QAA launches Assessment & Feedback Roadshow, what it means for student feedback on assessment

Updated Sep 07, 2026

On 5 March 2026, QAA announced its Assessment & Feedback Roadshow: 22 webinars scheduled for 23–26 March 2026. Registration was described as free and open to members and non-members. These event dates have now passed. QAA announcement.

What the programme covered

The announced opening session concerned generative AI’s impact on assessment, led by QAA Data Analyst Rebecca Robinson and Lead Policy Officer for England Helena Vine. Other topics included authentic and inclusive assessment, flexibility, compassion, co-creation, assessment literacy, marking and feedback.

Speakers were drawn from QAA member institutions across the UK. This was an enhancement event announcement, not a new regulatory requirement or evidence that a particular assessment intervention had been effective. Programme description.

Use the themes to frame a local question

Our suggestion is to connect professional-development material with a specific issue in student feedback. For example, distinguish unclear assessment instructions from slow feedback or uncertainty about permitted AI use. Those concerns may require different responses.

Before adopting a practice discussed at an event, examine the relevant context and evidence. A presentation can offer an idea to test; it does not establish that the same approach will work in another course or institution.

If a team tries a change, document the intended benefit, which students are affected and how they will contribute to evaluating it. Use student accounts alongside appropriate operational or learning evidence. A before-and-after change in comment sentiment alone cannot establish causation.

Our student feedback analysis glossary provides terms for discussing those distinctions. The comment governance checklist can help record the evidence, responsibilities and limitations of a local review.

Review note, 7 September 2026: verified the announcement, dates and programme. Reframed the page as a historical event summary and removed unsupported claims about sector-wide prevalence, future priorities and demonstrated effects of comment analysis.