A Roadmap to Maximising Student Success - An Overview of the Work of The Centre for Learning and Teaching - Version V1.7

Sep 15, 2026

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Leeds Beckett University’s Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) is an academic service focused on maximising student success across Schools and Services. The roadmap clarifies what CLT does and why its impact must be channelled through colleagues and institutional decision-makers who understand the service’s remit. It presents the DEAP philosophy and methodology, including the Student Success Wheel and the DEAP framework, as well as an impact evaluation approach to guide improvement and collaboration.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time38 min

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Summary

Target audience and citation information

CLT’s Approach to Maximising Student Success

DEAP Philosophy and Methodology

THE DEAP PHILOSOPHY

THE DEAP METHODOLOGY

What CLT Does

Impact on Student Success

Recommended Reading and References

A Roadmap to Maximising Student Success: An Overview of the Work of The Centre for Learning and Teaching Professor Ruth Pickford Summary Leeds Beckett University’s Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) is an academic service. CLT’s remit is to work with all Schools and Services to maximise student success. If CLT’s work is to have impact on student success, then that impact will be channelled through others – through academic and professional service colleagues and through institutional decision-makers. In order to work through others’ agency requires agents to know what we do and why. This document outlines explicitly and unambiguously what the Centre for Learning and Teaching does and why. Version: V1.7 V1.7: In this document, the CLT service is explained. Target audience: LBU community Citation Pickford, R. (2020), A Roadmap to Maximising Student Success: An Overview of the Work of The Centre for Learning and Teaching, Leeds Beckett University Contents List of Figures............................................................................................................................... 3 CLT’s Approach to Maximising Student Success............................................................................. 4 DEAP Philosophy and Methodology.............................................................................................. 5 Student Success Wheel (‘The Wheel’) ........................................................................................... 6 DEAP Framework ......................................................................................................................... 7 DEAP System ............................................................................................................................... 8 DEAP Impact Evaluation Framework............................................................................................. 9 What CLT Does........................................................................................................................... 10 Innovation ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Research and scholarship ................................................................................................................. 10 Educational enhancement ................................................................................................................ 10 Professional practice ......................................................................................................................... 10 Support and development ................................................................................................................ 10 Collaboration and community .......................................................................................................... 11 Impact on Student Success ......................................................................................................... 11 Recommended Reading and References ..................................................................................... 12 Recommended Reading .................................................................................................................... 12 References ........................................................................................................................................ 13 List of Figures Figure 1: Developing Excellent Academic Practice (DEAP) Figure 2: The Student Success Wheel (student engagement with a course of study) Figure 3: The DEAP Framework (collective institutional engagement in DEAP) Figure 4: Taking a systematic approach to DEAP Figure 5: The DEAP Impact Evaluation Framework (strategic overview) CLT’s Approach to Maximising Student Success CLT works with Schools and Services to maximise student success at LBU. The approach

FAQs

What is the purpose of Leeds Beckett University’s Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT)?

CLT works with Schools and Services to maximise student success. Its remit relies on enabling others to understand what CLT does and why.

What is the DEAP approach used by CLT?

DEAP is described as a philosophy and methodology that supports student engagement and development of excellent academic practice. It includes the Student Success Wheel and the DEAP framework.

How does the document evaluate CLT’s impact on student success?

It introduces a DEAP Impact Evaluation Framework that provides a strategic overview for assessing impact. The approach connects DEAP activities with student success outcomes.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Patrick