Emma Heron
Head of Teaching & Learning Enhancement at Sheffield Hallam University- Claim this Profile
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Advance HE Senior Women’s Development Programme (cohort SWDP15)
Advance HEJul, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Senior Fellowship
Advance HEJun, 2017- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Sheffield Hallam University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Teaching & Learning Enhancement
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Nov 2017 - Present
I am Head of Teaching & Learning Enhancement for the largest college (11,000 students) at Sheffield Hallam University (prior to internal reorganisation with the title of Faculty Head of Learning, Teaching & Assessment). My role sits at Senior Staff Grade and has strategic responsibility across 7 academic departments in the college for:o Leadership of student experience and ways to develop student belonging and mattering on a wide range of course sizes (incl. large cohorts) and discipline areas;o Teaching innovation & assessment design, including enhancing progression, retention and graduate employability;o Continuous improvement in student representation through close working with the Students’ Union;o Embedding equality, diversity and inclusion discussions looking at teaching and assessment practices effective equality action planning at department level;o Leadership on, and responsibility for, quality enhancement & quality assurance, working closely with central Quality colleagues and departmental Quality leads, and o Leadership on Academic Advising for all students, ensuring consistency in offer at undergraduate and postgraduate levelI am sole staff lead on the following university-wide work (impacting 30,000 students):o Co-design, successful implementation and continuous improvement of formally recognised local student voice forums in all 17 academic departments o Driver of continuous improvement in student representation, working closely with course administrators, course representatives and academicso Listening Rooms project: cross-university project which touches a large number of students (250+), has several work streams (including BAME, LGBT+, disability, Access and Participation). Its aim is to provide authentic and reliable student experience data. It has been adopted in other UK HEIs. It won The Guardian's 2020 Student Experience award and came third in Pearson's 2022 HE Innovate awards.Module Lead: level 5 work placement module since 2008. Show less
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Head of Academic Development, Department Psychology, Sociology & Politics
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Sep 2013 - Nov 2017
Deputy Head of Department and member of Departmental senior management team (60 staff & 1500 students across three academic areas). Strategic lead for learning & teaching, employability and student experience (with improved NSS scores during this time). Line management of Departmental Student Experience & Employability Lead and Departmental LTA and QSME Lead. Teaching.
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Subject Group Leader (Politics), Department Psychology, Sociology & Politics
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Apr 2012 - Sep 2013
Strategic lead for Politics subject group, including re-profiling of degree / strategic fit. Direct and full line management / work planning of 7 staff. Teaching.
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Departmental QSME Lead (Principal Lecturer promotion)
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Sep 2009 - Apr 2012
Ensuring quality assurance & enhancement for all of Department's provision plus cross-cutting Faculty role (personal, professional development and career management) & working with external agencies (local career management companies to discuss curriculum design) (2010- 2012). Teaching.
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Learning Hub Manager, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2009
Developed the concept and realisation of staff and student enhanced experiences of virtual and physical learning spaces. Teaching.
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Senior Lecturer Social Policy, School of Social Science & Law
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Sep 1999 - Sep 2007
Teaching, course and degree development (UG & PG)
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Education
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1995 - 1999
University of Leeds
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social Policy, Welfare State and New Labour -
1993 - 1994
University of Leeds
Master of Arts - MA, Social and Public Policy -
1992 - 1993
University of Liverpool
Diploma Town & Regional Planning, Civic Design -
1991 - 1992
University of York
Master of Arts - MA, Women's Studies -
1987 - 1990
The University of Manchester
Bachelor’s Degree, Geography
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