UKPSF 2011
V4. Acknowledge the wider context in which higher education operates recognising the implications for professional practice
UKPSF 2023
V4. Respond to the wider context in which higher education operates, recognising implications for practice.
When looking at the UKPSF during our class on 24th February, I noticed one word missing in the V4 2023 update compared to the 2011 edition, “Professional”. This sparked an interesting conversation with my peers in two different situations. Many of us, myself included have been told countless times that our purpose is to get students a degree, not a career. The removal of “professional” from this part of the framework enforces this idea that degree’s are not for the purpose of making students employable, but to encourage students to learn for their own personal practice.
This got me thinking about LCF’s move to Stratford. Living in the area myself, I have seen several initiatives set up by LCF to integrate into the community. Fashion studios for locals in Leyton, outreach projects for schools in Newham, Waltham forest, Hackney and Tower Hamlets, open days at Stratford Circus and projects such as East summer school. All targeting young people aged 13-18 since 2018. These projects are welcomed in this area of East London, and I was proud that the college were encouraging young locals to become prospective students in time for the new campus opening in 2023. That was until seeing the change in framework.
To be continued at https://sarahmasters.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/03/15/uk-professional-standards-framework-and-employability-blog-2/
References
Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in
higher education 2011 https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/ukpsf-2011-summary-document
Accessed 5/03/23
Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in
higher education 2023 https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/teaching-and-learning/psf#psf2023
Accessed 5/03/23