Assessor expectations & responsibilities

Here we share our expectations and responsibilities for assessors. 

All noted downloadable files, event bookings, and links to past recordings mentioned are available in this subsection of pages. 

• EdTA assessor documents
• EdTA assessor events and recording

Key expectations

• To be kind, respectful, and professional when assessing your colleagues work
• To be well informed of the professional standards framework and the guidelines of the EdTA assessment process

Key responsibilities

• Attend the ‘Introduction to EdTA Assessing’ live session.
• Read the EdTA Assessor Handbook and the Advance HE Professional Standards Framework.
• Attend one or two adjudication panels, per year
• Read, assess, and provide written notes on each submission that you judge
• Receive ongoing assessment training, by attending an EdTA Assessor Updates meeting, once per year. 

Additonal actions

Here are some additional recommended actions that you can do to enhance your assessment practice:

• Read the Advance HE guides to the PSF 2023 for the fellowship categories you are assessing
• Read the exemplars of past successful awardees
• Read our guidance on ‘Good evidence’ and ‘Evaluating your teaching and support for learning’ to further your understanding of what we expect as ‘evidence’ in fellowship claims.
• View the additional video materials on our EdTA Media Hopper channel
• Ask and respond to questions with the other EdTA participants, mentors, and assessors on our Microsoft Teams channels.