QAA Quality Code Map
A ready-to-use QAA Quality Code map (UK) with Expectations, Practices, and supports relationships. Covers key Quality Code themes. Duplicate and customise for your own programme or self-evaluation.
Live and interactive — pan, zoom, and click nodes to explore the template.
About this template
This template maps a UK program to the QAA Quality Code — its Expectations and Practices — with “demonstrates” edges connecting your program’s evidence to the parts of the Code it satisfies. It replaces a narrative self-evaluation table with an interactive picture of where the Code is met.
UK providers must show alignment to the Quality Code across its core and common themes. A network map makes that alignment explorable for review teams and surfaces any Expectation or Practice that’s thinly evidenced.
Fork it, confirm the Expectations and Practices for the current Code, add your program, and connect your courses and evidence with “demonstrates” links.
When to use it
- You are a UK higher education provider aligning a program to the QAA Quality Code.
- You are preparing a self-evaluation or periodic review.
- You want to show reviewers where each Expectation and Practice is demonstrated.
- You want to surface Expectations that are under-evidenced.
Map structure
How this template organises its nodes, groups, and relationships.
Node types
- ProgrammeRoot
- Expectation
- PracticeLeaf
Relationship types
How to use this template
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Fork the template
Click "Use this template" to copy it into your account. The map structure, node types, and groups are all pre-built.
- 2
Customise for your institution
Rename groups, add your own courses or outcomes, and adjust the relationships to match your program structure.
- 3
Generate or import your content
Paste your syllabus or upload a PDF — the AI will populate the map structure with your actual content.
- 4
Publish or share
Share a live link with accreditation reviewers, embed the map in your website, or export it for reports.
First steps with this template
- Confirm the Expectations and Practices match the current QAA Quality Code.
- Add your program and its courses or evidence.
- Connect evidence to Expectations and Practices with “demonstrates” links.
- Publish the map and share the read-only link with your review team.
New to curriculum mapping? Start with our free 30-minute tutorial — Learn Curriculum Mapping — then come back and fork this template.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the QAA Quality Code?
- The UK Quality Code for Higher Education, maintained by the QAA, sets the Expectations and supporting Practices that providers are expected to meet to assure academic standards and quality.
- How do I show where each Expectation is met?
- Each “demonstrates” link from your evidence to an Expectation or Practice is the proof. Reviewers can click an Expectation and see exactly which courses and evidence address it.
- Can I customise it per program?
- Yes. Fork a copy per program, keep the shared Quality Code structure, and connect each program’s own courses and evidence.
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