Andrew Shore

Experience

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  Imperial College London

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2004

  Research Assistant
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  Kingston Maurward Business

  Sept 2007 - Sept 2009

  Lecturer

  Module Leader for Anatomy & Physiology, Nutrition, Epidemiology, Equine Exercise Physiology, Equine Business Management

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  Bournemouth University

  Sept 2007 - Sept 2009

  Lecturer

  Module Leader for Anatomy & Physiology, Nutrition, Epidemiology, Equine Exercise Physiology, Equine Business Management

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  Pearson

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2010

  BTEC Unit Writer - Land Based

  Development of common science unit specifications for Pearson and NPTC (City and Guilds) level 3 vocational qualifications as as well a specific variants for both awarding bodies - with particular reference to enabling progression to Higher Education.

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  Cardiff University

  Sept 2009 - now

  Reader

  Director of Recruitment and Admissions for the School of Biosciences. Managing recruitment of ~440 undergraduates per year to undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes which comprise one of the largest Bioscience departments in the UK.

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  The Higher Education Academy

  Apr 2010 - now

  Academic Associate

  As an academic associate I have run and organised national seminar events on Widening Access and Improving Transition to Higher Education and carried out research projects based on improving transition and developing resilient pedagogues. Along with colleagues at Cardiff University I was awarded an HEA Teaching Development Grant.

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  Pearson

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2016

  Development of Science Units for the suite of BTEC Animal Management qualifications with particular emphasis on developing learners for progression to Higher Education Development of A-level Biology and Core Mathematics Curricular and Assessment

  • BTEC Lead Unit Writer

    May 2014 - Jan 2016

  • External Stakeholder Advisory Group Member

    Sept 2012 - Jan 2015
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  University of Portsmouth

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2016

  External Examiner

  Overseeing biological and quantitative units on land-based BSc and FdSc courses. Providing quality assurance to ensuring that procedures and processes allow students to gain an appropriate outcome from their studies, which is consistent with outcomes at other universities.

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  Ofqual

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2019

  A-level Science Research Working Group (Member - Biology)

  Development of a research project to measure the practical skills of Biology A-level students pre- and post- curriculum reform. Coordination and development of the tools being used and their pre-trial evaluation as well as working with colleagues with backgrounds in Physics and Chemistry to develop a unified research strategy across these sciences. Working in consultation with learned societies, research bodies and other stakeholders.

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  Ofqual

  Apr 2019 - now

  External Expert

  Specialising in the areas of:BiologyBiomedical ScienceLand-based: Animal Management

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  The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

  Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  Advisory Group For the Biosciences Subject Benchmark Statement

  Working as a member of the advisory panel to produce the Benchmark Statement for Bioscience degrees, determining guidance for the purpose, structure, content and assessment of Bioscience degrees across the UK.

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  Biochemical Society

  Jan 2023 - now

  Policy Advisory Panel, Education Policy Representative

  Providing advice and guidance to the Panel with particular expertise in education policy. Including providing responses on behalf of the society to policy consultations.

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  Royal Society of Biology

  Sept 2024 - now

  Chair of the Education Policy Advisory Group

  The Education Policy Advisory Group provides the mechanism for over 50 member organisations to inform the Education Policy work of the society at all levels.