Supporting and enhancing higher education through changing and uncertain times

Since 2008, Liz Cleaver has been supporting academic and professional services colleagues in the higher education sector to engage in strategic change and the strategic enhancement of their curriculum, pedagogies, policies and practices.

Areas of expertise at a glance

Higher technical qualifications

Strategy development

and implementation

Pedagogic and curricular development and innovation

Evaluation

and

research

Quality management and academic governance

Higher technical education

and

qualifications

Her experience has been built working in and with a wide range of contrasting universities – from fully established institutions undertaking change, to those at the beginning of their higher education journey – and other sector bodies and organisations.

As an experienced academic researcher with a further seven years of experience leading national educational policy evaluations, Liz can also help you to think about gathering evidence to address the tricky ‘so what?’ question.

It all starts with a free short initial chat to ensure that we understand your aims, goals and challenges. From there we’ll recommend some next steps and will very much look forward to working with you. In the unlikely event Liz is not the right person for the job, she will be happy to recommend others from her network of expert colleagues.

What do clients say about Liz's work?

Dr Andy Smith

Quality and Standards Manager

QAA

“We asked Liz to review our whole suite of Characteristics Statements, to suggest improvements and recommendations to ensure that they remain relevant and aligned with wider sector reference points. Liz produced a series of draft Statements, clarifying the structure and language and showing how each qualification compares with others, and most importantly how it fits in with wider European frameworks. The work was carried out with great diligence and sensitivity, and her knowledge and expertise have been invaluable in developing the Statements for a range of different audiences.

This revised suite will have a significant impact on the way qualifications are designed and reviewed across the UK higher education sector.”