Postgraduate Research Educator Programme (PREP)
The Postgraduate Research Educator Programme (PREP) is designed for all Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) who are teaching or supporting learning across all disciplines, including graduate teaching assistants (TAs), tutors and those in advising/supervising roles. The programme is also relevant for early-career educators (e.g. post-docs who are teaching/supporting learning).
Our Programme
Stage one – workshops
- Teach Your First Session (TYFS): A full-day introduction to active learning and inclusive practice at Queen Mary, covering classroom strategies, educator roles and challenges, as well as opportunities to put ideas into practice in peer-led microteaching sessions.
- How Students Learn: A two-hour session outlining the four main learning theories with a focus on social constructivism and how it underpins the Queen Mary Active Curriculum for Excellence (ACE) approach. We also explore the use of Bloom’s Taxonomy to help design engaging learning experiences.
- Effective Feedback for Summative Assessment: For PGR / early-career educators involved with marking taught student assignments, this is a practical workshop that will help you develop feedback practices that increase students’ literacy and engagement.
- Supervising Students’ Academic Work: For PGRs supervising dissertations or coursework on taught programmes, this workshop provides a practical framework, strategies, and resources for effective supervision.
Use the links above to book your place using the CPD Training Platform. If you would like to discuss bespoke needs, please contact Queen Mary Academy adp@qmul.ac.uk
Stage two - Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) Accelerator
We support Postgraduate Research Students who teach to gain formal recognition for their teaching activities from Advance HE. Achieving Associate Fellowship status provides valuable evidence of professional practice in your higher education career.
Accelerator sessions are designed to support Postgraduate Research Students to apply for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. The Accelerator is a one-day workshop followed by 1-2-1 support to enable you to write reflectively about your teaching experience. Book your place using the CPD Training Platform.
Taught programme
The Certificate in Learning and Teaching (CILT) is a 30-credit postgraduate taught programme that introduces participants to the key knowledge, skills and principles that underpin effective teaching in higher education and fosters self-development as a reflective educator. CILT is an accredited qualification leading to Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.