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References (200 - 500 words each)
Part of your application should include a commentary from two referees. The function of the references is to
provide a review of your experience that supports and supplements the information in your Account of
Professional Practice. The commentary should be based on a face-to-face meeting in which you and your
referee discuss your application.
The references should refer primarily to your experience and achievements in teaching and learning and
should refer to your research record only if this directly informs your teaching.
If the referee is your manager, supervisor, mentor or Head of Department/Unit you should discuss the
ways in which you have contributed to the department’s or unit’s teaching and learning objectives and
identify your future professional development needs (for example progression to the next Descriptor
category) and how you might be supported to achieve these needs.
If the referee is your peer (e.g. fellow STAR participant or senior GTA) they should provide practical
examples of your professional practice in teaching and supporting learning. This could include a peer
observation of your teaching.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to collect the reference from your referee. We recognise that this is a
different kind of reference from one that is normally required for promotion or job appointment, as we are
looking for evidence of commitment to and effectiveness of teaching and/or supporting learning rather than
general academic achievement. If you require any further information regarding the referee process, or the
accreditation of teaching at Imperial, please contact staradmin@imperial.ac.uk.
There is guidance for referees at each level which can be accessed at:
Associate Fellow (AFHEA)
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/Associate%20Fellow%20guidance%20notes.pdf
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Part of your application should include a commentary from two referees. The function of the references is to
provide a review of your experience that supports and supplements the information in your Account of
Professional Practice. The commentary should be based on a face-to-face meeting in which you and your
referee discuss your application.
The references should refer primarily to your experience and achievements in teaching and learning and
should refer to your research record only if this directly informs your teaching.
If the referee is your manager, supervisor, mentor or Head of Department/Unit you should discuss the
ways in which you have contributed to the department’s or unit’s teaching and learning objectives and
identify your future professional development needs (for example progression to the next Descriptor
category) and how you might be supported to achieve these needs.
If the referee is your peer (e.g. fellow STAR participant or senior GTA) they should provide practical
examples of your professional practice in teaching and supporting learning. This could include a peer
observation of your teaching.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to collect the reference from your referee. We recognise that this is a
different kind of reference from one that is normally required for promotion or job appointment, as we are
looking for evidence of commitment to and effectiveness of teaching and/or supporting learning rather than
general academic achievement. If you require any further information regarding the referee process, or the
accreditation of teaching at Imperial, please contact staradmin@imperial.ac.uk.
There is guidance for referees at each level which can be accessed at:
Associate Fellow (AFHEA)
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/Associate%20Fellow%20guidance%20notes.pdf
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