to the next
stage of the programme)
 provide accounts for the period indicating the financial input and output against the original financial
model and comment on the reason for any discrepancies
22. Contractual relationship
(b) Include an assessment of whether the terms of the contract/relationship are being met, and what
actions are being taken where this is not the case. This includes but is not limited to meeting
contractual obligations as per student numbers recruited against target, timely payments, providing
required student data to the College in a timely fashion, issues relating to the appointment of
teaching staff.
Are all the terms of the contract being met? (YES/NO):
If ‘NO’ please identify what issues have been raised, and how these are being addressed. Please insert extra
lines as necessary.
Issues identified
Action taken to resolve issue (where appropriate).
(c) Include below dates of management and/ or liaison meetings which have taken place, and the date
of the Annual Steering Group meeting and any issues which have arisen between the College and the
partner institution which need to be brought to the attention of the Collaborative Provisions
Committee. Where relevant attach minutes of meetings. Please insert extra lines as necessary.
Meeting
Issues identified
Action taken to resolve issue
Date
(where appropriate).
23. External Environment
Detail any recent and potential changes to the market and environment in which the programme operates,
and detail how these changes could impact upon the programme and how they can be addressed.
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24. Risk Register Update.
Indicate whether the risk register for the collaboration has been reviewed and updated, any changes which
have been made, and highlight any trends or changes in the environment or with either partner which could
have further effects.
Has the Risk Register been reviewed?
YES/NO
If any changes have been made, or are required, please list them below and attach the revised Risk Register
to this form:
25. Publicity Information:
Please attach examples of publicity or materials associated with the programme in which reference is made
to the collaboration with Royal Holloway. Indicate whether these raise any concerns.
26. Value of the collaboration
Indicate the overall value of the collaboration to the department/school and the College – this may be
broader than the revenue value e.g. network, previously untapped catchment
27. Proposals for the future of the collaboration
Give any proposals for the future of the collaboration and provide the justification for these proposals – this
could be a recommendation to change the programmes offered or not to extend the current contract
Collaborative agreements are normally subject to renewal every 5 years. If this report is submitted within 12
months of the date of expiry of the collaborative agreement please indicate:
 if the department/school wishes to continue with the collaboration for a further period
 the key reasons as to why the collaboration should continue
 any changes that should be made to the contractual arrangement
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