This page is designed to support Programme Leaders and their teams to engage with the revised Programme Review and Annual Monitoring documentation.

The following video provides a short introduction to the changes as well as providing you with guidance as how best to approach reflection and writing for annual review and monitoring.

Updated PMAR Documentation

Updated pro-formas and guidance will be made available on the GSA Academic Policies page of the GSA website and are provided below for ease:

School Summary reports have also been amended, as below (Guidance for this is included in the PMAR Guidance Note (Session 2018-19):

PMAR School Annual Summary Report pro forma (Session 2018-19)

Pro-formas for Professional Support Departments have not been revised however templates have been updated to reflect format changes.

PMAR Support Department Overview Report (Session 2018-19)

About PMAR

PMAR is one of GSA's core quality assurance mechanisms and a key feature of our quality framework. Annual monitoring is a requirement of all higher education providers in meeting expectations set out within the UK Quality Code. These expectations are as follows:

Expectations for Standards

The academic standards of courses meet the requirements of the relevant national qualifications framework.
The value of qualifications awarded to students at the point of qualifications and over time is in line with sector-recognised standards.

Expectations for Quality

Courses are well-designed, provide a high-quality academic experience for all students and enable a student's achievement to be reliably assessed
From admission through to completion, all students are provided with the support that they need to succeed in and benefit from higher education.