New university pre-opening guided check
Eight plain-language prompts to organise evidence and unresolved conditions before the next approval gate.
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Guided Accreditation Readiness Self-Check
Start with seven plain-language questions, evidence examples and up to three suggested actions. Answers stay in your browser; download your summary or print it as a PDF. No sign-up required.
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Board quality discussion companion
Seven themes for a focused board conversation. Expand each theme to read all 20 original workbook questions.
Open guided companionEvidence-to-action builder
Build a small, traceable register of up to five evidence items and their improvement actions. No questionnaire score.
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Professional workbooks
Each workbook is free for internal institutional use. Submit professional details and confirm your email address to release the selected file.
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AI-Assisted Grading Governance Test
Test whether an institution has retained meaningful human accountability before AI influences marks, feedback or progression-related decisions.
Academic leaders, quality teams, assessment boards and responsible-AI governance groupsView and request workbook02Verified access
Accreditation Readiness Self-Check
Take an initial, structured view of accreditation evidence, identify areas requiring attention and prepare a focused readiness conversation.
University leaders, quality teams and accreditation coordinatorsView and request workbook03Verified access
Board’s 20 Questions About Institutional Quality
Structure governing-body discussion about academic quality, student outcomes, institutional evidence, risk and improvement.
Governing bodies, councils, trustees and senior leadership teamsView and request workbook04Verified access
Evidence Register and Improvement Tracker
Create a traceable record connecting institutional evidence, review findings, accountable actions and verified closure.
Quality offices, review teams, programme leaders and evidence ownersView and request workbook05Verified access
New University Pre-Opening Readiness Checklist
Coordinate the regulatory, academic, operational, staffing, facilities and launch requirements that must align before student recruitment and delivery begin.
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