LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK)

Ofqual-facing literacy for education lawyers and quality leads—not Ofqual staff, not a solicitor qualifying degree.

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18 months180 creditsEnglish (dual pathway: London campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard)

LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK)

Overview

UK qualifications regulation is a set of conditions, a malpractice file, and a public that confuses university degrees with Ofqual-regulated awards. This LLM starts with that confusion as a professional risk. You will map when a dual-pathway university must speak regulator language and when doing so would be misrepresentation. Scottish students need SQA and SCQF literacy without Haverton pretending to list them. Faculty mark whether you can write an advice note that states you are not counsel of record and not Ofqual staff. This is not SQE, not a Law Society of England qualifying pathway, not an appointment to a regulator. Capstones use redacted regulatory decisions or anonymised institutional files. You will map when a dual-pathway university must speak regulator language and when doing so would misrepresent a degree as an Ofqual-regulated qualification. SQA and SCQF appear as comparators without automatic listing. Faculty mark advice notes that state you are not counsel of record. Haverton University will not print Ofqual or SQA logos. Identity-checked assessment is identical across modes. The LLM will not list you with Ofqual, SQA, or any law society, and the capstone must say so in the first paragraph of the advice note. LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 30. Students move from Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion through Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion; Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy; Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files; OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths; SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing; PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators, and finish on Research Methods for Education Regulation. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly. Reading is a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. The artefact a marker expects is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map UK qualifications-regulation instruments as literacy not employment Write advice notes with solicitor-qualifying and staff disclaimers Distinguish degrees, regulated qualifications, and credit mapping Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Thirty credits, MA enum: qualifications architecture, malpractice and conditions, devolution comparators, and a supervised capstone. Dual pathway. Explicit non-qualifying, non-staff marketing.

Who This Programme Is For

University quality and academic-registry leads
Partnership and awarding-body liaison officers
In-house legal-operations staff in education (not practising certificate)
Independent-provider compliance leads needing academic LLM literacy

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What You Will Learn

Map UK qualifications-regulation instruments as literacy not employment
Write advice notes with solicitor-qualifying and staff disclaimers
Distinguish degrees, regulated qualifications, and credit mapping
Brief dual-pathway delivery as a regulatory communication problem
Refuse Ofqual/SQA logos and staff-status claims

Curriculum

Module 1: Architecture of UK qualifications

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB981	Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion (UOB981) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB981-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion UOB981-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion UOB981-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion UOB981-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion UOB981-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion UOB981-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion	18 · 180 h
UOB982	Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy (UOB982) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB982-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy UOB982-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy UOB982-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy UOB982-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy UOB982-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy UOB982-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy	18 · 180 h
UOB983	Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files (UOB983) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB983-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files UOB983-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files UOB983-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files UOB983-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files UOB983-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files UOB983-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files	18 · 180 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB981

Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion

Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion (UOB981) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB981-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion
UOB981-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion
UOB981-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion
UOB981-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion
UOB981-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion
UOB981-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Degrees, Regulated Qualifications, and Public Confusion

18 · 180 h

UOB982

Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy

Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy (UOB982) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB982-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy
UOB982-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy
UOB982-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy
UOB982-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy
UOB982-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy
UOB982-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Ofqual-Facing Conditions as Literacy

18 · 180 h

UOB983

Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files

Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files (UOB983) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB983-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files
UOB983-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files
UOB983-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files
UOB983-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files
UOB983-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files
UOB983-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Malpractice, Invalidation, and Evidence Files

18 · 180 h

Module 2: Institutions and devolution

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB985	OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths (UOB985) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB985-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths UOB985-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths UOB985-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths UOB985-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths UOB985-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths UOB985-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths	18 · 180 h
UOB986	SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing (UOB986) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB986-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing UOB986-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing UOB986-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing UOB986-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing UOB986-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing UOB986-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing	18 · 180 h
UOB987	PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators (UOB987) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB987-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators UOB987-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators UOB987-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators UOB987-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators UOB987-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators UOB987-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators	18 · 180 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB985

OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths

OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths (UOB985) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB985-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths
UOB985-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths
UOB985-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths
UOB985-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths
UOB985-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths
UOB985-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — OfS, Ofsted-Facing, and University Autonomy Myths

18 · 180 h

UOB986

SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing

SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing (UOB986) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB986-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing
UOB986-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing
UOB986-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing
UOB986-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing
UOB986-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing
UOB986-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — SQA, SCQF, and Honest Non-Listing

18 · 180 h

UOB987

PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators

PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators (UOB987) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB987-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators
UOB987-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators
UOB987-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators
UOB987-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators
UOB987-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators
UOB987-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — PSRBs beside Qualifications Regulators

18 · 180 h

Module 3: Practice without a practising certificate

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB989	Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope (UOB989) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB989-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope UOB989-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope UOB989-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope UOB989-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope UOB989-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope UOB989-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope	18 · 180 h
UOB990	Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap (UOB990) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB990-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap UOB990-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap UOB990-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap UOB990-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap UOB990-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap UOB990-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap	18 · 180 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB989

Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope

Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope (UOB989) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB989-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope
UOB989-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope
UOB989-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope
UOB989-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope
UOB989-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope
UOB989-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Writing Regulatory Advice Notes with Scope

18 · 180 h

UOB990

Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap

Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap (UOB990) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB990-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap
UOB990-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap
UOB990-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap
UOB990-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap
UOB990-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap
UOB990-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Student Complaints, OIA, and Overlap

18 · 180 h

Module 4: Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB993	Comparative Notes: England and England Comparative Notes: England and England (UOB993) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB993-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Comparative Notes: England and England UOB993-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Comparative Notes: England and England UOB993-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Comparative Notes: England and England UOB993-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Comparative Notes: England and England UOB993-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Comparative Notes: England and England UOB993-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Comparative Notes: England and England	18 · 180 h
UOB994	Research Methods for Education Regulation Research Methods for Education Regulation (UOB994) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. UOB994-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Research Methods for Education Regulation UOB994-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Research Methods for Education Regulation UOB994-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Research Methods for Education Regulation UOB994-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Research Methods for Education Regulation UOB994-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Research Methods for Education Regulation UOB994-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Research Methods for Education Regulation	18 · 180 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB993

Comparative Notes: England and England

Comparative Notes: England and England (UOB993) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB993-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Comparative Notes: England and England
UOB993-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Comparative Notes: England and England
UOB993-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Comparative Notes: England and England
UOB993-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Comparative Notes: England and England
UOB993-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Comparative Notes: England and England
UOB993-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Comparative Notes: England and England

18 · 180 h

UOB994

Research Methods for Education Regulation

Research Methods for Education Regulation (UOB994) is a course on LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK). It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

UOB994-M1 · Learners, outcomes, and a short teaching sequence — Research Methods for Education Regulation
UOB994-M2 · Task design, criteria, and a sample answer — Research Methods for Education Regulation
UOB994-M3 · Bias in assessment and how a criterion would be applied — Research Methods for Education Regulation
UOB994-M4 · A programme decision and its effect on students and staff — Research Methods for Education Regulation
UOB994-M5 · Evaluation evidence and what it cannot prove — Research Methods for Education Regulation
UOB994-M6 · A curriculum or evaluation brief — Research Methods for Education Regulation

18 · 180 h

Career Paths

Qualifications compliance lead (academic LLM; not Ofqual staff)
University academic registrar / quality director track (appointment not conferred)
Awarding-organisation liaison analyst
Education regulatory affairs officer
Partnerships risk lead

Programme Highlights

Ofqual-facing literacy, not Ofqual staff
Non-solicitor-qualifying LLM
30 credits, MA enum
British comparator without automatic SCQF listing
No regulator logos

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment
Preferred: work in HE/FE quality, awarding organisations, or education compliance; this LLM is not a qualifying law degree

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study). Dual-pathway applicants state London campus or tuition-free online as primary mode without changing academic standards. Gaelic/Scots programmes may require additional language evidence as stated on the programme page.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) stating goals, professional context, and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the LLM Education and Qualifications Regulation (UK)?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: London campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@haverton.org.

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