Exploring the value of taught programmes for teaching in Higher Education

This session presents researcher experiences of a cross-institutional research project (four universities) that identified the value that HE teaching staff take from their professional development on their PGCTHE programmes. The conference paper and presentation has been designed to enable delegates to appreciate two different aspects of a research project: the role of collaborative, cross-institutional research as an approach and also consider the value afforded to staff as a result of undertaking a PGCTHE programme. Given that most research into PGCTHE programmes focuses on impact (Butcher and Stoncel, 2012; Stewart. 2014), the key consideration in this research was on the value to staff in undertaking the course, however the research also proved to be of value to the research team and this will be discussed alongside the findings.