NTU Quality Handbook
Find out about how the Quality Handbook — the guide that governs learning and teaching regulations at Nottingham Trent University.
What is the Quality Handbook?

The Quality Handbook provides the framework which governs learning and teaching at Nottingham Trent University. It serves as a source of information for both staff and students and covers several policies and guidance which state the processes and procedures that NTU follows when delivering education.
The provisions of the Quality Handbook also applies to students studying on any of our courses at partner institutions.
The associated templates and forms can be found in MyHub. They include:
- course change form
- course specification template
- curriculum map exemplar
- external specialist commentary template for course changes
- interim course report template
- external examiner forms
- teach-out arrangements guidance.
Additional templates and guidance can be found on our collaborations and partnerships templates page.
Here you can find the most recent Changes to the NTU Quality Handbook 202324.
Relevant sections (0-10)
- Section 5 - Course Design and Approval Under review for 2023/24.
(Find more information about development and approval of courses and modules.)
Supplements
- Supplement 5A - Requirements for Approving Changes to Courses Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5B - Operation of Design Sprints: Guidance on process Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5C - Operation of Design Sprints: Guidance for facilitators Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5D - Operation of Design Sprints: Guidance for stakeholders Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5E - Guidance on the Appointment of External Specialists in Academic Approval Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5F - Curriculum Map Exemplar Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5G - Guidance on Teach-Out Arrangements Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5H - Requirements for Erasmus and International Exchanges Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5I - Approval and Quality Management of Different Categories of Course Under review for 2023/24.
- Supplement 5J - Guidance on Assessment Regulations Where There Are PSRB Constraints Under review for 2023/24.
- Section 10 - Working With Others Under review for 2023/24
- Section 10A - Partnerships
- Section 10B - School-based Collaborative Provision Under review for 2023/24.
- Section 10C - Validation Service Under review for 2023/24.
- Section 10D - Placements
- Section 10E - Wiley Online Policy
- Section 10F - Apprenticeships
- Section 10G - Micro-credentials
Supplements:
- Supplement 10A - Requirements for Professional Development Collaborations
- Supplement AP1 - Apprenticeships Work-Based Learning Guidance
- Supplement AP2 - Apprenticeship Subcontracting Requirements
- Supplement AP3 - End Point Assessment Policy
- Supplement AP4 - End Point Assessment Fair Access Policy
- Supplement AP5 - End Point Assessment Conflict of Interest Policy
- Supplement PL1 - Guidance on the Certification of Placements
- Supplement PS1 - Requirements for Distance Delivery Partnerships
- Supplement PS2 - Requirements for Articulation Arrangements
- Supplement PS3 - Requirements for Foundation Degree Progression
- Supplement PS4 - Requirements for School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)
- Supplement PS5 - Requirements for initiation and cessation of progression arrangements between Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) and Nottingham Trent University (NTU)
- Supplement SB1 - Requirements for Academic Approval of School-Based Collaborative Provision
- Supplement SB2 - Requirements for a Centre Document for School-Based Collaborative Provision
- Supplement SB3 - Collaborative Academic Lead Role Requirements
- Supplement SB4 - Requirements for Periodic Collaborative Review
- Supplement SB5 - Requirements for Withdrawal and Teach Out
- Supplement SB6 - Guidance for Designing Joint or Double Taught Degrees
- Supplement SB7 - Guidance for Designing a Dual Taught Degree
- Supplement SB8 - Requirements for Joint, Double and Dual Doctoral Award Collaborations
- Supplement VS1 - Requirements for Academic Approval of Validation Service Collaborations
- Supplement VS2 - Requirements for a Centre Document for Validation Service Collaborative Provision
- Supplement VS3 - Requirements for Monitoring and Reporting Validation Service Collaborations
- Supplement VS4 - Academic Liaison Tutor Role Requirements
- Supplement VS5 - Requirements for Periodic Collaborative Review of Validation Service Collaborations
- Supplement VS6 - Requirements for Withdrawal and Teach Out of Validation Service Collaborations
Relevant sections (11-17)
QH Section 14: Learning and Teaching has been removed from the 2023/24 Quality Handbook. Learning and Teaching will be embedded in the re-writing of QH Section 12: Course Requirements in 2023/24. The Quality Handbook will be re-numbered and re-formatted in due course.
Supplements
Supplements
- Supplement 15A - Grade Based Marking Descriptors
- Supplement 15B - Board of Examiners Requirements
- Supplement 15C - Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer
- Supplement 15D - Course Assessment and Feedback Plan (AFP): Exemplar
- Supplement 15E - Board of Examiners Guidance
- Supplement 15F - Proofreading Guidance
- Supplement 15G - Requirements for the Use of Turnitin
- Supplement 15H - Personal Exam Plans
Please note, a Placements Codicil is in operation affecting this section and should be read in parallel to these sections.
- Section 16 - Taught Course Awards and Registration Periods
- Section 16 A - Common Assessment Regulations for Bachelor's and Integrated Master's Degrees
- Section 16 B - Common Assessment Regulations for Foundation Degrees
- Section 16 C - Common Assessment Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Degrees
- Section 16 D - Principles for Drafting Non-Degree Course Regulations
- Section 16 E - Common Assessment Regulations for Online Postgraduate Degrees (Wiley)
- Section 16F - Common Assessment Regulations for Higher National Awards
Supplements
- Section 17 A - Notification of Extenuating Circumstances Policy
- Section 17 B - Academic Appeals Process
- Section 17 C - Academic Integrity
- Section 17 D - Procedure for Investigating Alleged Research Misconduct
- Section 17 E - Student Complaints Procedure
- Section 17 F - Research Degrees Complaints and Appeals Procedures
Get in touch
For queries about the Quality Handbook, please contact us by email at cadq.enquiries@ntu.ac.uk.
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