Enhancement Themes
The Quality Enhancement Themes represent one element of the new enhancement-led strategy in Scottish higher education. This strategy is learner-centred; its focus is the student experience. A thematic approach to quality enhancement is helping Scottish higher education institutions, individually and collectively, to :
- address the problems and challenges inherent in twenty-first century mass and global higher education
- find high quality and effective solutions to improve the student experience
- be more efficient and effective in delivering transformational change.
The Enhancement Themes are planned and directed by the sector through the Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee (SHEEC). SHEEC manages the programme of Enhancement Theme activity in the context of a five-year rolling plan of topics.
Five partner bodies are involved in implementing the Enhancement Themes initiative:
- the Scottish Funding Council
- Universities Scotland
- QAA Scotland.
- Higher Education Academy.
- NUS Scotland
sparqs (student participation in quality Scotland) further assists and supports student engagement in quality assurance and enhancement activities, working closely with student associations.
