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The University has four teaching and learning deans who work alongside the Pro-Vice-Chancellors (Education and Student Experience) Professor Elizabeth McCrum and Professor Peter Miskell, and form the Teaching and Learning Executive Board. Together they provide strategic leadership and direction for all Teaching and Learning matters across the University. 

• Professor Katja Strohfeldt-Venables
• Professor Clare Furneaux
• Louise Hague
• Daniel Grant

Find out more about our:

• teaching and learning strategy
• teaching and learning projects

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) runs the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS), the purpose of which is to raise the profile of learning and teaching, recognise and celebrate individuals who make an outstanding impact on the student learning experience, and provide a national focus for institutional teaching and learning schemes.

The award supports individuals’ professional development in learning and teaching. Success depends only on excellence and not what stage you are at in your career.

The University has a growing number of National Teaching Fellows, all of whom play an active role in teaching and learning leadership across the University. Since 2020, the following colleagues have been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship:

• Cindy Becker (2023)
• Allán Laville (2023)
• Amanda Millmore (2022)
• (2022)
• Vicki Holmes (2020)

Read more about our National Teaching Fellows.

The University Teaching Fellowship Scheme (UTFS) recognises and rewards excellence in teaching and the support of student learning, and is open to both academic and support staff across the University. The awards are presented to members of staff who have demonstrated individual excellence and contributed to the development of teaching and learning within the University. The Fellowship is designed to support staff and enable them to further develop in this area. We award up to five teaching fellowships each year.

In 2024, the recipients were:

• Rebecca Jerrome (School of Agriculture, Policy and Development)
• Sharon Sinclair-Graham (School of Law)
• Dr Jo Davies (School of Agriculture, Policy and Development)

View all our University teaching fellows.

To find out more about teaching and learning at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, please contact:

The Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD)

Email: cqsd-tandl@reading.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 7097

You can also visit the CQSD homepage for more information. 

The Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) is responsible for supporting:

• development and enhancement of teaching and learning
• quality assurance and the development of policies in relation to teaching and learning
• professional development for all staff involved in teaching and learning.

CQSD works in partnership with staff and the student community to inspire innovative and creative approaches to teaching and learning and to support staff in developing their practice and in gaining professional recognition.

Find out more about Academic Development and Enhancement team in CQSD

Find out more about the Quality and Policy team in CQSD