External examiners play an important role in Leeds Trinity’s quality assurance and enhancement framework. At least one external examiner is appointed to every programme of study in order to provide independent and impartial advice on the academic standards set and student achievement against those standards.

The information presented here is to assist external examiners in their role. If you are an external examiner and have any questions regarding your role, or if you would like to provide feedback on the information presented here, please contact the Academic Quality & Standards Office of the Academic Registry by email or by telephone on 0113 283 7340. 

• External Examiners’ Handbook 2011/12
• Report form (academic year)
• Report form (calendar year)
• Expenses claim form
• Guidance for Examiners - Undergraduate awards 2011/12
• Guidance for Examiners - Postgraduate awards 2011/12
• Extract from the Course Design and Approval Handbook - Guidelines for Course Design 

Other key documents, including the Student Academic and Professional Misconduct Procedure and the Equality and Diversity Policy, can be found here.

External Examiners' Conference

The Higher Education Academy and the QAA are jointly organising a conference on external examining to be held on 10 May 2012 in Birmingham. The conference will disseminate the new QAA guidance for external examiners within the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, and also the HEA external examiners' handbook. The event is free, so why not book a place? Details are available from this link to the HEA website.

QAA Reference Points

The Academic Infrastructure is being replaced by the UK Quality Code for Higher Education.  Section 4: External Examining is the first of the 10 sections of the Code of Practice to be revised.  Information is available on the QAA’s website and can be accessed from the following links:

• Code of Practice (10 sections)
• Code of Practice Section 6: Assessment of Students
• UK Quality Code for Higher Education
• Quality Code Chapter B7: External examining

What the QAA says about Leeds Trinity

At institutional audit in May 2009 the Quality Assurance Agency found that full confidence could reasonably be placed in the soundness of Leeds Trinity's management of the academic standards of its awards and the quality of the learning opportunities available to students.  The full audit report, and Unistats summary data, can be found on the Leeds Trinity section of the QAA website.