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Miss Carys Watkins
(she/her)
BSc, MA, FHEA
Education Developer
Overview
Role responsibilities
In my role as Education Developer (Assessment and Feedback), my aim is to support the planning and delivery of institution-wide activities as part of the Re-thinking assessment project. I provide advice, guidance and professional development to academic colleagues and Schools on approaches to Assessment and Feedback. I also deliver bespoke support in readiness for the implementation of the 24/25 Marking and Moderation and Academic Feedback policies.
Key work/specialisms
- Work with each School to support and explore existing assessment and feedback practices.
- Collaboration within the Education Development Service on assessment and feedback and its impact on learning and teaching.
- Develop CPD and Bespoke workshops to support academic staff in the implementation of teaching and learning policies.
Biography
My Higher Education career began in 2013 when I worked as Programme Director for the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) department at Regent’s University London. Here I managed a team of EAP tutors to deliver a range of Academic skills programmes to international students. My role also involved developing and delivering Teaching and Learning CPD for the Regent’s Institute for Language and Culture. I was also involved in managing some of the Institute’s international partnerships and participated in global networking opportunities in India (teacher development), South Korea and Colombia (exchange programmes).
In 2016 I returned to Cardiff, my hometown, and started working as Programme Coordinator in the English Language Programmes division. This role involved overseeing the management, development and delivery of the Pre-sessional programme. Key to this role was curriculum and assessment development, as well as line managing a team of up to 25 Pre-sessional tutors during programme delivery. In 2023 I started my fellowship journey and gained a deeper interest and understanding in principles of teaching and learning. This encourged me to apply for a secondment in the LTA where I am currently working as Education Developer (Assessment and Feedback)