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SLTP

The Supporting Learning and Teaching Pathway (SLTP) has been
designed to meet the needs of the significant number of College
staff whose job involves supporting learners - who might be
students or staff - but who are not part of the full-time academic
staff. The pathway is designed to increase participants’ knowledge
of learning and teaching issues relevant to their roles at Imperial.
It is work-focused, with its core learning activities targeted on each
participant’s own work environment.

The 2013-14 course, the last under the direction of Benefits to participating in SLTP
Mr Peter Wren who retired in March, saw another
18 successful participants. In 2015 the course is • Enables existing staff to develop a better
to be redesigned. It will run from January to June, understanding of their own role in enhancing
comprising four face-to-face sessions and online learning and therefore improves the skill-set of
learning activities and will require attendance at at College staff as a whole.
least one additional workshop. SLTP will become
one of Imperial College’s ‘Foundations in Teaching’ • Allows staff to consider inclusive educational
pathways and will be accredited as part of the practices.
Imperial STAR Framework. Participants who complete
this programme can apply to become an Associate • Increases knowledge of digital learning through
Fellow of The Higher Education Academy. Work that participants’ experience of taking a course that
participants undertake on the course will be designed adopts a blended learning approach.
to contribute to their application.
• Supports staff in submitting an application
to become an Associate Fellow of The Higher
Education Academy.

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