A brief history of the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education: Stages of development

The Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education

(PSF) was launched in 2006, and during this time there have been many changes in the global higher

education sector. This history provides a commentary on the PSF’s creation, evolution and

growing impact within global higher education.

It highlights the milestones in the PSF’s development and adoption as a global framework, from the development of the PSF in 2006 to the latest version published in 2011, in parallel with the discussions in the global context on quality of teaching in higher education.

Advance HE Members can access the report and a timeline of the key developments of the PSF below.