Self-Evaluation Action Plan (SEAP)

A new institutional annual quality reporting process to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has been implemented from 2024/25, the Self-Evaluation Action Plan (SEAP). The SEAP replaces both the previous annual quality reporting process and the learning and quality aspects of the Outcome Agreement process.   

The SEAP has been produced in accordance with the SFC Guidance on Quality for Colleges and Universities 2024-25 to 2030-31 which outlines the key elements of Scotland’s new Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF). It will be used as part of the evidence base for the new institutional quality review process, the Tertiary Quality Enhancement Review (TQER), and to monitor institutional progress with the outcomes of the TQER and support the annual institutional liaison meetings with the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

The report is divided into two sections: Self-Evaluation (reflecting on annual institutional quality assurance and enhancement activities and outcomes, including progress made since the last external review) and Action Plan (a consolidation of the planned institution level enhancement activities arising from the self-evaluation). It is a concise, high-level summary of themes discussed and associated actions taken by various groups and committees across the institution, and as such is drawn from existing reports and papers and updates from relevant stakeholders.

The SEAP is intended to be a live document that can be revisited and updated throughout the academic year. A key aim of the process is to demonstrate to staff and students how their contribution to the activities that impact the quality assurance and enhancement of learning, teaching and the student experience are collated and used to document and drive strategic enhancement within the institution.  

Student partnership is a key aspect of the TQEF, and therefore we have included a Statement of Partnership (not a SFC requirement) which the Vice President Education co-sign in order to demonstrate that the SEAP has been produced in partnership with the Students’ Association and reflects the interests and priorities of students. We will continue to work together with the Students’ Association to engage students as partners on an ongoing basis in the preparation of the annual SEAP and in the monitoring of the implementation of the actions.

School and Programme annual quality reports inform the University’s Self-Evaluation Action Plan (SEAP) 2024-25. The 2023-24 submission can be found here: