Welcome to CASTLe

I would like to extend a warm welcome to the web pages of the Centre for Academic Standards, Teaching and Learning (CASTLe) at Writtle College.

CASTLe promotes the highest possible standards of learning and teaching across the College by offering a wide range of services and resources to enhance and develop learning and teaching across campus.

We provide support, development and advice for academic staff, and provide technical and pedagogic advice and services. In particular we:

• provide a central resource and advice service for faculty and departmental staff;
• assist in the development of new programmes and the review of existing provision;
• oversee the annual monitoring exercise;
• ensure that the requirements of external quality and standards bodies are addressed;
• support the quality management of the College's taught provision in ways which promote development and improvement;
• promote excellence in learning and teaching through effective teaching and assessment;
• promote reflective pedagogic practice;
• promote innovative learning and teaching practice;
• promote the development of e-learning and blended learning;