Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
development and training
The Centre for Learning and Teaching has partnered with other professional services to bring development and training into one easy-to-access place. Below, the accordions show the areas you can engage with, their remit, and how to access their development opportunities. This makes it simple to find and access the development you need.
The Academic Quality Enhancement Office (AQEO) provides advice, staff development and support for schools in maintaining academic standards, assuring the quality of our courses and enhancing the academic experiences of our students through the delivery of a flexible and proportionate quality framework.
Our quality assurance activities are underpinned by the Academic Regulations, which all staff and students/apprentices are required to follow. We have a commitment to continuous improvement and active engagement in supporting ongoing enhancements to our academic courses.
Colleagues and students/apprentices can access the Academic Regulations through the main Leeds Beckett website. AQEO also has an internal webpage with a range of additional resources for staff. Please email quality@leedsbeckett.ac.uk for further information.
Business Engagement and Beckett Careers is a central service which is focused on bridging the gap between university and employers/the skills agenda regionally, nationally and internationally. As a central service we are fundamentally a gateway into the university and our team works across professional service departments and all of our academic schools and subject disciplines.
See the Business Engagement and Beckett Careers briefing for details on the four strands.
The Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) supports colleagues to research and develop academic practices. CLT's three teams, the Developing Excellent Academic Practice team, the Centre for Research into Teaching in Higher Education, and the Educational Enhancement Unit work together to provide inclusive opportunities for all to engage in learning and teaching research, innovation, collaboration, support, professional recognition and enhancement.
The Developing Excellent Academic Practice (DEAP) team offers colleagues who are supporting learning and teaching across the university, the opportunity to develop themselves, their practice and their courses, through our Educational Development Programme.
The Centre for Research into Teaching in Higher Education (CRTHE) can offer resources to support pedagogic research initiatives, workshops, and funding for projects related to teaching.
To get you started, CLT offer a regular opportunity to attend an 'Introduction to CLT' session, where you can find out in more detail about the support, and development opportunities we provide to support your teaching development. You will be guided through the resources available and the wide variety of educational development sessions you can access throughout your time at Leeds Beckett. Upcoming session dates can be found in the Educational Development Programme.
If you cannot make one of the organised sessions, but would still like to chat to a member of the team, please email clt@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
The Digital Learning Service is a central team in Library and Learning Services, offering support and training for the MyBeckett Portal & VLE, Turnitin, PebblePad and other integrated digital learning tools.
The team offers bookable training sessions and self-paced training modules (available for self-enrolment via the All Staff Community in MyBeckett).
For more information, please contact the team directly: digitallearning@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Our Library team support the teaching, learning and research needs of the university community. Staff and students have access to libraries on both campuses and thousands of online resources via our website. Each School has a team of Academic Librarians who are your main contacts within the Library.
The Library also manages and provides support and training for a number of university-wide systems, including MyBeckett, Skills for Learning which supports student academic skills development, and the university’s research management system and repositories. There are specialist teams supporting research, distance learners, students with disabilities, archives and providing copyright advice.
For more information please visit our website or email library@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
Beckett IT Essentials (BITE) has been created for all Leeds Beckett colleagues, from new colleagues to those who just want to brush up on their digital literacy skills.
The IT induction aims to help you get up to speed with how we do things here at Leeds Beckett, including terminology, named resources and tips and tricks.
If you need IT Support, please contact the IT Service Desk via the IT Self-Service Portal, phone on 0113 812 2222 or in person at our City and Headingley Campus libraries between 09:00-17:00.
The People and Organisational Development (POD) webpages detail a range of development opportunities to stretch and support all colleagues at LBU, including a catalogue of e-learning courses and resources available via our MyDevelopment platform.
In addition to 1:1 coaching and mentoring, development sessions and team development opportunities, our website also provides support and information on leadership, wellbeing, engagement and performance.
For more information, visit our POD website or email POD@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
The Registrar and Secretary's Office has a broad range of responsibilities from:
Managing the work of the Board of Governors, Academic Board and other executive committees to legal services across the university, managing institutional policies and information governance, visa compliance and student casework as well as the Student Registry and Graduate School administration.
Visit the Registrar and Secretary’s Office team pages to learn more about the individual teams and their roles.
The Research and Enterprise Service is here to help academics in all schools access opportunities to engage in research and enterprise activities.
To find out more, please visit the Research and Enterprise intranet pages where you can find out about funding opportunities, applying for funding and our development and training program plus much more!
Student Services play a key role in the student and staff experience. Student Services are dedicated to ensuring our students get the most from their time at university and we recognise that the overall wellbeing of our students is at the core of this ambition.
They provide a range of initial advice and guidance for students, colleagues, and visitors, online and within our Student Services centres, as well as a range of services to those students who require more specialised support. They also help organise student Welcome and Induction and coordinate student surveys, including the National Student Survey (NSS) and Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES).
Our Student Services teams:
- Student Advice
- Disability Advice
- Student Money
- Student Wellbeing
In supporting School and Professional Services colleagues, Student Services provide expert consultancy in all of the above areas. For further information, or support, visit our Student Services colleague pages or contact .
Access information about MyHub, the platform that links students and graduates to Students Services.
