A to Z list of contents

Introduction

Key information for heads of department

Heads of department
• Procedures for nominations of heads of
  department
• Heads of department responsibilities: an
  overview
• Department Heads Forum (DHF)
• Induction for new heads of department
• Remuneration for heads of department
• Heads of department and departmental
  managers contact details (PDF)
• The role of departmental managers
• Top tips for heads of department
   inducting a new DM

Heads of department calendar 2007/08

• August to December 2008 (PDF)
• January to May 2009 (PDF)
• June to July 2009 (PDF)

Academic Registrar's Division
• Issues for the coming year 2008-2009
• Organisation and responsibilities

Finance
• Heads of department financial responsibilities
• Financial regulations and legislative framework
• Key contacts in finance

Human Resources
• Key areas of concern for heads of department
• LSE Pay Framework
• Replacement teaching compensation
• Annual review of academic support staff

Recruitment and selection
• Who's who in Recruitment
• Guidance on School use of fixed-term
  contracts
• Sabbatical leave entitlement: carry forward of
  service to LSE
• Academic Career Development Scheme
   • Report form (Word)
• LSE Fellow Career Development Scheme
   • Report form (Word)
• Promotion and review of academic staff

Employment Relations
• The 'life cycle' of an employee
• Ending of employment (in a page)
• Discrimination in employment (in a page)
• Managing staff on fixed-term contracts
  • Checklist for fixed-term contracts
• Academic staff leave arrangements
• Short leave and travel leave
• Maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave
  entitlement and requests to work flexibly
• Guidance notes for managing maternity,
  paternity, parental and adoption leave
• Age regulations - School policy and
  procedure - employment of staff
  post retirement

Legal obligations - compliance issues
• Age regulations - School policy and
  procedure
• Business continuity and emergency planning
• Copyright information
• Data protection
• Disability and staff
• Disability and students
• Environmental Information Regulations
• Equality and diversity
• Freedom of Information
• Health and safety
• Legal and compliance matters
• Risk management

Organisational charts
• Academic committee structure (PDF)
• Committee selection procedure (PDF)
• Senior management of the School (PDF)
• Structure of School governance (PDF)

Planning Unit
• Heads of department responsibilities
• Resource allocation model
• MSLs 2008/09
• Departmental funding

Research and Project Development Division

APRC review cycle

Teaching Quality Assurance and Review Office (TQARO)
• TLAC reviews of educational provision (internal
  review)
• Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
  institutional audit
  (external review)
• Student satisfaction surveys
• Annual reporting exercise on outcomes from
  departmental quality assurance processes

Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) support for and work with heads of departments

Working with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (ODAR)

Key contacts

LSE acronyms