NTU Quality Handbook
Find out about 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 that 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 apply to students studying on any of our courses at partner institutions.
They include:
- course specification template
- curriculum map exemplar
- external specialist commentary template for course changes
- interim course report template
- external examiner forms
- teach-out arrangements guidance.
Find the most recent in-year changes to the NTU Quality Handbook.
Sections and supplements (0-10)
Sections:
Supplements:
- Supplement 1A - Requirements for ensuring the currency and health of a course Note: 2025/26 is a transition year with the former QH 6: Monitoring, Review and Reporting being phased out and the new QH 6: Course Review policy being gradually implemented. Please seek School advice on how to proceed.
- Supplement 1B - Course Committee requirements
- Supplement 1C - University Research Degrees Progression Boards Requirements
Sections:
Additional information:
Supplements:
- Supplement 5A - Requirements for Approving Changes to Courses (QHS 5A due to be reviewed during 2025/26)
- Supplement 5B - Course Design and Approval Implementation model
- Supplement 5C - School Leadership Course Approval checklist
- Supplement 5D - Considering External Input in Course Design
- Supplement 5E - Appointing External Specialists for Academic Approval
- Supplement 5F - Curriculum Map Exemplar
- Supplement 5G - Teach-Out Arrangements
- Supplement 5H - Requirements International Exchanges
- Supplement 5I - Approval and Quality Management of Different Categories of Course
- Supplement 5J - Assessment Regulations where there are PSRB Constraints
- Supplement 5K - Course approval and course operational change deadlines
- Supplement 5L - Semester Map Template
Sections:
- Section 6 - Course Review policy (Please note that 2025/26 is a transition year with the former QH 6: Monitoring, Review and Reporting being phased out. The new QH 6: Course Review policy is being gradually implemented. Please consult your School for more information.)
- Section 6 - Monitoring, Review and Reporting
Supplements:
- Supplement 6A - to follow shortly
- Supplement 6B - Course Review Plan (template for courses)
- Supplement 6C - Course Review Annual SASQC Reporting
Sections:
- Section 10 - Working With Others - Requirements
- Section 10A - Partnerships - Requirements
- Section 10B - Academic Partnerships - Requirements
- Section 10C - Micro-credentials - Requirements
- Section 10D - Placements - Requirements
- Section 10E - Apprenticeships - Requirements
Supplements:
- Supplement 10A - Requirements for Professional Development Collaborations
- Supplement AP1 - Apprenticeships Work-Based Learning Guidance
- Supplement AP2 - Apprenticeship Subcontracting Requirements
- Supplement AP3 - Integrated 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 initiation and cessation of progression arrangements between Kaplan International Colleges and Nottingham Trent University (NTU)
- Supplement CP1 - Collaborative Academic Lead guidance
- Supplement CP2 - Requirements for withdrawal and teach-out of School-based collaborative arrangements
- Supplement CP3 - Guidance for Designing Joint or Double Taught Degrees
- Supplement CP4 - Guidance for Designing a Dual Taught Degree
- Supplement CP5 - Requirements for Joint, Double and Dual Doctoral Award Collaborations
- Supplement CP6 - Requirements for Monitoring and Reporting Validation Service Collaborations
- Supplement CP7 - Requirements for Withdrawal and Teach Out of Validation Service Collaborations
Sections and supplements (11-17)
Sections:
Supplements:
- Supplement 12A - Guidance on Course Design Requirements
- Supplement 12B - Requirements for the use of Digital Technologies in Learning, Teaching and Assessment
- Supplement 12C - Principles for High-Quality On-Line Learning
- Supplement 12D - Applications to the University’s Course Design Exceptions Register
Please note that Section 14 has been republished whilst the review and rewriting of Section 12 is underway.
Sections:
Supplements:
- Supplement 15A - Grade-Based Marking Descriptors
- Supplement 15B - Board of Examiners Requirements
- Supplement 15C - Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer
- Supplement 15D - Assessment Schedule and Feedback Plan: Exemplar (Terms) - As NTU transitions to semesters, please use the version of QHS 15D most appropriate to your School.
- Supplement 15D - Assessment Schedule and Feedback Plan: Exemplar (Semesters - Undergraduate) - As NTU transitions to semesters, please use the version of QHS 15D most appropriate to your School.
- Supplement 15D - Assessment Schedule and Feedback Plan: Exemplar (Semesters - Postgraduate) - As NTU transitions to semesters, please use the version of QHS 15D most appropriate to your School.
- Supplement 15E - Board of Examiners Guidance
- Supplement 15G - Requirements for the Use of Turnitin
- Supplement 15H - Personal Exam Plans
Sections:
- Section 16 - Taught Course Awards and Registration Periods - Requirements
- Section 16 A - Common Assessment Regulations for Bachelor's and Integrated Master's Degrees - Requirements
- Section 16A - Codicil for Integrated Foundation Year Courses - exam board regulations
- Section 16 B - Common Assessment Regulations for Foundation Degrees - Requirements
- Section 16 C - Common Assessment Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Degrees - Requirements
- Section 16 D - Principles for Drafting Non-Degree Course Regulations - Requirements
- Section 16 E - Common Assessment Regulations for Higher National Awards - Requirements
Supplements:
- Section 17 A - Consideration of Personal Circumstances - Requirements
- Section 17 B - Academic Appeals Process - Requirements
- Section 17 C - Academic Integrity - Requirements
- Section 17 D - Procedure for Investigating Alleged Research Misconduct - Requirements
- Section 17 E - Student Complaints Procedure - Requirements
- Section 17 F - Research Degrees Complaints and Appeals Procedures - Requirements
Get in touch
For queries about the Quality Handbook, please contact us by email at cadq.enquiries@ntu.ac.uk.
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