Tab Content: About ATLAS
The Advancing Teaching: Lancaster Accreditation Scheme (ATLAS)is an experience-based teaching development programme that enables those with responsibility for teaching and supporting learning at Lancaster to demonstrate how they are engaged with the sector’s Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education (PSF 2023).
The programme is accredited by Advance HE, and successful completion leads to professional recognition in the form of Advance HE Fellowship.
ATLAS pathways are semi-structured – designed for staff who have substantial experience of educational practice. Eligibility is therefore for those who have at least three years of relevant professional experience to draw on.
From September 2023, ATLAS pathways are approved against the 2023 update to the PSF. The programme has been refreshed to reflect the revised professional standards. The previous version of ATLAS is no longer available.
Route to Advance HE recognition
If you are teaching and supporting learning on Lancaster University validated provision, at Lancaster University and its International Teaching Partners there are 3 routes to gaining Advance HE recognition, through Advancing Teaching: Lancaster Accreditation Scheme (ATLAS), by undertaking the PG Certificate in Educational Practice (PGCEP) or the Associate Teacher Programme (ATP).
This Routes to Advance HE Recognition Table will help you decide which route you may wish to follow to Advance HE recognition as Fellow.
Please read our information on access statement and cancellation charges for this programme.
The Advancing Teaching: Lancaster Accreditation Scheme (ATLAS) is part of the provision offered by CEDA.
Tab Content: Workshop and Submission Dates
Because ATLAS is a rolling programme, places are ordinarily allocated to applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. We will try to accommodate individual preferences where capacity permits. Priority will be given to staff for whom completion of an Advance HE accredited educational development is a requirement of their probationary agreement.
Orientation Workshops
All participants are required to attend an orientation workshop. This session is designed to provide insight and clarity about the expectations for the programme, setting you on your journey towards professional recognition. It offers an important space for discussion of the ATLAS scheme requirements, involves activities that will help you begin to surface your existing experience, enable you to gain familiarity with the PSF 2023, and formulate personalised development aims and plans.
The orientation workshop is the only compulsory workshop for the ATLAS programme and you only need to attend one date, but it is essential for ensuring that all colleagues have received consistent information about the PSF 2023 and the processes involved. Applications for joining the Orientation workshop will close 20 working days before the workshop date.
Summer 2024
- Tuesday 21st May 2024 - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm - Online
- Tuesday 21st May 2024 - 1.30 – 4.30 pm - In Person
- Tuesday 9th July 2024 - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm - Online
- Thursday 11th July 2024 - 1.30 – 4.30 pm - In Person
Michaelmas/Autumn 2024
- Tuesday 10th September 2024 - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm - Online
- Wednesday 11th September 2024 - 1.30 - 4.30 pm - In Person
- Monday 21st October 2024 - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm - In Person
- Thursday 12th December 2024 - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm - Online
Submission deadlines
The deadline for all ATLAS submissions is 12 noon UK time. Late, or incomplete, submissions will not be considered and will need to be resubmitted for the following panel. Results will be made available within 8 weeks of the deadline.
| Submission deadline | Results |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 3rd October 2023, 12 noon | Wednesday 15th November 2023 |
| Tuesday 6th February 2024, 12 noon | Wednesday 20th March 2024 |
| Tuesday 14th May 2024, 12 noon | Wednesday 26th June 2024 |
| Tuesday 1st October 2024, 12 noon | Wednesday 13th November 2024 |
Additional dates
A range of associated writing spaces, workshops and events will be available to ATLAS participants, further details will be posted shortly!
Please read our information on access statement and cancellation charges for this programme.
The Advancing Teaching: Lancaster Accreditation Scheme (ATLAS) is part of the provision offered by CEDA.
Tab Content: How to Apply
Making an application to join
Before you apply for ATLAS, it is recommended that you complete the Advance HE Fellowship Category Tool. This can provide some indication of the category of Fellowship most appropriate to your role and experience. Note that the results from the category tool are only an approximate indication of the category you are eligible to apply for. You may need to discuss the results with a colleague in CEDA. You should also discuss your intention with your Head of Department or Line Manager, to ensure you given the time and support to engage with the programme.
To apply for 2023/24 ATLAS complete the online application form.
To apply for 2024/25 ATLAS complete the online application form.
Please complete the application form in full. In some instances, the programme team may need to contact you for further information or to discuss your application, and may offer you a place on another pathway of development, as appropriate to your prior experience.
Please read our information on access statement and cancellation charges for this programme.
The Advancing Teaching: Lancaster Accreditation Scheme (ATLAS) is part of the provision offered by CEDA.