Curriculum Design Toolkit

Designing a curriculum, be this a programme, module or unit of study, can be complex. The process involves conscious decision making, along with thinking holistically and systematically to ensure your programme and its connected modules provides the best possible experience and outcomes for your students.

The Education Framework webpages outline how taking a programme focus to design is vitally important to ensure this conscious decision making is central to your thinking.  

  • Programme Fundamentals

    The Lancaster Education Framework (please see link above) outlines how taking a programme focus to design is vitally important to ensure this conscious decision making is central to your thinking. There are also a number of statements in the Education Framework that relate to structure and how a programme needs to be put together. This resource supports you through the underpinning principles of programme focus such as Constructive Alignment, levels of learning and scaffolding.

  • Embedding Graduate Attributes

    Graduate Attributes have been a key feature of Lancaster University provision for many years. They have been refreshed in the development of the Education Framework to become one of the key areas. This resource will help you understand how you can embed the Graduate Attributes with ideas and examples from across the University, with a breaking down of the three attributes to give you more advice and support.

  • Inclusive by Design

    Inclusive approaches are essential for Higher Education. All students, regardless of background, demographic characteristics or current circumstances, have the right to an equal opportunity to participate in their learning and succeed. This resource will explain what inclusion means in more detail and give you some examples of how you can embed this in your teaching and learning."

  • Assessment Design Guidance

    As you might expect assessment and feedback forms a large part of the Education Framework as it is one of the most important aspects of the learning journey. This resource helps you understand the purpose of assessment and gives some tips on good assessment design. Additionally, it offers support around feedback. Programme approaches to both assessment and feedback are also discussed.

  • Embrace Digital

    The Embrace Digital site holds information and support for staff on the effective use of digital in their work, teaching and Learning. This site is currently being updated in response to the Curriculum Transformation Programme (CTP).

  • Further related resources

    For further information on: Lancaster's Programme and Module Approval Process for CTP; QAA resources and Advance HE resources - please use this link.